non-performing assets and accelerate the process of their recapitalization; establishment of the Financial Stability Committee (FSC); and adoption of common year end for banks. 4.2 Objective 2: Implement Sound, Transparent & Predictable Government Economic Policies 4.2.1 Stakeholders’ participation in policy, planning and budgeting was enhanced during the period under review. The Economic Transformation Blueprint of Nigeria’s Vision 20:2020 was produced and launched in 2009. The objective of the Nigeria’s Vision 20:2020 is to launch Nigeria into the league of the 20 largest economies in the world by year 2020. 4.2.2 The visioning process involved active participation and input from a broad spectrum of Nigerians in the public and private sectors of the economy both at home and in the Diaspora. Experts from various Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Federal, State and Local Governments as well as NonGovernmental Organizations and captains of commerce and industry participated in the visioning process. The various sectors of the economy were mapped out into 29 thematic areas, namely, Agriculture; Business Environment and Competiveness; Corporate Governance; Culture, Tourism and National Orientation; Education; Employment; Energy; Environment; Financial Sector; Foreign Policy; Government; Health; Housing; Human Development; ICT, Judiciary & Rule of Law; Manufacturing; Media and Communications; Niger Delta and Regional Development; Political System; Science and Technology; Security; SMEs; Sports Develop54

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