Top items on the Govt's 2004 economic agenda

Top items on the Govt's 2004 economic agenda

1. Preparing 2005 state budget bill

2. Coming up with a formula to address the problems constraining exports and investment to improve business competitiveness and generate a more robust recovery in the real sector

3. Speeding up efforts to tackle poverty and unemployment

4. Maintaining internal and external credibility after the end of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s special lending program

5. Securing the supply and distribution of basic foodstuffs as well as making sure that all productive activities continue as normally as possible during the elections.