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Friday, April 11, 2008

IDB Chief meets Indonesian president`s special envoy

Jeddah (ANTARA News) - Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Ali, President of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) received here last Wednesday Indonesian President`s Special Envoy for the Middle East Alwi Shihab.

The IDB President was briefed on the results of the conference on "Investment opportunities in Indonesia," organized by the Indonesian government last month in Dubai.

On the sidelines of the conference, five Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Indonesian government and Gulf investors were signed.

The MoU were for the implementation of substantial projects development in Indonesia in the sectors of infrastructure, ports, railroads and palm oil refinery at a total cost of nearly $3 billion.

During the meeting, they discussed the possibility of the IDB`s contribution to these projects in general and discussed ways of enhancing the existing bilateral cooperation between Indonesia and IDB.


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