World Bank Vice President Anna Bjerde Visits Romania

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00:03 It's great to be back in Romania again.

00:06 I was here the last time in 2015.

00:09 We're just finishing up three days of very fruitful meetings here

00:13 in Romania where we've met with a broad group of stakeholders.

00:17 We met with the president,

00:18 the prime minister,

00:19 and members of cabinet.

00:22 But we also met with the private sector,

00:24 NGOs and development partners.

00:28 This visit comes at a time when the world,

00:30 and Romania included,

00:32 is going through a very challenging time because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

00:41 Thanks to reforms undertaken in the past as

00:43 well as a resilient and flexible private sector,

00:47 Romania is one of the few countries

00:49 that will come out of the pandemic

00:51 with growth returning to pre-pandemic levels already in 2021.

00:57 Now challenges of course remain continuing to focus on the health response as the

01:02 pandemic

01:03 brings unpredictability

01:05 but also continuing to focus on reforms that will help

01:08 manage through this period going forward.

01:12 And here we discussed a number of reforms continuing to

01:16 reduce the role of the state through state-owned enterprise reforms,

01:19 continuing to implement tax policy and administration reforms,

01:23 continuing to focus on pension reform.

01:25 Here the World Bank urged that this is an opportunity to

01:28 also look at equalizing the rights of men and women.

01:31 Also

01:32 looking at improving the effectiveness of the public sector

01:36 and of course

01:37 uh something very close to the World Bank's

01:39 heart which is continued focus on making effective,

01:42 well targeted social assistance as reforms get undertaken it's important

01:46 to make sure we protect those who are most vulnerable.

01:51 All of this with an underpinning of two very

01:53 important cross-cutting opportunities which is to go greener and cleaner

01:57 and at the same time also take advantage of digital technologies.

02:02 I heard a lot of support for our

02:04 continued engagement in the health and education sectors,

02:07 but also coupling that with building resilience through

02:10 focusing on disaster risk mitigation and management.

02:14 2021 marks 30 years of partnership between the World Bank and Romania.

02:18 This is an exciting moment for us to take stock in our rich partnership,

02:22 and the World Bank looks forward to continuing

02:24 to play an important role in Romania's development process

02:27 so that everyone in Romania can prosper and have a bright future.

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It's great to be back in Romania again. I was here the last time in 2015. We're just finishing up three days of very fruitful meetings here in Romania where we've met with a broad group of stakeholders. We met with the president, the prime minister, and members of cabinet. But we also met with the private sector, NGOs and development partners. This visit comes at a time when the world, and Romania included, is going through a very challenging time because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Thanks to reforms undertaken in the past as well as a resilient and flexible private sector, Romania is one of the few countries that will come out of the pandemic with growth returning to pre-pandemic levels already in 2021. Now challenges of course remain continuing to focus on the health response as the pandemic brings unpredictability but also continuing to focus on reforms that will help manage through this period going forward. And here we discussed a number of reforms continuing to reduce the role of the state through state-owned enterprise reforms, continuing to implement tax policy and administration reforms, continuing to focus on pension reform. Here the World Bank urged that this is an opportunity to also look at equalizing the rights of men and women. Also looking at improving the effectiveness of the public sector and of course uh something very close to the World Bank's heart which is continued focus on making effective, well targeted social assistance as reforms get undertaken it's important to make sure we protect those who are most vulnerable. All of this with an underpinning of two very important cross-cutting opportunities which is to go greener and cleaner and at the same time also take advantage of digital technologies. I heard a lot of support for our continued engagement in the health and education sectors, but also coupling that with building resilience through focusing on disaster risk mitigation and management. 2021 marks 30 years of partnership between the World Bank and Romania. This is an exciting moment for us to take stock in our rich partnership, and the World Bank looks forward to continuing to play an important role in Romania's development process so that everyone in Romania can prosper and have a bright future.

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