FINANCE MINISTER FLIES TO KHARTOUM

SANA'A, April 06 (Saba) - Finance Minister Numan al-Suhaibi left on Tuesday for the Sudanese of Khartoum to participate in the annual meeting of the Arab Financial institutions which begins Wednesday.

The meeting will discuss a number of issues relating to Arab economies and financial institutions and their role in supporting of development efforts through their programs of providing grants, financial and technical assistance and soft loans as well as providing expertise in reducing the effects of the global financial crisis on the Arab oil and non-oil economies, said al-Suhaibi.

The meeting will also discuss ways to promote sustainable public budgets in the Arab World, he added.

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