JEDDAH, 24 November 2005 — The first Sudanese investment forum will be opened at Jeddah Hilton on Dec. 10 on the sidelines of a three-day Sudanese agricultural and industrial exhibition, according to Abdul Aziz Mabrouk, economic adviser at the Sudanese Consulate here. Sudan’s ministers of finance, investment, trade, agriculture and industry as well as its central bank governor and a large number of businessmen and top business executives will take part in the two events. Mabrouk said the exhibition and the forum offered a good opportunity for Saudi businessmen to know about Sudanese goods and investment prospects in the African country.