Tuesday, April 27, 2010

*** Iraq ~ U.S. ~ We are working to stimulate the private sector and accelerate economic reform the Iraqi Strategic Framework Agreement ..


"U.S. Department of Agriculture will hold an expanded conference during the month of June special agricultural trade in Iraq, and a continuation of the path of the Washington Conference of the investment"

April 28, 2010

Economic Attaché U.S.: We are working to stimulate the private sector and accelerate economic reform ~ Announced a conference on agro-industries soon

بغداد – حسين النجم BAGHDAD - Hussein star

The relationships of Iraq's economic - the U.S. towards a new development at the economic booming real quiet in the dialogues in order to establish the rules of the fruitful interaction and exchange between the two countries within the framework of the Iraqi Strategic Framework Agreement - American

To highlight more than held morning economic dialogue with the extension of U.S. economic Patricia Hasllach, who confirmed the possibility of building units for cooperation and strategic coordination on the economy and energy, under the Convention on the strategic action, in addition to other committees, continuing in the area of coordination, especially for the Investments Committee and the private sector and financial Add to this Energy Commission.

Indicated that the Special Committee to services and that is through coordination with the Iraqi government representative, Dr. Rafie al-Issawi continues to deepen this aspect.

The Hasllach We have seen real intentions seeking investment from businessmen Americans, therefore, we are working to coordinate in order to create investment opportunities with the Iraqi side and building a climate suitable for cruise capital of America to Iraq, said that the volume of U.S. investment in growing, especially in the energy sector and the agricultural sector, which will see many events During the coming months. announced Hasllach the Office of Agricultural Affairs in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture will hold an expanded conference during the month of June special agricultural trade in Iraq, and a continuation of the path of the Washington Conference of the investment.

It showed that the U.S. government is seeking to support the efforts of the next Iraqi government to diversify the proceeds of the national income and reduce dependence on oil as a return key to economic rent, and this is by encouraging the Iraqi private sector, the agricultural sector and labor therein, which embraces more than a quarter of the labor of Iraq, and I think Iraq was a race in the Middle East to export and packaging of processed agricultural products and contribute to the agricultural sector today in 10% of the gross national product of the state.

She said that he will join 30 U.S. companies in the agricultural effectiveness that we referred to a specialized forages and manufacture as well as genetically modified seeds and during the last quarter of 2010 we're going to effectively again and likely to expand visits to companies in the U.S. to Iraq to represent the health sector and the pharmaceutical industry this year.

She noted that the month of May 2010 will see the delegation's visit a senior Iraqi businessmen and the private commercial sector of the United States in order to participate with small and medium entrepreneurship development in the city of Houston.

And hinted that the U.S. government today is focused on encouraging air and maritime transport, as that Iraq represents an attractive area for investment in the transport sector, especially marine and that he could compete with the Gulf states and to build a similar experience of the United Arab Emirates in the field of ports giant.

Hasllach indicated that the United States continues to transfer modern technology and the training of Iraqis after the innovation of new techniques in the field of research expeditions to the private sector working in information technology, and the end of this April will see the return of many Iraqi companies operating in the mobile industry and software that has contributed to training courses to receive everything is new and aspiration advanced technology in the United States an opportunity to create a new generation in the private sector Information Iraq.

Concerning the initiative Obama to the Muslim world to promote development and economies of Islamic countries, she said Hasllach President Obama and achieve all that he promised in his speech at Cairo University to improve U.S. relations with the world Islamic, including Iraq, the summit this month to participate, Iraq in support of promoting economic growth and will join the 50 countries participating in the conference, which will represent the five continents in the world, we will focus on Iraqi businessmen of both sexes and we will encourage them.

And Iraq's entry into the World Trade Organization, revealed Ambassador economic Hasllach, that going into Iraq thinking today via two trends, current first stream is refusing because he believes we will come back to a policy of dumping the commodity without the feature to remember, and the current second is that going into Iraq will give a real advantage of the Iraqi economy as a committed to global integration.

We believe that entering Iraq would encourage companies in the world all to deal with Iraq, which will be a strong message, despite some limitations, but will work on the modernization of economic systems and policies, especially in the customs and intellectual property rights and the disposal of waste, we should remember that Iraq was a race to contribute internationally to regulate the tariff customs .

And hinted at the efforts of the U.S. Agency for International Development in supporting the efforts of the private banking sector to lend to entrepreneurs in small and medium-sized applications tremendous too. The aim is to encourage these banks to grant credit banking.

She concluded her speech by saying Patricia Hasllach today we are waiting for the new Iraqi government which we hope to complete the march of the previous government performance to develop and strengthen the status of the Iraqi economy and reform progress and advancing ages.

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and... interesting from June 2009 ~ SOFA ~
Iraq Beyond 2011: Remarks by Deputy Minister Rafe Al-Eissawi