Finance Minister Sets Priorities to Strengthen Administrative and Technological Reform Efforts

Khartoum – Sudanhorizon

The Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Jibril Ibrahim, outlined the priorities for the next phase to strengthen reform efforts. During the closing meeting of the United Nations Development Programme mission at the ministry’s headquarters in Khartoum today—attended by the Director General of International Financial Cooperation and the program’s Country Director in Sudan—he stated that the priorities include developing human and institutional capacities, improving resource management and maximizing returns, and leveraging the opportunities provided by the program to keep pace with global technological advancements and meet the needs of the current stage.

For her part, the head of the mission and public finance expert at the United Nations Development Programme, Manal Aseer, noted that there is alignment between the ministry and the program regarding urgent needs and planned development initiatives.

She pledged additional support from the program for the Ministry of Finance’s reform efforts, including modernization in line with global technologies, enabling the implementation of an integrated financial system that strengthens the ministry’s control over public funds and positions it among advanced institutions in the region that rely on the latest technologies to deliver high-quality financial services to citizens.

Aseer also explained that during its visit to Sudan, the mission reviewed the government’s efforts in reconstruction and the development of service projects. It also assessed—through its meetings with officials at the Ministry of Finance and relevant institutions overseeing public financial systems—the ministry’s needs to advance financial system development programs and provide improved services to both society and state institutions.

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