14.09.2009

Bulgarian government will continue seeking the World Bank\'s advice, expertise and close collaboration aiming at the effective continuation of revenue administration reforms, Simeon Djankon, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance said after his meeting with Theodore Ahlers, Director Strategy and Operations at the ECA Vice Presidency at the World Bank.

At today\'s courtesy meeting, which was also attended by Florian Fichtl, Country Manager for Bulgaria and other World Bank officials, the parties discussed areas of possible future collaboration between the new Bulgarian government and the World Bank. The forthcoming institutional reforms in health and education sectors were one of the discussed topics during the meeting.