Mauritania’s minister of economic affairs met Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) President Zou Jiayi in Doha on September 30. The bank president welcomed Mauritania’s formal admission, and the talks focused on potential cooperation and directing finance toward development priorities.

The sides agreed that a senior AIIB mission led by the vice-president for operations would visit Nouakchott to identify and assess possible development projects and establish a joint work framework. No specific financing, project approval or amount has yet been announced.