financial goals for themselves and to achieve these, you should start working on achieving them as soon as possible. the cbk and i encourage you to prepare for the things that will come your way in the future. get informed and learn about economic and financial issues from the materials on the cbk's website for financial education edukimifinanciar. org, or even on the cbk's social networks, where you can be informed about many topics and issues, which will help you for your future. the central bank of the republic of kosovo will expand cooperation with the ministry of education, science, technology and innovation and with other relevant institutions in order to provide even more educational materials, which will be distributed in educational institutions, where you have the opportunity to learn and be informed about these topics. finally, i would like to inform you that the central bank of the republic of kosovo, taking into account the encouragement of young people to learn and be informed as much as possible about the importance of savings, announces today a competition for students of grades x - xii of secondary schools of the republic of kosovo to write papers or essays on their concept of savings. the competition will be open for one month and, after closing, the selection committee will evaluate and select the 10 best works, which will also be financially rewarded. the cbk encourages you and all high school students to compete with your papers and also share this information with other students, either at school or with your friends. some tips : control your expenses ; create a budget plan ; spend rationally ; buy the things you need ; become self - sustaining ; define goals and plans for savings ; and saving money is the best gift you can give yourself. thank you and good luck! 2 / 2 bis - central bankers'speeches

ahmet ismaili : opening speech – " sustainable finance forum " opening speech by mr ahmet ismaili, governor of the central bank of the republic of kosovo, at the sustainable finance forum, pristina, 5 october 2023. * * * dear, ms. zhang and mr. marquier, ifc representatives dear, mr. fuchs from swiss embassy dear, mr. balija from kba dear, eu ambassador szunyog board members of the central bank of the republic of kosovo government representatives representatives of the central banks, and saving associations donor, partners, and financial institutions dear, colleagues ladies and gentlemen it is my pleasure to open this forum and welcome you all to the first sustainable finance forum, co - organized by the central bank of the republic of kosovo, the kosovo banking association, international finance corporation and sustainable banking and finance network, in partnership with seco. sustainable finance is the new concept which has emerged from the environmental and climate changes, with associated risks and opportunities to the economies. following the adoption of the paris agreement on climate change and the un 2030 agenda for sustainable development in 2015, governments all over the world are making strides to transition to low - carbon and more circular economies on a global scale. republic of kosovo's environmental commitments are aligned with the eu strategy, and is was one of the six western balkan countries that signed the sofia declaration ( november 2020 ), where the countries acknowledged the european green deal, as a cornerstone for the green agenda for the western balkans ( gawb ). the energy strategy of the republic of kosovo 2022 - 2031, adopted by the parliament of the republic of kosovo, is led by a vision of : a sustainable energy sector integrated into the pan - european market, ensuring energy security and affordability for citizens. also, the strategy foresees by 2025 to complete all preparations for implementing a carbon pricing system and committed to achieve net - zero emissions by 2050. 1 / 3 bis - central bankers'speeches the republic of kosovo has adopted the program with imf " resilience and sustainability facility " ( rsf ) of sdr61. 95 million, to support climate change mitigation and adaptation actions, exploit synergies with other official support and help catalyze private investment in green energy. moving to a low - carbon or green economy would need extraordinary levels of fresh capital investment, notably in the form of green financing, to support activities that cut ghg emissions and