Dry Channel .. Call for sustainable gains of the national economy

28/7/2018 12:00 am

The rail highlighted its joints
Baghdad / Mustafa Al Hashemi - Farah Al Khafaf
The dry canal project, including railways, is an imperative for sustainable development, moving the national economy to a new stage, through trade between the two poles of the world via Iraq, which is the shortest way to transport goods between these countries.
In the midst of this picture, exporters and their intermediaries are willing to deal with suppliers and their intermediaries in a secure environment free of bureaucratic obstacles, delays and tariffs, especially in the field of transport, which will protect national interests by enacting laws and regulations ensuring the preservation of transport infrastructure and foreign trade. (Roads, rail networks, ports and airports, customs authorities, etc.).


Problems and Constraints
The academic economist d. "The main problems and obstacles that impede the commercial activity are the failure of transport infrastructure and other related accessories and inefficiency, as well as the high cost of procedures and the length of time required to implement them, which calls for increased government and private investments in the transport sectors, And activate the dry canal, which will strengthen the transport sector to take its role in achieving economic growth.
"The world and the neighboring countries are looking forward to the establishment of strategic projects with Iraq, which hopefully will be implemented soon, especially railway projects and linking them with those countries, to achieve the greatest benefit of the economy through the revenues from the transport of goods Through ports and by railways. "


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"The possibility that the goods reach the European continent after activating the work of the dry channel that Iraq enjoys a distinct geographical location, as well as the possession of a network of rail linking the majority of the provinces that can be linked with neighboring countries."
He pointed out that "rail projects achieve feasibility by linking them with Arab countries, which will ensure the arrival of goods faster, as well as it generates huge financial revenues to Iraq in the event of the completion of the Arab network of rail links."


Development Goals
He added that "transport by rail achieves economic feasibility, as this type represents an integrated transfer of goods and goods and passengers, and achieves Iraq's development objectives concrete, because of the possession of geographical location and flat land, which qualify him to represent the link between the rail link between Southwest Asia and the European continent."
For his part, interested in the economic affairs, Khalid Al-Tamimi said that "the dry canal projects will provide permanent employment opportunities for many educational disciplines and are constantly renewed. It requires the establishment of industrial and service cities on both sides of the road, providing all the services required by the transport and human resources mechanisms. The direction of the government in this matter. "


new Horizons
Tamimi said in a statement to the "morning" that "this project opens the prospect of large work inside Iraq, where the need for the establishment of fast transport routes, and rail linking Iraqi ports to the ports of the Mediterranean, as well as the rehabilitation of railways
Old".
He pointed out that "the dry canal will activate the local industry and open new horizons for the transfer of the global industry to Iraq to be the starting point for the different cities of the world, and this leads to a direct benefit, which record high growth rates.
The National Committee for the Facilitation of Transport and Trade issued a number of resolutions and recommendations, including the promotion of computerization of the procedures in support of information and communication technologies in the fields of customs, banks and taxes, and the call for the formation of quality unions for air, sea,
And passengers.
The academic economist d. Majid al-Baydani said earlier that "the recommendations" included the confirmation of the General Authority of Customs of the Ministry of Finance to implement the system "ASYCUDA" and the tariff system, as well as the advancement of communications and speed up the application of the Visa "electronic visa", in addition to the confirmation of the General Assembly Customs should pay attention to the statistics of foreign trade of Iraq and the preparation of accurate and detailed data quarterly or annually by following electronic systems. "


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