Planning
China's 'two sessions' open to deliberate 15th Five-Year Plan
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Building on priorities set at the December 2025 Central Economic Work Conference, the fourth session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) opened in Beijing on March 4, 2026, with President Xi Jinping in attendance. The fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) convenes March 5-12 to deliberate the government work report and draft outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030). Spokesperson Lou Qinjian highlighted plans to expand opening-up, boost consumption, and advance sci-tech self-reliance amid ongoing economic pressures.
Training programs making residents of over 700 towns in Ethiopia's Amhara region users of strategic plans are underway. The Amhara region's Urban and Infrastructure Development Bureau states that these efforts are accelerating town development. The initiatives aim to align current urban growth with sustainable long-term progress.
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South Africa's Minister of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Maropene Ramokgopa, has announced that the government has allocated significant funds to enhance public infrastructure in municipalities. An inter-ministerial committee will support distressed local governments. This comes as part of the Mid-Term Development Plan's latest progress report.