The Vice Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, received at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah today the President of World Bank Group, Dr. Jim Kim and his accompanying delegation. The Bank's President expressed his thanks and appreciation for the close cooperation between the Kingdom and the World Bank Group, and the leading positions of the Kingdom in supporting the works of the World Bank. He pointed to the Bank's new strategy aiming to eradicate poverty in the Middle East and North Africa by the year 2030. The audience was attended by Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Minister of State, Cabinet's Member, and Chief of Crown Prince's Court and Special Advisor; the Minister of Finance Dr. Ibrahim Al-Assaf; the Governor of Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency Dr. Fahd Al-Mubarak; and Vice President and Managing Director of Saudi Fund for Development Engineer Yusuf Al-Bassam.
