On the sidelines of ICCIA’s regional forum “Microfinance in Africa – Promising Opportunities and an Innovative Model”, H.E. Mr. Yousuf Khalawi, Secretary-General of the Islamic Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture, met with H.E. Mr. Islamo Ould Mohamed Ambadi, the Minister of Finance, at his office in Nouakchott to discuss prospects for future cooperation between the two parties and ways to encourage investment opportunities and develop the role of the private sector, thereby contributing to the economic development of Mauritania and the African continent.