The Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo reported that Governor Ahmet Ismaili met World Bank Vice President for Europe and Central Asia Antonella Bassani on the sidelines of the 2025 IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings in Washington, D.C., to discuss central bank reforms, financial sector developments and World Bank Group supported projects in Kosovo. Discussions focused on World Bank and International Finance Corporation support in the financial sector, including a new financial sector project intended to support the central bank and the Deposit Insurance Fund, with a direct contribution to financial stability and the digital payments infrastructure. The parties also reviewed progress in cooperation, citing improved efficiency in negotiating and approving joint projects. Bassani underscored the importance of ratifying agreements already approved by the World Bank Board to enable their implementation.
Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo 2025-10-18
Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo reviews World Bank backed financial sector projects with Vice President Bassani
Governor Ahmet Ismaili of the Central Bank of Kosovo met with World Bank Vice President Antonella Bassani to discuss central bank reforms and financial sector developments. They talked about a new project supporting the central bank and the Deposit Insurance Fund to enhance financial stability and digital payments infrastructure. Bassani stressed the need to ratify agreements approved by the World Bank Board for implementation.