Miroslav Kalousek to be finance minister of the year 2008

Finance Minister Miroslav Kalousek has been recognized by Emerging Markets magazine as the finance minister of the year in the post-communist countries. Mr Kalousek will receive the award on Friday within the framework of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund meeting to be held in Washington at the weekend. The Czech finance minister was chosen for promoting tax changes, supporting growth and improving the condition of Czech public finances.