71.   The process of public expenditure review has finally started, privatisation of public enterprises had begun and so had sustainable civil service reforms.

72.   The reforms also include hikes in the prices of water and domestic flights, new incentives for investors and privatisation of some public enterprises.

73.   The reforms include privatisation of public enterprises, including water and elctricity services.

74.   The privatisation process would help create a middle-income society by allowing Malawians to invest in public enterprises.

75.   The programme includes reforming public spending to encourage growth and the reduction of poverty, as well as improving tax policy, public enterprises and the financial sector.

76.   They met with Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Mussa, as well as the ministers of public enterprise, agriculture and industry.

77.   This would be done through redefining the role of government, rationalising the civil service, strengthening tax administration and accelerating the privatisation of public enterprises.

78.   They warned of job losses in the run-up to privatisation, a process which has already started in some public enterprises.

79.   Mahathir also created a new ministry of entrepreneurial development, which replaces the public enterprises ministry.

80.   Meanwhile parliament on Tuesday night proposed the setting up of a special committee to investigate whites involved in parastatals and public enterprises.