TIRANA, March 11 /ATA/ Minister of Finance, Ervin Mete, held a meeting with the regional director of the World Bank, Michal Rutkowski, the WB country director for Albania, Emanuel Salinas, and other senior representatives of the WB.
The purpose of this meeting was to discuss the support that the World Bank intends to provide in relation to employment, training, increased social inclusion, as well as investment in human capital.
Minister Mete appreciated the support and expertise of the World Bank in areas related to social protection, with a special focus on employment and increasing social inclusion.
The interlocutors underscored the importance of advancing the dialogue, as well as analyzing the components of social protection, where the World Bank expressed its readiness to offer its assistance.
Some of the areas where cooperation is expected to focus in the future are improving the skills of working- age adults, offering them training and employment services, increasing the education opportunities for children of families in need, as well as launching the reform of the pension scheme, for its further improvement and consolidation.
At the end of the meeting, the parties agreed to continue close cooperation in the direction of supporting human capital, through increased training, employment and social protection.
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