Iraq spends half of its budget on imports, and these countries are at the forefront of suppliers, 28 AUGUST

 Iraq spends half of its budget on imports, and these countries are at the forefront of suppliers

The Ministry of Planning revealed "the volume of Iraq's annual imports."

The Ministry's spokesman, Abdul Zahra Al-Hindawi, said in a statement to the official media, that: “Iraq imports many goods and merchandise from various countries of the world, including foodstuffs of various kinds and shapes, including electrical, construction, engineering, chemical, agricultural, medical, health supplies, and cars.”

He added, "The volume of annual imports reaches no less than 50 billion dollars."

He continued, “Iraq imports from the countries: Jordan, Turkey, Iran, Saudi Arabia, the Emirates, China, India, Japan, Brazil, the United States, and a number of European countries   link