Prime Minister of Republic of Srpska Radovan Višković met today with the Chief of the International Monetary Fund Mission for BiH Alina Iancu and the IMF Resident Representative in BiH,  Andrew Jewell.

The interlocutors spoke about economic situation in Republic of Srpska and in BiH in light of global macroeconomic developments and challenges in 2023 and about continuation of cooperation between the institutions of Republic of Srpska and the IMF.

Prime Minister Višković informed the IMF delegation about measures taken by the Government of the Republic of Srpska intended to support the citizens by mitigating the impact of global inflationary trends and further plans of the Government. Prime Minister also conveyed the position that the Government was ready to continue talks on possible reaching of a new arrangement with the IMF but without measures that interfere into the constitutional position of the Republic of Srpska.

During the meeting with the IMF delegation, other matters such as the situation in the banking sector, tax policy and other economic matters have also been discussed. ​