Slovenia will have to continue to invest abroad, particularly in the Balkans, EBRD president Jean Lemierre told the press on Thursday on the sidelines of the CEI summit in Portoroz.
He stressed the region is more open to FDI than ever before, and its economic growth is relatively high. He nevertheless pointed to the region's political problems, which investors are still rather preoccupied with.
Earlier in the day, the president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) met Slovenia's incoming PM Janez Jansa to discuss EBRD's activities in Slovenia.
While Lemierre labelled the Slovenian economy successful, he thought one of the main challenges for the government is the creation of an environment conducive to the development of small- and medium-sized companies.
The banking sector should be strengthened, the EBRD president told Jansa, and stressed that the government should devise a clear-cut privatisation strategy.
Lemierre also met representatives of Slovenia's largest bank, Nova Ljubljanska banka (NLB) and its chair Marjan Kramar to discuss further cooperation.
The owner of 5 percent of the NLB, the EBRD is willing to take part in NLB's activities as its owner and strategic partner.
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