"RV UPDATE" BY CLARE, 3 MARCH

  Clare 

  Article:  "Iraq is looking forward to joining the World Trade Organization"   Quote:  "Iraq has today become a major economic player on the world level and needs to harmonize Iraqi laws with international laws." 

 Article quote:  " Parliamentary agreement with the European Union mission: European financial and banking institutions are preparing to invest in Iraq"

Article: "Iraq completes requirements to join WTO”  Quote: "The Iraqi Minister of Trade, Atheer Al-Ghurairi, affirmed that Iraq fulfilled the conditions necessary to become a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) following the completion of economic reforms and the enhancement of the investment climate."