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Al-Sudani: Economic reforms have raised the level of foreign investments in Iraq
1/26/2025
Prime Minister Mohammed Shia confirmed, on Sunday, that the government has made significant progress in various aspects of economic reform and digital commercial and banking transformation, noting that economic reforms have been able to raise the level of foreign investment in Iraq.
The Prime Minister's Media Office said in a statement, seen by "Al-Eqtisad News", that " Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani received the Chairman of the US-Iraq Business Council, Vice President of the US Chamber of Commerce Steve Lotus."
He added, "The meeting reviewed trade and cooperation relations between Iraq and the United States, and efforts to prepare for the US Companies Representatives Forum, which will be held in Iraq during this year. The implementation of 18 agreements and memoranda of understanding, which were signed during His Excellency's visit to the United States last year, was also followed up."
According to the statement, al-Sudani praised "Lotus's efforts in sponsoring and holding forums and meetings, especially with the Iraqi private sector," stressing that "the government has made significant progress in various aspects of economic reform and commercial and banking digital transformation," pointing to the continuation of efforts to legislate the intellectual property law and introduce this concept into school curricula; In order to keep pace with global trade development.
Al-Sudani explained that “economic reforms have raised the level of foreign investment in Iraq, and that American companies are invited to participate in the development renaissance that Iraq is witnessing, and the attractive and business-friendly investment environment.”
For his part, Lutz, according to the statement, praised “the efforts of the Iraqi government in the field of reform, stressing the desire of many American companies to enter the Iraqi market, and to establish promising partnerships with the Iraqi private sector, and to contribute to development and expand the scope of commercial and investment activities. ”