Launching a vision of growth, development and prosperity for the country, the government, in December 2015, published the 7th Five Year Plan ("Plan"), with a commitment to "Accelerating Growth and Empowering Citizens". Building on the platform of success from the previous 5 year period, the Plan lays down the strategy for navigating the country to the status of a Middle Income Country by the year 2021 before becoming a Developed Country in 2041.
| Key to the economic growth strategy set out in the Plan is the further acceleration of the GDP growth rate to an average of 7.4% over the Plan period. However, a major constraint to growth is the provision and availability of infrastructure services, and therefore eliminating this infrastructure bottleneck through enhanced investment lies at the heart of government's development plan. Increased investment will come not only through higher contributions from the public fund but also by targeting private sector investment through public private partnerships. It is in this context that PPPs are an integral part of government's strategy for growth and development. | "PPPs are an integral part of government's strategy for growth and development" |