Minister of Finance H E Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari (4th left), Governor of Qatar Central Bank (QCB) H E Sheikh Bandar bin Mohammed bin Saud Al Thani (5th left), and Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva (right) with Their excellencies, during the meeting, in Riyadh.
Doha: Minister of Finance H E Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari headed the delegation of the State of Qatar in the work of the 117th meeting of the Financial and Economic Cooperation Committee of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which was hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Riyadh.
The Qatari delegation included the Chairman of General Authority of Customs H E Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Jamal. During the meeting, the GCC finance ministers discussed several topics of common interest listed on their agenda, including the recommendations submitted by the GCC Committee of Governors of Monetary Institutions and Central Banks, the GCC Customs Union Authority, and the Gulf Common Market Committee.
Minister Al Kuwari, and Governor of Qatar Central Bank (QCB) H E Sheikh Bandar bin Mohammed bin Saud Al Thani participated in the joint meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors of the GCC States which was held with the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva.
During the meeting, the importance of the continued efforts of GCC countries to adapt to current financial and economic developments as well as to regional and international challenges was reiterated. The importance to support and promote joint GCC economic development was also reaffirmed.
