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OPEC investment agreement approved

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Une fois envolé l'espoir de changement lié au pétrole, les habitants de Kribi se sont concentrés sur le tourisme
The Council of Ministers on Monday approved an agreement encouraging and protecting investment between the government of Sudan the OPEC Fund for International Development. Reporting the development on Tuesday, the Sudanese News Agency, SUNA, said that Minister of Finance and National Economy Dr Muhammad Khayr al-Zubayr had presented the agreement to the cabinet during a meeting was chaired by President Umar al-Bashir. “The agreement, which will be renewed every 10 years, tends to stabilise investment through the optimum use of economic resources,” the report noted.

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