Press release of the NBRM
On invitation of the Governor, Mr. Mario Draghi, the Governor of the National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia, Mr. Petar Goshev will meet the Governor of the Bank of Italy. The cooperation with the Bank of Italy is of special importance, since Italy is one of the countries - founders of the European Union, and hence its exceptionally influential member. The cooperation is important also because of the fact that Italy is among the five most important trading partners of the Republic of Macedonia with the annual trade between the two countries totaling around Euro 400 million, and because of the increasing interest and presence of the Italian investors in the Republic of Macedonia.
Among the topics of discussion at the meeting is a Memorandum of Cooperation in the area of banking supervision, including the exchange of information and other types of cooperation of the supervisory bodies. The possibilities are explored for obtaining technical assistance from the Bank of Italy in the area of financial statistics, central banking operations, payment systems and banking regulations. At the meeting the possibility for organizing of a Regional Conference in co-organization of the two central banks in the area of financial stability will be discussed. One of the topics of discussion will be the encouraging of the potential Italian investors to enter the banking system of the Republic of Macedonia.