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World Bank Press Statement on DPL2 Mission in Romania, January 20-27, 2010

During January 20-27, 2010, a World Bank mission, headed by Swati Ghosh, will visit Romania, together with the IMF and the European Commission teams, to discuss progress on the economic reform program supported by the World Bank, in the context of the second Development Policy Loan (DPL2).

During the discussions with the Romanian authorities, the World Bank experts will focus on the reform of the public sector, including the implementation of the unitary pay law and the pension system, social assistance, and the reforms in the financial sector.The Development Policy Loans (DPL) program, amounting Euro 1 billion, focuses on public financial management, the social sectors and the financial sector.

The first Development Policy Loan, totaling Euro 300 million was approved by the Board of the World Bank on July 16, 2009, signed on September 1, 2009, and disbursed on October 20, 2009. The DPL reform agenda supports policy measures and structural reforms to achieve fiscal sustainability in Romania and uphold the recovery process, and closely complements programs supported by the IMF and the EU.

Romania does not have many state clerks. It's about efficiency and unequal pay

The Romanian state does not employ an exaggerated number of clerks, but there is the issue of efficiency and unequal pay, bearing in mind that in some areas salaries are exceptional, temporary World Bank Office manager in Bucharest Arntraud Hartmann considers.

"Romania did not have many state employees when we started working locally, in the beginning of the '90s, but a relatively small system of employees and very small incomes. The later rises have been justified, both the number and the increase in salaries. You can't attract good professionals with such incomes and you can't fill so many roles with so little people. Currently, the system's dimension seems adequate. It's not the classical situation when the system is overcrowded, but it is rather a matter of efficiency and public clerks payment", Hartman declared for Romanian news agency Mediafax. Hartman headed the World Bank mission during 1992-1996.

She explained that there are currently areas of the public domain where incomes are exceptional. "I'm professor in Germany and I thought that maybe I should start working in Romania", Hartman continued.

In regards with the unique income scheme, Hartman underlined the importance of a transparent payment system. She also considers that on medium term, it is efficient to build an efficient government, since research has shown that a sustainable economic growth needs such management. She pointed out Germany, where graduates aim to become public clerks and usually, students with high grades end up working for the administration, which is independent from the political changes.

Sursa: http://www.actmedia.eu

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