The traditional year-end Advisory Group Meeting of the European Fund for Southeast Europe took place on 13 December in Vienna, Austria. Dr. Peter Mooslechner, Member of the Executive Board of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank, presented a keynote about the current challenges in the Eurozone and their implications for Southeast and Eastern Europe. The Advisory Group also discussed the topic of promoting local currency in the EFSE target region.<br/>The EFSE Advisory Group is comprised of the Governors and senior executives of the central banks of the EFSE’s target region. It provides the EFSE with close linkages to local markets, shares local experiences and formulates recommendations to the Board of Directors with regard to the Fund’s strategy and operations. It is a unique platform for sharing insights at a strategic level.<br/> Present at the meeting were: <br/>

Governors and Representatives of the Central Banks of the EFSE target region

<br/> Kolasi, Gramoz
Head of Coordination, Governor’s Office, Bank of Albania <br/>Gevorgyan, Astghik
Chief Expert on Financial System Stability and Development Department, Central Bank of Armenia <br/> Grigoryan, Andranik
Head of Financial System Regulation, Central Bank of Armenia <br/>Kozarić, Kemal
Governor, Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina <br/> Salihović, Almir
Head of Governor’s Office, Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina <br/> Vujčić, Boris
Governor, Croatian National Bank <br/> Gërguri, Gani
Advisor to the Governor, Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo <br/>Arnaudova-Stojanovska, Milica
General Director, National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia <br/> Moloşag, Marin
First Deputy Governor, National Bank of Moldova <br/> Ranđelović, Marija
Senior Banking Sector Analyst, National Bank of Serbia <br/>Yesildoruk, Gunay
Frankfurt Economic Attache and Frankfurt Representative, Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, Frankfurt Representative Office <br/>

Participants from EFSE

<br/> Beck, Monika
Chairperson of the EFSE Board of Directors <br/> Glaubitt, Dr. Klaus
Honorary Chairman of the Advisory Group <br/> Reiniger, Peter
EFSE Board of Directors <br/>

Keynote Speaker

<br/> Mooslechner, Dr. Peter
Member of the Executive Board, Oesterreichische Nationalbank