IDB Silver Jubilee Celebrated [Archives:2000/20/Local News]

Organized by the Ministry of Planning, the Islamic Development Bank celebrated last Saturday its silver jubilee. The celebration was attended by Prime Minister, Dr. Abdul Karim Al-Iryani and President of IDB Dr. Ahmad Mohammed Ali. During the celebration, Dr. Al-Iryani inaugurated the IDB Exhibition of the projects that the bank has funded since it was founded.
A symposium entitled “The Ummah versus the 21st century – Role of the Islamic Development Bank” was also held. The total cost of development as well as trading projects in the republic funded by the IDB amounted to US$ 531 million out of which $ 121 million is allocated for agricultural projects.

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