Dr. Ibrahim Abdulaziz Al-Assaf, the Minister of Finance met , on the sidelines of the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank in Istanbul, Turkey today, with a number of ministers of finance including Dr. Mohammed Shatah, Lebanese Finance minister; Shaukat Tarin, Pakistani Finance minister; Turkish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of economy, Dr. Sarath Amunugama, Sri Lankan finance minister; and President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Kanayo F. Nwanze . During the meetings, they discussed a number of financial and economic issues of common concern. The meetings were attended by Governor of Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency, Dr. Mohammed Al-Jasser; Vice President and Managing Director of Saudi Fund for Development Engineer Yousef Al-Bassam; and Acting Undersecretary of Ministry of Finance for Economic Affairs Dr. Sulaiman Al-Turki.
