In 1999 he moved to Pristina where he spent a year and a half before becoming chief of the South-East Europe Reconstruction office, a joint initiative of the World Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
Zatim je postao šef Kancelarije za obnovu jugoistočne Evrope, zajedničke inicijative Svetske banke i Evropske banke za obnovu i razvoj.