FINANCE MINISTER OMAR HIGHLIGHTS TANZANIA–IMF COOPERATION IN MEETING WITH SELASSIE
Tanzania's Minister for Finance, Ambassador Khamis Mussa Omar, has met former IMF African Department Director Abebe Aemro Selassie on the sidelines of the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings, acknowledging his contribution to Tanzania–IMF cooperation and discussing opportunities for continued economic engagement.
BANGKOK, Thailand — Tanzania's Minister for Finance, H.E. Ambassador Khamis Mussa Omar (MP), has held talks with Mr. Abebe Aemro Selassie, former Director of the African Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), on the sidelines of the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok, Thailand.
During the meeting, Ambassador Omar expressed appreciation for Selassie's longstanding cooperation and contribution to Tanzania during his tenure at the IMF, particularly his role in strengthening engagement between the country and the Fund on economic and development matters.
The discussions also explored opportunities to draw on Selassie's extensive experience and expertise through his other professional engagements outside the World Bank system, with a view to supporting continued dialogue and cooperation on economic development.
The meeting was also attended by Zanzibar's Minister for Finance, Hon. Dr. Juma Malik Akil; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, Dr. Natu El-Maamry Mwamba; Commissioner for Policy Analysis, Dr. Remidius Ruhinduka; and Commissioner for Government Debt Management, Mr. Japhet Justine, alongside other senior officials from the IMF and the Government of Tanzania.