International Finance: Economic Reform In Iraq Is Witnessing An Increasing Pace And We Have Invested About Two Billion Dollars, 19 JUNE

 International Finance: Economic Reform In Iraq Is Witnessing An Increasing Pace And We Have Invested About Two Billion Dollars

Money  and business  Economy News _ Baghdad  The representative of the International Finance Corporation in Iraq, Bilal Zaghir, confirmed today, Tuesday, that the institution’s investment in Iraq has reached nearly two billion dollars since 2005, while indicating that economic reform is witnessing an increasing pace.

Zaghir said in an interview with the Iraqi News Agency, followed by “Al-Iqtisad News,” that “the work of the International Finance Corporation dates back to the year 2005, and over the years we have been able to invest nearly two billion dollars in a wide range of sectors,” indicating that “our work in Iraq will extend out of our belief in future prospects.”  

"For Iraq, the pace of economic reform will accelerate, and this will reflect positively in creating other investment opportunities in all sectors, whether industrial, infrastructure, or in the financial and banking sector."

He added, “The International Finance Corporation is the arm of the World Bank that is concerned with developing the private sector by providing the necessary financing for private sector projects in addition to providing advisory services.

Therefore, the framework of the institution’s work expands to include a wide range of financial services to all companies operating in Iraq in addition to providing consulting services".

Zaghir continued, “The IFC’s thinking relates to a group of sectors whose importance we believe and whose importance we share with the Iraqi government, whether investing in the Iraqi industrial sectors, where they are productive and an alternative to imports, and the second part relates to the financial sector, both its banking and non-banking parts, in addition to the importance of investing in infrastructure and improving the services provided.

” For Iraqis throughout the country,” pointing out that “the main point is our work and encouraging the private sector and working with it.” Views 172  06/18/2024 - https://economy-news.net/content.php?id=44398