Vice-President James Michel returned to Seychelles Friday September 26 after attending the joint IMF/World Bank meetings in Dubai.

Commenting on the meetings, VP Michel said: "Many countries may not necessarily share the same views as the IMF and the World Bank on a number of topics, but there is a growing consensus on solutions which are required especially with regard to such issues as sustainable development, poverty reduction and debt relief."

During the IMF/World Bank Annual Meeting, the Vice-President and the Seychelles delegation, which included the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Jérémie Bonnelame, held discussions on a wide range of issues, with particular emphasis on the on-going macro-economic reform programme with Mr Sugisaki, deputy managing director of the IMF and also with senior officials of the World Bank.

The Seychelles delegation also held talks with various bilateral and multilateral organizations which include among others the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa, the OPEC Fund and the Kuwait Fund.

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