U.S. Ambassador gets gong from Balcerowicz for services to Polish banking

Leszek Balcerowicz, the president of the Polish National Bank (NBP), will today award U.S. Ambassador Christopher Hill with a medal in recognition for his contribution to the development of Polish banking. The award is seen as an expression of appreciation for the help the American Embassy has given the NBP in creating its Training Initiative for Banking Supervision (TIBS). Over the past three year, some 173 bank supervisors from 24 countries have received training as a result of the program. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 17) A.F.