The Minister of Finance and National Economy Ali Mahmoud Abdul-Rassoul, announced that he will take part in the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group to be held in Tokyo, October 12-14 saying that Japan's hosting of this meetings affirms its leading economic role in the global economy.
Earlier in a separate development, the minister attended a ceremony of two grant agreements at 62 million US dollars for the project of Improvement of water supply system in Kassala City, Kassala State, as well as the project of upgrading food production infrastructures in Kassala and River Nile States. The Minister highlighted the role of Japan in the global economy, saying that Japan not only extends assistance to Sudan but also to many countries around the globe and that the people and government of Sudan are looking forward for increasing the cooperation between the two countries. He explained that Japan has contributed in assisting Sudan, particularly in the agriculture development by 1, 4 billion USD in the previous era.