Governor Nicholl Attended the Conference in Vienna

Governor of the Central Bank of BH (CBBH) Peter Nicholl and the Head of the CBBH's Statistics Division Amir Hadžiomeragić attended the Conference in Vienna entitled "The Economic Potential of a Larger Europe: The Keys to Success".

The Conference was organized by the National Bank of Austria and the Joint Vienna Institute (JVI). Some of the speakers were the Governor of the National Bank of Austria Klaus Liebscher, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Horst Kohler, the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Jean Lemierre and representatives of the central banks of the ten accession countries.

The Conference coincided with the official opening of a new training centre for the JVI. The JVI was initially set up under the sponsorship of the Austrian Government, the IMF, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), the World Bank (WB) and the EBRD as a temporary facility to provide training for the staff of the central banks and ministries in the transition economies of Eastern Europe and the CIS region - Commonwealth of Independent States.

The CBBH has gained considerable benefit from the JVI training courses. Since its foundation, the CBBH has sent a significant number of employees to JVI training courses.

The sponsors of the JVI have decided to convert it into a permanent training institute for the countries of Eastern Europe and the CIS. The opening of the new training centre is a clear demonstration of this commitment.

"This is a very encouraging development for the CBBH and we will continue to make full use of the training opportunities the JVI provides for our staff", Mr. Nicholl said.