{
  "id": 15040808,
  "title": "Minister of Finance meets Syrian Counterpart",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/minister-of-finance-meets-syrian-counterpart",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T20:46:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Peninsula Qatar",
    "slug": "the-peninsula-qatar",
    "url": "https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/16/10/2026/minister-of-finance-meets-syrian-counterpart"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.\n\nThe 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.\n\nIn 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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      {
        "outlet": "Gulf Times",
        "title": "Finance minister meets Syrian counterpart",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/finance-minister-meets-syrian-counterpart",
        "published": "2026-10-15T21:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Finance minister highlights exports and debt sustainability",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/finance-minister-highlights-exports-and-debt-sustainability",
        "published": "2026-10-16T15:09:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "MMDAs must commit 20% of IGF to capital projects – Finance Minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/mmdas-must-commit-20-of-igf-to-capital-projects-finance-minister",
        "published": "2026-10-16T19:20:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Local Government Minister projects completion of IRECOP waste evacuation in two months",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/local-government-minister-projects-completion-of-irecop-waste",
        "published": "2026-10-16T21:05:41.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}