Al-Zaydi: The government’s priorities are launching a comprehensive economic reform program and securing job opportunities for young people.
Al-Zaydi: The government’s priorities are launching a comprehensive economic reform program and securing job opportunities for young people.
2026-05-16
Shafaq News – Baghdad
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Faleh al-Zaidi affirmed on Saturday that one of his government’s top priorities is launching a comprehensive economic and financial reform program aimed at “building a strong, diversified and sustainable national economy that does not depend on a single resource.”
In a televised address to the Iraqi people on the occasion of his official assumption of his duties, Al-Zaydi said that this program is based on revitalizing the industrial, agricultural, tourism and investment sectors, and stimulating national energies and Iraqi competencies, stressing that he “will work with all his might to protect public funds, and fight administrative and financial corruption in all its forms, as it constitutes an obstacle to development and delays the progress of the state.”
He added that providing job opportunities for young people and reducing unemployment rates is at the forefront of the new government’s concerns, through launching productive and developmental projects, encouraging investment, and supporting the private sector to be a key partner in building the economy, stressing his endeavor to provide a fair environment that ensures the equitable distribution of opportunities among all citizens, away from favoritism and in a way that consolidates the principle of citizenship and social justice.
The Prime Minister affirmed his exceptional support for the education sector, through curriculum development, school and university rehabilitation, and the upgrading of academic institutions, while also indicating the progress of practical plans to improve the level of medical services, develop hospitals, and ensure access to decent health services for every citizen in cities and rural areas alike.
Al-Zaydi stressed that “the file of services and infrastructure will not remain hostage to postponed promises, but will be a field for work and clear achievement, through strategic projects to improve electricity, water, roads, bridges and housing networks.”
He addressed the Iraqis, saying, “Your government will be a government of institutions, a government of law and justice, open to everyone, listening to the voice of the citizen, and believing that the strength of the state comes from the trust of its people.” He added, “We will work to consolidate security and stability, protect the sovereignty of Iraq, and strengthen our Arab, regional, and international relations on the basis of mutual respect and common interests.”
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