Jacques de Larosiere, former Chairman of the Banque de France, will visit in Lithuania

On Wednesday, 11 September, Lithuania will be visited by the former Chairman of the Banque de France, Jacques de Larosiere, who, as head of the central bank of France, in 1992 returned the Lithuanian gold held in France. This guest will be received by the Chairman of the Board of the Bank of Lithuania, Vitas Vasiliauskas. Currently J. de Larosiere is head of the European analytical centre EUROFI, and previously had been head of the International Monetary Fund and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, was part of the influential G30 group. An group of experts under his command played an important role in reforming the EU financial sector and strengthening its regulation. EUROFI, along with the Bank of Lithuania, Ministry of Finance and Investment Forum are preparing this week in Vilnius a financial forum.