Reducing unemployment is our ultimate goal PM
15-11-2014 09:29 PM
Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour, on Saturday, chaired a meeting of the Steering Committee of the Integrated Economic and Social Policies' Framework associated with Jordan's 2025 Vision.
The committee, also chaired by the Prime Minister, discussed plans for the next ten years presented by the 17th sectoral sub-committees about challenges faced by various economic sectors and the opportunities available.
The committee was also briefed on the progress in the preparation of a detailed framework to implement the Royal directives to the government to develop a clear and future vision for Jordan's economy for the next ten years.
The Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Ibrahim Saif, briefed the meeting about the sectoral sub-committees' working methodology and the execution priorities.
The Prime Minister said that this meeting was aimed at translating the recommendations of the sub-sectoral committees as per the themes discussed by them into plans and actions so that these can make a direct and tangible difference to the citizens' economic and social welfare.
Ensour pointed to the importance of a review of the procedures, decisions and necessary legislation to improve and strengthen economic and social indicators, stressing that the ultimate goal of the ten-year vision is to reduce the unemployment rate among Jordanian males and females.
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