Saudi Arabia has quietly revised its National Transformation Plan (NTP) plan to overhaul its government and economy by 2020, lowering some targets. The amendments do not affect major fiscal or energy-related reforms. The government didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment on the modified plan posted online. Female participation in the job market is one key target that’s been trimmed. The new goal is to have women make up 24% of the workforce by 2020, down from an original goal of 28% that compares to about 21% last year. Other goals were also set for training government employees, and some of the indicators designed to improve health services and raise quality of life. Some targets were unchanged, while several new ones have been added. They include improving the Kingdom’s ranking on Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index, raising the retail sector’s share of economic output, and better integrating people with disabilities in the workforce.
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