Meetings of Arab financial corporations to start today

Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa al-Thani is to open today the first session for the meetings of Arab financial corporations held under the patronage of Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani with the participation of 45 ministers of economy, trade and finance, and governors of central bank, leaders of corporations' boards of directors, and Arab financial funds.

The meeting will discuss the performance of Arab financial corporations, their annual budgets, and new projects for financing means of encouraging investments in Arab states. The meeting will also discuss the Arab Monetary Fund and the activities of the fund during the last year.

The meeting is to discuss the Arab organization for investment and agro-development, which works to set up financial technical and economic aid for agro-projects in Arab member states.

The sources referred to the importance of the role played by the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development.