Over two days planning with the ESCWA team discusses fiscal policy, economic diversification and employment in

 
2019-02-20  2

Over two days planning will discuss with the ESCWA team the fiscal policy, economic diversification and employment in Iraq

The Ministry of Planning, represented by the Department of Economic and Financial Policies and the Department of Human Development, held a consultative meeting with a team of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) on the financial policy, economic diversification and employment in Iraq for two days in the presence of Undersecretary of the Ministry of Planning for Technical Affairs Dr. Maher Hammad, The Ministry of Finance and the six Sami and a number of directors-general and heads of departments and divisions in the ministry and representatives of a number of ministries and related parties. 

Deputy Minister of Planning

The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Planning for Technical Affairs, Dr. Maher Hammad said in a speech during the meeting that he said that there is a framework of understanding reached its final stages, indicating that it is signed between the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) and the Ministry of Planning, which represents the Iraqi government,

The aspects of cooperation are technical aspects of capacity support, training and development. He pointed out that the framework agreed upon is related to five main tracks related to the economy (economic diversification) and (governance). They focus very much on governance, decentralization, (Building and supporting technology), (statistics) and topics related to climate change,
 
Director General of the Department of Economic and Financial Policies

For his part, the Director General of the Department of Economic and Financial Policies in the Ministry of Planning, Dr. Alaeddin Jafar:

 This meeting came to discuss the issue of support for Iraq in the field of integrated policy development for adoption of financial and economic policies and its ability to create jobs in the Iraqi economy in light of the major problems that Is suffering from Iraq now, especially after the events that took place in previous years during the war with the duel and with low oil prices. "We have already held meetings in 2017. Another team visited the Ministry of Planning to provide cooperation, assistance and technical support to all departments of the ministry," he said. Is to provide support to Iraq in the development of possible policies for employment and made clear that these workshops or meetings are complementary to cooperation to create jobs and absorb the problem of unemployment in Iraq.


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