Business In Brief [Archives:2006/947/Business & Economy]
The minister of Planning and International Cooperation Abdulkarim Al-Arhabi discussed with Dr Mohamed Kouhene, representative of World Food Program (WFP), the new country program 2007-2011 and the basic agreement according to which the relations of cooperation between Yemen and WFP is determined. The WFP has in the new program allocated an amount of $ 48 million to support the two sectors of education and health in Yemen.
Professor of mechanical engineering at Sana'a University Dr Mohammed al-Bakheeti said preparations were underway at the Ministry of Industry and Trade for convening a plenary meeting soon. The meeting would include leading officials of the ministry and a number of researchers, specialists and academicians from Sana'a University, specialized in industrial fields.
Dr al-Bakheeti pointed out there is a serious endeavor by Sana'a University and the Ministry of Industry and Trade for the establishment of integrating relation between the ministry and specialists from the University and also for finding the required integration between the public and private sectors in local industrial areas.
The Minister of Industry and Trade Dr Khalid Rajih Sheikh has read before the parliament four texts of draft laws for reforming economic relations especially in the trade area that was based on granting licenses beforehand and support. The new draft laws are meant for tackling those relations and their serving of transparency in relations between the producer and the consumer. The Minister has considered them as basic part in the process of reform.
The parliament approved referring draft laws of domestic and external trade, consumer protection and regulation of agencies and branches of foreign companies to the parliamentary committee on trade and industry to be studied and present the parliament with reports on them.
A delegation representing International Organization of Transparency and the world bank is expected to visits Sana'a to acquaint itself with the executive efforts and steps implemented by the Yemeni government in the agenda of political elections, support form Yemen's efforts in areas of judiciary reform, fighting corruption and enhancement of freedoms and human rights.
On the other hand, an extensive media campaign would be launched soon for awareness about dangers of corruption to be and it will include including all media instruments. The campaign would focus on the negative impact of corruption and the government and popular efforts for exterminating them. It is to be mentioned that the government adopts many programs for combating corruption and protecting the public property and its plan includes many strict measures in the future.
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