According to a statement from the Ministry of Economy and Planning, which VerAngola had access to, the meeting took place last week and served to address the introduction of Angolan staff in the bank.
"The Secretary of State for the Economy, Ivan dos Santos, held a meeting on Thursday, May 25th, with the Vice President of the AfDB, for Talent and Personnel Management, Jacques Edjangie, during which he addressed aspects of insertion of Angolan staff at the bank, with a commitment to hold a job fair at the end of this year in Angola", reads the note.
In addition, the note adds, the Secretary of State also met with Solomon Quayor, vice president for the Private Sector, Infrastructure and Industrialization, "with whom he discussed aspects of financing and guarantees for the private sector in Angola as a way of leveraging the sector".
Ivan dos Santos' agenda of meetings also included a meeting with the AfDB vice-president for Regional Development, Integration and Commercial Distribution, Marie-Laure Akin Olugbade. "Ivan dos Santos also met with the ADB vice-president for Regional Development, Integration and Commercial Distribution, Marie-Laure Akin Olugbade, with whom he addressed issues related to ADB operations in Angola for greater visibility of results", refers to the statement.
It is recalled that the annual meetings of the AfDB took place last week. According to the communiqué, "mobilizing private finance for the climate and growth of Africa's green economy" was the global theme of this year's meetings of the bank, which took place in Egypt from 22 to 26 May.
According to the note, the official opening ceremony of the event was held by the chairman of the Board of Governors, Hassan Abdalla, on the 22nd of this month, who "appealed for more attention to the request made by the African ministers for reforms of the Drawing Rights system (SDR) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)".
Thus, he said that "it is very important that international financial organizations work based on the needs and specificities of African countries", recalling that many countries on the continent face various challenges, such as rising inflation, rising budget deficits and debt, the statement also mentions.
