In regard with the private sector, the minister presented the problem of the state’s dealings with the private sector and the need to free its hand and trying not to be restricted by the government bureaucracy, in addition to the control of the bourgeois classes (as it described by the minister) as well as the widespread corruption that prevents the private sector from working well, or undermines its ability to contribute for supplying the various sectors that already suffer from a severe shortage of resources.
On the other hand, Minister of Planning confirmed that the economic policy should be the umbrella for all the policies in the country. The Minister explained the relation between the Ministry of Planning and the Ministry of Finance, describing it as an integrative relationship based on coordination and deliberation. However, regarding the investment, he said that there are bureaucratic hurdles and complex routine procedures that reach 71 Sign up for a single investment opportunity.
In the press conference held by the Minister of Planning with Dr. Hassan Al-Zubaidi, Executive Director of Al-Rafidain Center for Dialogue (RCD), he explained that there is a clear confusion in granting permits to complete postgraduate studies outside Iraq, as some of them have an impact on the quality as they are quantitative and not qualitative. Regarding the population census, he mentioned that it will be postponed to the next year due to financial and technical reasons, it will be through electronic devices of up to 150 thousand devices, and it needs to train specialized cadres; however, there are no political impediments to implement the census.
Then RCD organized a series of individual meetings between a number of citizens and the Minister to manage matters related to his ministry and present the existing problems in order to solve them, and to benefit of the opportunity of his presence in the Najaf Province.