Jeddah, Dhu-AlQa'dah 11, 1439, Jul 24, 2018, SPA -- His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Vice President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Defense, presided over a meeting of the Economic and Development Council, at Al-Salam Palace, here tonight. Various related issues to the national economy and development were discussed, during the meeting, including a report presented by the Ministry of Economy and Planning on economic modeling, human capacity building, means of economic estimates setting up, expectations and policies' evaluation. They also discussed setting up a general framework for modeling governance, to set out assignments of departments, regulate data and assumptions and means to overcome ensuing challenges. The meeting was concluded putting forward appropriate recommendations related to aforementioned issues. -- SPA 19:12 LOCAL TIME 16:12 GMT 0027 www.spa.gov.sa/w721152