The establishment of an economic forum in Iraq aims to create a climate for investment

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Friday February 6, 2015 18:33


[Baghdad-where]

A group of academics, economists and businessmen Iraqis announced Friday, the establishment of the Iraq Economic Forum along the lines of international and global economic forums.

The economist said the Iraqi prime minister for economic affairs adviser to the appearance of Mohammed Saleh said that "The Forum is an independent, non-governmental and not-for-profit, a forum for the private sector Iraqi Athadath and all its organizations and its representatives and its institutions and its Characters and to unify the visions."

He pointed out that the Forum "will be available for those who wish to join researchers, academics and organizations competent in economic affairs, associations and targeted dialogue and cooperation with the government to develop and market leadership in the future and development."

Saleh added, "We aim to create a favorable investment climate in accordance with the interim look is consistent with the government's economic approach of the program and a strategic view is consistent with the Iraqi constitution and adapt strategies and laws of economic reform, but are complementary, and in particular the implementation of the government program."

He was held yesterday of the first international conference in Baghdad under the slogan [discreet investment law to achieve the goals of development and meet the ambitious investor] in order to contribute to the improvement and development of the investment environment in Iraq.

It was at the conference, which lasted over two days, his form a committee to be a cell crisis to implement the recommendations and proposals in addition to overcome the obstacles related to the application of the investment law, as well as working on a semi-annual conference to follow up on reality investment and economic requirements. "

The conference discussed a number of obstacles that hinder the process of investing in Iraq, which summed up the issue of routine administrative and allocation of land for investment projects and financial and administrative corruption as well as the effects of the security situation.

The Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Advisor to the appearance of Mohammed Saleh said earlier told all of Iraq [where] that "the general direction of the state is to end the sale of oil and the distribution of imports salaries for staff and operating expenses with the trend toward product people," expected to "witness Iraq's progress in the field of investment and the creation of a new investment climate and the first steps that the signing of the contract to build a petrochemical plant with Shell, and we consider it a breakthrough in depth Basttosmar oil wealth. "

For his part, said the economic and investment commission parliamentary member Ahmed Salim, for [where] all committee agreement with Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, the legislation of new laws for investment and the private sector, in order to attract investors and encourage them to enter the Iraqi market. "

The House of Representatives has approved on 29 of the month of January last federal budget for fiscal year 2015 of $ 119 trillion dinars towards $ 105 billion and a deficit of 25 trillion Danar.



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