Minister of Finance Dr. Youssef Boutros Ghali has announced that the ministry has updated the state budget in accordance with international standards.  He said a long term economic vision has been set.  He said that focus has been targeting an increased dependence on technology for precision and accuracy.  He said the technical implementation of year end budget statements is underway to link the budget statement with actual results.  He said that great care has been given to linking fiscal and monetary policies with plans to achieve high performance.

(source: Al-Akhbar)