Ministry preparing development agenda for each governorate

AMMAN — The Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation is currently preparing a separate development agenda for each governorate in partnership with civil society, development specialists and the private sector, according to a statement released Saturday.

This initiative is part of the ministry’s mandate to oversee implementation of development programmes in the governorates over the years 2016-2018 and will take into account each governorate’s competitive advantages, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Imad Fakhoury said in the statement.

In order to determine the development priorities and needs of each governorate, the ministry and USAID are conducting field visits, which will also help identify projects that USAID can contribute funding, the statement said.