Budget Director until recently, Patrick Yip has been appointed Acting Financial Secretary , following the resignation of Ali Mansoor Friday, October 4 . For the main applicant , it is not a surprise since it had already been appointed Acting First Deputy Financial Secretary last year.
This technician , a pure product of the Ministry of Finance , had a first meeting with Minister Xavier -Luc Duval, yesterday afternoon , Monday, Oct. 7 . The meeting, to which were invited all the senior officials of the Ministry , focused on the final preparations in the presentation of the 2014 budget on November 8 .
Minister Duval flew this week to Washington, where he will attend the general meetings of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund provided from 11 to 13 October. It will continue to consult with his colleagues in the government, private traders and other stakeholders to its return.