The Iraqi Prime Minister announces the start of implementing the economic reform plan
Today, Monday, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi confirmed the start of implementing the administrative and executive mechanisms of the economic reform plan.
According to the Iraqi News Agency (INA), his media office said in a statement, “The Prime Minister chairs the meeting of the Higher Committee for Reform.”
The statement quoted Al-Kazemi as saying that “since we launched the reform white paper to address the rampant corruption in the country, we are working to create an appropriate atmosphere for its application,” noting that “today’s meeting is to announce the start of implementing the administrative and executive mechanisms for the economic reform plan within the white paper.”
He added, “We strongly aspire to restore the country’s economy to its strength after the situation reached very low levels as a result of rampant corruption,” stressing that “this plan would rebuild the Iraqi economy in a proper manner, achieving sustainable development for the country.”
He continued, “The reform plan will provide a solution to the chronic economic management crisis, which is represented by complete dependence on oil, and the failure to diversify sources of income.”
We want to prove to the Iraqis that we are serious about reform; Therefore, the economic management plan was not short-term, nor was it immediate, but rather aimed at an integrated reform until it is completed within 5 years.”
He stressed that “the damage to the Iraqi economy is very great, and for this reason it is impossible to implement the reform plan in a short time, and whoever promises to do so is delusional.”
He pointed out that “the goal is to advance the Iraqi state, not the current government. Governments go and the state remains, and for this we want with all our determination to restore Iraq’s economic prestige.”
And he continued, “Since we assumed the administration of the executive authority of Iraq, we have been working hard to implement reforms, in order to come out with the least losses for all of us,” noting that “the future of our children is more important than anything, they are the builders of Iraq, and they are the ones who will lead it, so let’s leave our interests and think about our children.”