Mawazine News – Baghdad
The Governor of Basra, Asaad Al-Eidani, revealed on Wednesday, the raising of the assessment of the investment situation in Iraq from the red to the orange list during Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani’s visit to London, and in what he described as an important achievement, he revealed the new security and financial agreements with Britain during the visit.
Al-Aidani, who accompanied the Iraqi delegation visiting Britain, said: “Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani’s current visit to Britain resulted in the shift of the risk assessment in Iraq from the red list to the orange in terms of the investment environment, this is an important achievement and we can rise to yellow.”
“The businessmen accompanying the prime minister on the visit welcomed the new assessment, which could turn yellow later,” he added.
He continued, “Many British businessmen have concluded agreements with the Iraqi side in several fields, including education and universities, and a section of British businessmen agreed with their Iraqi counterparts to establish joint laboratories.”
He pointed out that “the Prime Minister held, today, a meeting with the British Minister of the Interior, and many topics related to security were discussed, especially the file of exchanging experiences between the Iraqi and British interiors.”
He pointed out that “there was also a financial meeting as well, as well as an agreement was signed between the Iraqi Trade Bank and British financial institutions, and there is also a financial meeting attended by the Prime Minister that may discuss the support of the Iraqi private sector from British financial institutions, especially after raising the risk assessment from red to orange.”
