Dr Al-Assaf launches tomorrow IDB's Business Forum

Jeddah, May 26, SPA -- Minister of Finance Dr Ibrahim Al-Assaf, who
is also the Governor of the Group of the Islamic Development Bank
will launch tomorrow the Bank's Business Forum entitled "Thika".

The launching ceremony for the Forum will be attended by a number of
businessmen and officials of the IDB.

The Forum will project the financing products directed for the
private sector and other related topics pertaining to the
facilitation of investments across borders presented by the private
sector in a manner that attracts the investments and facilitate
avoidance of any prospective dangers.

The formation of the Forum comes within the framework of the
pioneering role of the Group of the IDB in financing and extending
support to the development efforts in the member states.

--SPA