2025 vision to be launched in January 2015 — Saif

AMMAN — The country’s 2025 economic vision is almost finalised and is expected to be launched in January next year, Planning Minister Ibrahim Saif said on Monday.

Saif explained that the “green paper” of the blueprint is ready and will be revised by several steering committees before being released.

“We have four main areas being tackled in the strategy,” the minister told reporters, adding that one of these areas covers issues of direct interest to citizens such as health, education and employment.

Another area is related to governance and means of developing public sector performance, he added.

The vision also takes into consideration the challenges that might rise, “whether positive or negative”, Saif noted.

He cited the Syrian refugee crisis as one of the challenges that might have a negative impact on the country’s economy, while the drop in oil prices may have a positive impact.

The blueprint will be implemented in three stages according to the minister, who noted that the first and second stages will be applied over a period of three years each, while the third stage will be executed in four years, ending in 2025.

Earlier this year, His Majesty King Abdullah directed the government to draft a 10-year economic blueprint to achieve comprehensive economic development and stability.