Despite positive engagements with gov’t, too early to commit financing -Islamic bank executive

After listening to proposals presented by government officials last week, executives of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) said it was too early to determine what projects they would be financing.

In an interview with Stabroek News during the two-day meeting at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre at Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara, IDB Vice-President Syed Aqa said that the visiting delegation was only “now exploring….”

Aqa, who was part of the four-member delegation that journeyed from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, said that the mission here was to “understand the development and priority needs” and how they are aligned with the national development plan.

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