CAIRO: Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif said providing new job opportunities and solving the problem of unemployment top the government priorities and constitute a key target the government is seeking to achieve through cooperation and coordination among all ministries, reported the State Information Service Thursday.
The Prime Minister singled out the importance of the role of Ministry of Manpower and Immigration in monitoring employment policies in all sectors, at home as well as abroad.
The reports added that this statement was made during the ministerial meeting chaired by Nazif at the cabinet premises.
Cabinet Spokesman Magdy Radi noted that President Hosni Mubarak s platform targets to provide 730,000 job opportunities this year, 580,000 at home and 150,000 abroad.
