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Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - Prime Minister, Omar Razzaz, on Wednesday chaired the first meeting of the Advisory Council for Economic Policies, which was formed last week to implement the Royal directives, with the aim of setting an integrated vision for the economy's recovery in the medium and long term, in light of the global economy downturn triggered by the Covid-19 crisis.

The Council discussed, during the meeting held at the Prime Ministry, in the presence of a number of Council members, while the rest participated via teleconferencing, its action mechanism and the priorities that will be focused on to help the economic sectors to overcome the repercussions of this stage, and invest the opportunities available for recovery and economic resilience.

Razzaz, the Council's Chairman, said its inception came in implementation of the directives of His Majesty King Abdullah II to institutionalize the work of the public and private sectors and civil society institutions in a "real" way and to consult about the current situation and what will happen in the medium and long terms.

Continuing:" The exceptional circumstances require exceptional decisions from all of us that take into account all the risks we face and the degree of protection and flexibility and require the ability to adjust in light of the rapid changes, which require evaluating steps in the short term continuously, and reviewing any decisions we take If necessary, simultaneously have an outlook for the medium and long term."