DR IBRAHIM AL-ASSAF, THE MINISTER OF FINANCE, LED THE SAUDI DELEGATION AT THE 75TH MEETING OF THE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, WHICH WAS HELD AT THE VENUE OF THE WORLD BANK IN WASHINGTON LAST SUNDAY. SPEAKING ON THE OCCASION, DR AL-ASSAF SHED LIGHT ON A NUMBER OF TOPICS PERTAINING TO DEVELOPMENT AND THE EFFORTS EXERTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY IN THIS RESPECT AS WELL AS COMBATING POVERTY, NOTABLY IN AFRICA. DR AL-ASSAF WELCOMED THE REPORT OF THE WORLD BANK ON THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA, AND LAUDED THE ADHERENCE OF THE AFRICAN COUNTRIES TO CARRY OUT ADMINISTRATIVE AND ECONOMIC REFORMS.
