26_September [Archives:2007/1080/Press Review]

Thursday, August 23
Main Headlines

– Ministry of Finance: Government employees to receive extra salary next week

– Economists praises President's efforts to fight unemployment and foster development

– Yemen supports second phase of Somali reconciliation

– Interior Ministry prevents entry of weapons into the Capital City, cancels any arm-bearing licenses

– Sana'a Zoo receives over 132 thousand visitors during the summer vacation

– Saleh orders government to cash a month salary to employees on the advent of Ramadan

The Yemeni army's organ reported that President Saleh ordered the government to cash one month's salary to all the state's civil and military employees and retirees on the advent of the holy month of Ramadan to minimize the citizen's burden caused by the price rises in the local market due to the unprecedented skyrocketing prices of foodstuffs in global markets. Saleh chaired a meeting over evaluating the current economic, developmental and security situations and reviewing the government plans to improve its performance. “The government work is an integrated system and every authority should shoulder its definite responsibilities to execute the electoral platform of the government which has become a national practical program.” Saleh said.

His directives demanded the government to improve the governmental administration, reform banking system, restudy monitory policy, bolster investment mechanisms, keep on developing and modernizing judiciary, improve living standards of the government employees and retirees, complete reviewing local authority law in order to extend privileges of local councils and improve their financial sources. He called upon the government to prioritize implementing tasks and invest pensions funds to encourage local investments and contribute to creating job chances and resolving housing insufficiency.
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