MANAMA: The consequences of the coronavirus pandemic on the economies of the Arab countries were discussed during a virtual meeting of World Bank Group president David R Malpass with the Arab ministers of finance and central bank governors.
Minister of Finance and National Economy Shaikh Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa delivered the main speech, on behalf of the Council of Arab Finance Ministers, in which he hailed the World Bank’s support to the efforts being taken in combating the virus .