World Bank Vice President for Europe and Central Asia Philippe Le Houerou and World Bank Country Director for Central Europe and the Baltic countries Mamta Murthi are in Warsaw for a three-day visit on Tuesday.

According to local media reports, the World Bank officials will meet with Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Jan-Vincent Rostowski, Minister of Justice Jaroslaw Gowin, Minister of Regional Development Elzbieta Bienkowska, President of the National Bank of Poland Marek Belka, opinion leaders and private sector representatives.

They will discuss the economic situation in Europe and in Poland and the strategic partnership between Poland and the World Bank Group, the government's plans to mitigate the impact of external developments on the Polish economy, also the implementation of the government's medium-term reform agenda as articulated in the National Development Strategy 2020.

The World Bank Group is preparing a four-year Country Partnership Strategy to frame its engagement with Poland for the period 2013-2017.

The visit will be an opportunity to seek the authorities' views on how the World Bank Group can support the government's agenda of public sector effectiveness, economic competitiveness, and social and territorial cohesion.

Le Houerou said that World Bank will help Poland to selected areas of Poland's policymaking process.

Murthi stressed that their ambition is to help promote an agenda of shared prosperity in Poland. They are committed to working with the authorities to help mitigate the impact of this crisis and to laying the foundations for a strong rebound that can benefit all citizens.

Poland's National Development Strategy 2020 has been adopted by the Council of Ministers on Sept. 25 2012.

The main objective of medium-term strategy is to strengthen and make use of the economic, social and institutional capabilities in order to ensure rapid and sustainable development of the country, and to improve the quality of life. Endi

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