The Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen (SDRPY) launched Wednesday the first workshop of a program to build the capabilities of the Yemeni Ministry of Finance in its headquarters in Riyadh.
The workshop comes as part of a comprehensive program to build the capacities of Yemen’s government agencies, with the participation of the Saudi Ministry of Finance.
Wednesday’s ceremony was attended by Yemen’s Planning and International Cooperation Minister Waed Badheeb and Finance Minister Salem bin Brik.
Also, Saudi Ambassador to Yemen and Supervisor-General of SDRPY Mohammed bin Saeed Al Jaber, Chief of the GCC Mission to Yemen Sarhan al-Minaikher, Director General of the Development Cooperation at the Ministry of Finance Abdul Mohsen al-Mutawa, and several experts in training and building capabilities attended the event.
The program, launched by the Kingdom in mid-2021 to establish a sustainable technical cooperation, aims at enhancing the planning, development and public finance capabilities by enabling public institutions to identify their needs and assess their capacities to perform their basic duties and adapt to various circumstances, Badheeb explained.
The ministry is pleased to serve as a bridge for cooperation and communication and to enhance coordination between the SDRPY and all ministries, government institutions and local councils, in an attempt to support the steps taken by the leadership of the two brotherly and neighboring countries to establish a comprehensive development vision able to build the capacities of the Yemeni state, Badheeb added.
Bin Brik hailed the efforts and support provided by Saudi Arabia to Yemen to alleviate the suffering of its people.
Over the past years, the Kingdom has been keen to support the Yemeni economy by depositing cash in the central bank, providing the oil derivatives grant to operate power plants throughout the country, in addition to the SDRPY projects and initiatives, the finance minister said.
Al Jaber, for his part, affirmed the Kingdom’s keenness to support the Yemeni government, its institutions and brotherly people in line with a strategy and a vision that prioritize the people, meet their needs and improve their livelihood.
