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UNDP recommends promoting non-oil private sector to support Iraq's economic recovery
by GirlBye Wed Oct 07, 2020 6:12 pm
UNDP recommends promoting non-oil private sector to support Iraq's economic recovery
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) issued Wednesday a new report on Iraq's economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, recommending the country to develop the non-oil private sector.
A report by the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq said that UNDP's report set out a number of policy recommendations that respond to challenges while ensuring continued progress towards the sustainable development goals."While Iraq's macroeconomic and fiscal conditions were broadly positive in the last few years, two major shocks have disrupted this progress including the oil crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic," UNDP's Resident Representative in Iraq Zeina Ali Ahmad said.
The report said that Iraq's gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to reduce by nearly 10 percent in 2020, and the fiscal deficit is forecasted to reach the unprecedented level of nearly 30 percent of GDP this year, according to the report.
It recommended that the Iraqi government rapidly identify additional financing options, avoid an unplanned monetary adjustment, and improve the quality and targeting of public expenditure.The government should also support the non-oil private sector's economy to grow and reduce dependency on oil, while continuing to provide employment for a large number of the most vulnerable and low-income households by extending social assistance programs, the report added.
Iraq is facing a severe economic hardship as more than 90 percent of its economy depends on revenues from selling crude oil, while the oil prices have plummeted amid the global recession due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Re: UNDP recommends promoting non-oil private sector to support Iraq's economic recovery
by GirlBye Mon Oct 12, 2020 2:09 pm
UNDP makes Policy Recommendations for Iraq's Economic Recovery
12th October 2020 in Iraq Industry & Trade News, Politics
https://www.iraq-businessnews.com/2020/10/12/undp-makes-policy-recommendations-for-iraqs-economic-recovery/
12th October 2020 in Iraq Industry & Trade News, Politics
Impact of COVID-19 on the Iraqi economy: New report highlights policy recommendations for Iraq's economic recovery
Expanding social security coverage for vulnerable groups, increasing revenue generation to fund key Government programmes, and allocating more resources to develop the private sector are some of the key recommendations made by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in a new report on Iraq's economic recovery from COVID-19.
Released today, Impact of Covid-19 on the Iraqi Economy analyses the macroeconomic impact of the pandemic, setting out a number of policy recommendations that respond to challenges while ensuring continued progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
"While Iraq's macroeconomic and fiscal conditions were broadly positive in the last few years, two major shocks have disrupted this progress: the oil crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic," says Resident Representative of UNDP Iraq, Zena Ali Ahmad.
"This has significant impacts on communities, especially in relation to income, employment and poverty, with the real potential to significantly increase inequality. For example, the research has revealed that Iraq's private sector employees are at much greater risk of falling into poverty than those who work in the public sector, particularly in low-income work and the informal sector, as well as female-headed households," she adds.
According to the policy paper, the country's GDP is expected to reduce by nearly 10 percent in 2020, and the fiscal deficit is forecast to reach the unprecedented level of nearly 30 percent of GDP in 2020.
UNDP's recommended approach to the Government of Iraq and other key stakeholders in planning for Iraq's economic recovery is twofold, and covers:
- The need to rapidly identify additional financing options, avoid an unplanned monetary adjustment, and improve the quality and targeting of public expenditure; and
- Support the non-oil private sector economy to grow and reduce dependency on oil, while continuing to provide employment for a large number of the most vulnerable and low-income households by extending social assistance schemes.
"UNDP and its partners stand ready to support the Government of Iraq to implement these measures, to stabilize the economy and ensure the most vulnerable people are protected," adds Ms. Ali Ahmad. The policy paper follows Impact of the Oil Crisis and Covid-19 on Iraq's Fragility, released in August 2020.
https://www.iraq-businessnews.com/2020/10/12/undp-makes-policy-recommendations-for-iraqs-economic-recovery/
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