TIRANA, May 9/ATA/-Albania’s Minister of Finance and Economy Arben Ahmetaj attended on Wednesday the proceedings of the EBRD 2018 Annual Meeting and Business Forum held in Jordan.
During the meeting, Minister Ahmetaj was elected Deputy Chairman of EBRD’s Board of Governors.
Minister Ahmetaj took the floor and made a presentation of the main economic developments in Albania as well as the reforms that the government of Albania has undertaken.
Ahmetaj emphasized that, “Albania’s economic growth is estimated at 3.8 %. The government efforts for fiscal consolidation and economic growth have been determining factor to creation of new jobs and reduction of inequality. Unemployment among the young people is among the lowest in the region”.
The minister also expressed a positive assessment of the role that EBRD plays in Albania with its projects in infrastructure, energy, business, climate and funding for agriculture.
In this context, Ahmetaj said that EBRD’s support to investments in Fier and Vlora bypasses and Tirana- Durrës railway are very important for improvement of the country’s infrastructure. /a.g/p.s./
