Hassan, World Bank delegation discuss partnership

AMMAN — Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Economic Affairs Jafar Hassan on Monday met with a World Bank (WB) delegation headed by the dean of the board of executive directors Merza Hassan, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

The meeting covered bilateral relations, the bank’s role in supporting   the Kingdom’s development efforts and the Economic Growth Plan (EGP) for the next five years, which aims to double the growth rate by 2022.

The minister noted that the efforts of the government’s economic team in charge of implementing the EGP aim at achieving sustainable growth “which is the number one factor to achieving the sought-after self-sufficiency”.  

For his part, the WB official stressed the bank’s keenness on enhancing Jordan’s capabilities to implement the plan through various programmes, outlining the bank’s existing measures to support the Kingdom’s economy.

He noted that the WB and the Planning and International Cooperation Ministry are preparing a matrix for the reform of policies related to growth and job creation for the next five years.

The EGP was prepared last year by the Economic Policies Council, with the aim of doubling the country’s growth rates within a five year timeframe.