MANAMA, OCT. 22, (BNA) THE ECONOMIC VISION 2030 WAS LAUNCHED AS PER A ROYAL INITIATIVE SEEKING CHANGE AND COMPREHENSIVE MODERNIZATION REFORM IN ORDER TO ENSURE BETTER LIVING STANDARDS FOR EVERY CITIZEN WHILE ADHERING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABILITY, COMPETITIVENESS AND JUSTICE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD CHIEF EXECUTIVE SHAIKH MOHAMMED BIN ISA AL KHALIFA SAID IN A STATEMENT MARKING THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE VISION.
THE VISION WAS BASED ON SUCH PRINCIPLES TO MAINTAIN HIGHEST RATES OF NATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND BOOST PRODUCTIVITY IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE JUSTICE AMONG ALL CITIZENS AND ENSURE THAT THEY ENJOY EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES IN EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE AND EMPLOYMENT, HE ADDED. THE EDB, IN LINE WITH THE DIRECTIVES OF THE CROWN PRINCE HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE SALMAN BIN HAMAD AL KHALIFA, HAS BEEN WORKING WITH MORE THAN 30 MINISTRIES AND GOVERNMENTAL ESTABLISHMENTS TO FULFILL THE INITIATIVES OF THE NATIONAL STRATEGY 2009 - 2014 WHICH ARE CONSIDERED AS GUIDELINES INTO THE ECONOMIC VISION 2030 , SHAIKH MOHAMMED EXPLAINED. SOME MINISTRIES, THROUGH THEIR CLOSE COOPERATION WITH THE BOARD, HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MOVE FROM PREPARING THEIR INITIAL WORK PLANS INTO THE IMPLEMENTATION PHASE OF THE STRATEGY'S INITIATIVES, AND STARTED FORMING WORK TEAMS TO FOLLOW UP ON THE IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS AND PERFORMANCE INDICES, HE ADDED. HE ALSO THANKED ALL CONCERNED SIDES FOR THEIR COOPERATION, INCLUDING MAINLY THE CABINET CHAIRED BY PRIME MINISTER HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE KHALIFA BIN SALMAN AL KHALIFA. SHAIKH MOHAMMED URGED THE LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE POWERS TO ENGAGE IN MORE COOPERATION TO REACH THE ASPIRED GOALS. AOQ 22-OCT-2009 21:34