Finance Ministry preparing long-term economic reform strategy for post-2019

The Finance Ministry is currently preparing a long-term economic reform strategy for 2019 onwards, Vice Minister of Finance Ahmed Kouchouk said at a roundtable debate organized by BNP Paribas in Paris, according to a ministry statement. The strategy relies mainly on improving social security through the universal healthcare scheme and improving market competition, in addition to improving the management of state assets and expanding the state IPO program.