The traditional end-of year meeting of the EFSE Advisory Group Meeting took place at the beginning of the December in Vienna. At the meeting keynote speaker Professor Adalbert Winkler from Frankfurt School gave valuable insights to the Governors and senior executives of the EFSE’s target region on the topic of "Finance and Growth – a European perspective”.

The EFSE Advisory Group is comprised of the Governors and senior executives of the central banks of the EFSE’s target region and has developed into an invaluable instrument for regional dialogue. 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.

Attending Governors and Representatives of the Central Banks of the EFSE target region<br/>

• Gjoni, Elisabeta
  Acting Governor, Bank of Albania
• Kolasi, Gramoz
  Director for Policy Coordination, Bank of Albania
• Mamani, Genci
  Head of Governor’s Office, Bank of Albania
• Gevorgyan, Astghik
  Chief Expert at Financial System Stability and Development Department, Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia
• Gevorgyan, Karapet
  Advisor to the Chairman, Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia
• Grigoryan, Andranik
  Head of Financial System Stability and Development Department, Central Bank of Armenia
• Javadyan, Artur
  Governor, Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia
• Kozarić, Kemal
  Governor, Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Salihović, Almir
  Head of Governor's Office, Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Vujčić, Boris
  Governor, Croatian National Bank
• Hamza, Bedri
  Governor, Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo
• Ismajli, Lulzim
  Deputy Governor, Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo
• Bogov, Dimitar
  Governor, National Bank of Moldova
• Dakić, Milojica
  Governor, Central Bank of Montenegro
• Tarhan, Ali
  Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey
• Kruglyk, Sergiy
  Director of External Economic Relations Department, National Bank of Ukrain

<br/>Participants from EFSE<br/>

• Beck, Monika
  Chairperson of the EFSE Board of Directors
• Glaubitt, Dr. Klaus
  Honorary Chairman of the Advisory Group

<br/>Keynote Speaker<br/>

• Professor Adalbert Winkler
  Professor of International and Development Finance, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management