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Prime Minister Mihai Tudose on Tuesday stated that he met the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB) representatives to show them the figures for the year-end forecast and to receive technical support from them for the strategic projects of Romania. "I had an important meeting today with the representatives of the World Bank and the IMF. With the World Bank I wanted to meet just to secure our cooperation, given that the team representing the Bank in Romania has changed. We have all of their support and I do not mean here financial support, but the technical support that we need for the strategic projects of Romania. Moreover, I invited the IMF representatives to talks not to ask them for money, but to discuss with them and with the Minister of Finance to go to the Ministry of Finance and see the figures, since in October they will prepare the year-end financial forecast for Romania. Given the fact that the last two forecasts were wrong, for Romania did not do as IMF said, but it did better, we want to make sure that there wouldn't be a third mistake, which might lead to interpretations; therefore, we offered them our support to show them the official figures for Romania, so that they can rely on this figures," the Prime Minister said at the Parliament Palace.
He specified that he did not make any reproaches to the IMF team, but only "drew their attention." "They are a huge organisation, after all, and people are paying attention to what the International Monetary Fund says. In fact, they got the previous two (forecasts - editor's note) wrong. I did not accuse them of ill-will, I just kindly asked them to be more careful," said Mihai Tudose. The Prime Minister denied that the IMF people voiced any concerns related to the Romanian economy, budget deficit or wage law. "We didn't discuss money at all, only those forecasts that I wish to come out accurate," said the head of the Executive. Asked what kind of rectification it is going to be, the Prime Minister said: "Not a negative one."
