Cabinet to give preferential treatment to domestic products in gov't tenders

The Cabinet economic group held a meeting on Monday at which Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab stressed the need for better coordination and preparation when it comes to policy decisions and announcements. All major economic decisions are to be brought up and discussed with the economic group (they weren’t already?). The PM also reiterated in a statement his cabinet’s commitment grant preferential treatment for local providers in government tenders. The group approved a decision to extend the delivery date of last season’s cotton to textile manufacturers to the current fiscal year.

The Council of Ministers' statement on the meeting is available for download here (pdf).