The Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo published an update on Governor Ahmet Ismaili’s separate meetings with IMF and World Bank Executive Directors during the 2025 Annual Meetings, focused on recent economic and financial-sector developments and ongoing cooperation. With IMF Executive Director Yiğit Yaşar, the discussions covered banking and insurance supervision, macroprudential policy, payment infrastructure, financial-sector digitalisation and reforms under development. With World Bank Executive Director Nathalie Francken, the parties reviewed cooperation on projects including Kosovo’s integration into the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) and development of the TIPS Clone fast payments system, with support discussed in the context of implementation. The central bank delegation and the executive directors also reviewed the wider portfolio of technical-assistance work, noting positive progress and an intention to deepen cooperation.
Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo 2025-10-17
Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo meets IMF and World Bank executive directors to review reforms and payments integration projects
The Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo reported on Governor Ahmet Ismaili's meetings with IMF and World Bank Executive Directors during the 2025 Annual Meetings, focusing on economic and financial-sector developments. Discussions with IMF Executive Director Yiğit Yaşar addressed banking supervision, macroprudential policy, and financial-sector digitalisation. Talks with World Bank Executive Director Nathalie Francken reviewed projects like Kosovo's SEPA integration and TIPS Clone fast payments system, highlighting positive progress and plans to enhance cooperation.