At the meeting with IMF in Minsk structural reform of Belarusan economy was discussed

Belarusan delegation presented an action plan to carry out this reform and increase the competitive capacity of the national economy.

High-ranking Belarusan economic officials held talks with representatives of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in Minsk on October 18 to discuss structural reform, BelaPAN said.

The Belarusan delegation to the meeting included Economy Minister Mikalay Snapkow; Finance Minister Andrey Kharkavets; Alyaksandr Zabarowski, head of the Council of Ministers secretariat; Deputy Economy Minister Dzmitry Holukhaw; Deputy Finance Minister Maksim Yermalovich; and Ihar Staravoytaw, deputy minister of labour and social security.

Participating in the meeting were, among others, David Hoffman, head of the IMF mission in Belarus; Lalitha Murthy, head of the World Bank's mission in Belarus; and Heliodoro Temprano Arroyo, head of the Neighbourhood Countries – Macro-Financial Assistance Unit of the European Commission’s Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs.

Participants exchanged opinions on possible approaches to structural reform of the Belarusan economy, according to the press office of the economy ministry.

The Belarusan delegation presented an action plan to carry out structural reform and increase the competitive capacity of the national economy, which was adopted by the Council of Ministers and the National Bank on October 10, the press office reported.

Participants discussed major steps to be taken in the remaining months of 2013 and in 2014 to implement the plan, the press office said.