term current strategy for the Saudi economy which stretches for 15 coming years. He added that the plan was also interested to accommodate the accelerating economic and technological developments witnessed by today's world. He said the plan also underscored the importance of expanding investment in infrastructure projects and its maintenance, developing human resources, natural resources and water resources, the environment protection projects and continuing the efforts of economic reforms and constitutional and administrative development. Despite the negative impact of the international crisis, the plan has laid firm economic and administrative bases, the minister said, adding that the plan aims at reaching an annual growth rate of 5.2 % for the Gross Domestic Product according to fixed prices in 1999. --More
