YEREVAN, JANUARY 26, NOYAN TAPAN. The minister of finance of the RA Tigran Davtian on January 26 met with the delegation of the World Bank. The delegation was headed by the WB Vice President Shigeo Katsu and composed of the WB Regional Director for South Caucasus Donna Dowsett Coirolo, the WB Yerevan Office Director Aristomene Varudakis and the newly-appointed Regional Director Asad Alam. NT was informed by the Information and PR Department of the RA Finance Ministry that during the meeting the sides discussed the programs to be implemented and resources to be provided in the next four years under the World Bank's Country Partnership Strategy. They also addressed the macroeconomic situation in Armenia, problems related to the global financial and economic crisis and other issues.

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