Al-Kazemi: We are determined to proceed with economic reform according to long-term visions
Al-Kazemi: We are determined to proceed with economic reform according to long-term visions
06/01/2021 14:40:24
Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi discussed, today, Tuesday, with the Vice President of the World Bank Group for the Middle East and North Africa, Farid Belhaj, and his accompanying delegation, to strengthen cooperation between Iraq and the World Bank in various programs and fields.
A statement by the Prime Minister’s Office, of which the agency {Euphrates News} received a copy, stated that the two sides discussed “anti-corruption mechanisms and rebuilding the structure of the public service in a way that raises efficiency, establishes sustainable development and optimal investment of human capital, as well as discussing some lagging World Bank projects in Iraq and the agreement.” ways to reactivate it.
The Prime Minister affirmed, “Iraq’s determination, despite all challenges, to proceed on the path of economic reform, according to long-term visions based on effective solutions.”
And Al-Kazemi said, “The government puts in mind the interests of Iraq first and the needs of the Iraqi people, in addition to benefiting from the advice provided by discreet financial institutions such as the World Bank.”
For his part, Belhaj praised the bank’s historical and strategic relations with Iraq, and pointed to the sobriety of the white reform paper presented by the government, which includes a coherent vision for ambitious economic development in a way that enhances the goals of good governance.
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