Senior Eritrean Delegation visits Sudan

A senior Eritrean government delegation led by the Minister of Finance, Mr. Berhane Habtemariam, is visiting Sudan for bilateral talks on economic cooperation and to exchange experiences and best practices in the financial sector.

Asmara, 02 October 2015- A senior Eritrean government delegation led by the Minister of Finance, Mr. Berhane Habtemariam, is visiting Sudan for bilateral talks on economic cooperation and to exchange experiences and best practices in the financial sector.

The Eritrean delegation includes Mr. Hagos Ghebrehiwet, Head of Economic Affairs of the PFDJ, and other senior government officials.

The Delegation was received by, and held talks, the Sudanese President, H.E. Omar Ahmed Al-Basher, on bilateral issues focusing on the status and progress of the economic and trade agreements signed between the two sisterly countries in the past years.

The delegation also held extensive talks with the Sudanese Minister of Finance, Mr. Badr-Eddin Mahmoud.  The discussions centered on financial issues as well as the banking system, tax collection methods and approaches, monetary policy, insurance and cross-border trade.

The delegation visited several economic institutions, the national bank, money printing press and gold processing plant in the Sudan.