Baghdad – INA
Minister of Planning Khaled Battal Al-Najm announced today, Sunday, the start of practical measures to form a private sector development council.
The media office of the Ministry of Planning said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "Minister of Planning Khaled Battal Al-Najm announced the ministry's initiation of practical measures to form a board of directors and develop the Iraqi private sector."
United for Humanitarian Affairs in Iraq and its accompanying delegation, that the formation of this council comes in the context of the expected developmental role for it, which was included in the Iraq Vision 2030 for sustainable development, prepared by the Ministry, in cooperation and partnership with various sectors, government, the private sector, and civil society organizations and the media, explaining that the Council’s work at the beginning of its work will be through a joint committee headed and supervised by the Minister of Planning, and its membership includes representatives of the activities under the banner of the private sector, as well as representatives of the relevant government agencies, adding that the work of this committee will continue for a year and then the private sector takes over the management of its council’s affairs.