Last month witnessed several positive economic developments that did much to reassure the public. The state reached out to Gulf states and showed a readiness to cooperate with global financial institutions. State measures alleviated the pressure of looming threats, but they did not address the underlying structural problems that caused them. The Cabinet Information and Decision Support Center is reportedly preparing a new framework that would define the state’s role in economic activity. Let’s take the advantage to come out of the crisis on a sound path that will help us avoid future crises.