Deputy: The Railway Link Between Iraq And Iran Is A Mercy Shot At The Port Of Faw
Posted On2023-09-04 By Sotaliraq Basra - Qusay Munther Laying the foundation stone for the rail link project between the Iranian provinces of Basra and Khorramshahr sparked reactions in favor and opposition to the government's step, amid a desire to complete the pending transportation and electricity projects with the Iraqi neighborhood. Independent MP Amer Abdul-Jabbar wrote on the XN website (the investment of the Arbaeen visit to lay the foundation stone for the project The rail link with Iran is considered as a mercy shot on the port of Faw.”
He added, “The need for 91 berths in the port will be eliminated, and it may be limited to 15 berths.”
According to reports, Iranian pressure continued on Iraq through the Minister of Transport, Rustam Qasimi, to link the two countries by rail, but that did not happen at the time.
During the ceremony, Al-Sudani welcomed (the Iranian Vice President and his accompanying delegation, and also appreciated the role of the Minister of Transport, the Governor of Basra, the advisors and the rest of the officials in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, committees and ministries, for their exceptional efforts, to proceed with this great project),
pointing to (the importance of the railway link project in Transporting travelers and visitors to the holy shrines, from Iran and the countries of Central Asia, in addition to its importance in strengthening the infrastructure of the Iraqi economy and increasing its growth),
indicating that (the project has undergone years of discussion, and it was agreed to complete it between Iraq and Iran in 2021), and he pointed out that ( The railway link through Shalamcheh, is one of several links for transporting travelers and visitors to the holy shrines,
which is scheduled to reach the governorates of Najaf and Karbala). For his part, an informant conveyed (President Ibrahim Raisi's greetings to Al-Sudani, and praised the development plans initiated by the Iraqi government in various sectors). LINK
Statistic: Iraq Achieved The Largest Trade Surplus In 2022 Over A Period Of Ten Years
Money and business Economy News _ Baghdad Statistics conducted by the German company Statista, which specializes in market and consumer data, revealed that Iraq achieved the largest trade surplus for the past year 2022 over the past ten years.
The trade balance indicates the differences in imports and exports of goods in the country during the year. If the value of its exports during a period exceeds the value of its imports, it is called a surplus in the trade balance. If the total value of imports exceeds the total value of exports, it is called a deficit in the trade balance.
And the company stated in a table seen by Al-Iqtisad News that Iraq achieved the highest trade surplus for goods in 2022 over the past ten years, as the surplus last year amounted to $53.54 billion, up by 64% from 2021, which amounted to a trade surplus for goods in that period. The year is 20.08 billion dollars, indicating that Iraq achieved a deficit in its trade balance for two years, the first in 2020, when the deficit amounted to 4.11 billion dollars, and the second in 2015, when the trade deficit reached 0.94 billion dollars.
And he continued, “In 2019, the balance achieved a trade surplus of $16.62 billion, in 2018 the trade surplus reached $35.95 billion, and the trade surplus in 2017 reached $15.1 billion,” noting that the trade surplus in 2012 amounted to $35.39 billion.
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