Minister of Finance meets Syrian Counterpart

Minister of Finance HE Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari met with the Syrian Arab Republic Minister of Finance, HE Mohammad Yisr Barnieh, in Bangkok, Thailand. According to The Peninsula Qatar, the meeting took place on the sidelines of the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group to review economic and financial topics and current regional developments.

The Peninsula Qatar Business also reported that Al Kuwari met with the Vice President for the Economy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, HE Calixto Ortega Sánchez, during the same IMF and World Bank Group meetings in Bangkok to discuss various financial and economic topics.

In a separate development, MyJoyOnline Ghana reports that Minister for Finance Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has directed Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to commit at least 20 per cent of their Internally Generated Funds to capital projects benefiting citizens. This directive was part of a speech delivered at the Northern Regional Composite Budget Hearings in Tamale regarding the preparation of 2027–2030 Composite Budgets.

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