Mauritanian minister assures IMF, World Bank support for development policy

Mohammed Ould El-Nani, Mauritania's minister of development and economic affairs, said the International Monetary Fund and World Bank expressed their support for the social and economical development policy adopted by the Mauritanian government.

In a statements he made after returning last night from Washington after participating in the annual meetings the IMF and World Bank, he said the members assured during the meeting their support for the social and economic development policy.

He added that he met with the deputy chairman of the World Bank and head of the African affairs department for international financial cooperation and manger of Middle East sector at the International Monetary Fund, as well as heads of the African Development Bank, Islamic Development Bank , Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development and assistant manger for the OAPEC organization fund as well as the secretary general of the Paris Club.

He added, "These meetings were specified for discussing the structural program for the country and its economic status."