Tuesday 24 September 2024 | Economic Number of readings: 412 Baghdad / NINA / Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani reviewed with US Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, Wally Adeyemo, the government's efforts and plans for economic and financial reform.
A statement from his media office stated that Al-Sudani received, yesterday evening, Monday (Baghdad time), US Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, Wally Adeyemo, and a number of officials in the Ministry of Treasury.
During the meeting, economic relations between the two countries in various vital sectors were discussed, and the government's efforts and plans for economic and financial reform were reviewed, as well as the trend towards diversifying sources of Iraqi output, enhancing development targets, and practical measures applied in the field of combating money laundering.
The Prime Minister confirmed, according to the statement, that the government has made great strides in the financial and banking reform file, and 95% of bank transfers have been completed through the electronic platform, and less than 5% will be completed by the end of this year,
after which the transition to the correspondent banking system will take place, in accordance with the government's approach and commitment to raising the capabilities of Iraqi banks, in line with international standards and meeting the needs of the thriving investment environment in Iraq.
For his part, Adeyemo praised the progress witnessed by Iraq in the field of economic and banking reforms that were achieved in record time, and the state of economic growth that reached a total of about 6%, which enhances the government's efforts in development, expressing readiness to cooperate and work within a bilateral partnership that serves the interests of economic development. / End 2 https://ninanews.com/Website/News/Details?key=1156985
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