OREANDA-NEWS. September 19, 2014. World Bank Vice President for Europe and Central Asia Ms. Laura Tuck will visit Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova on September 15-24, 2014 to meet with government counterparts, representatives of private sector, civil society, and international development partners, and to visit some of the projects supported by the World Bank in these countries.

The main goal of Ms. Tuck’s visit to the region is to discuss priority development issues in each of the countries, as well as the implementation of the ongoing World Bank’s programs and future cooperation.

This is the first official visit to Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova for Ms. Tuck since she became Vice President for Europe and Central Asia in September 2013. She is responsible for leading the Bank’s development program in the Europe and Central Asia region, which includes 31 countries.