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Written by Hilary Vasco Wiagbe
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Thursday, 09 October 2008 |
Former Minister of State for Economic Affairs, Sam Jackson has called for the setting up of a Special Economic Monitoring Committee.
Mr. Jackson said when set up by government, the committee would devise means to minimize the impact of the global financial meltdown on the country’s economy.
He proposes that members of the committee should be drawn from both the public and private sectors.
In a statement issued, Mr. Jackson also wants President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf to call an extraordinary session of the National Legislature.
He wants the Legislature should hold public hearings for experts, business organizations and other stake holders to proffer suggestions to combat the global economic emergency.
Mr. Jackson added that discussions out of the hearings could lead to what he called detailed policies and authority for the president to take actions necessary to protect the national interest.
According to him, these actions would provide support to government’s poverty reduction strategy.
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