Who's Who ~ Today's Meeting - Hillary Welcomes Delegation From Iraq ...

Link ~ Hillary Clinton and Iraq ~ Transcript ~ Remarks at the Business Forum Promoting Commercial Opportunities in Iraq ...

June 3, 2011

Today's Meeting - Hillary Welcomes Delegation From Iraq ...

"Let me welcome"

1. Dr. Thamer Ghadhban - Head of Prime Ministers Advisory Committee

2. Chairman Araji - Chairman of the National Investment Commission, and

3. Mr. al-Baker from the Ministry of Industry and Minerals.

And we’re delighted that all of you could be taking part in this.

___ So who are these guys?__

_Mr. Ghadban - (one of three technocrats to draft Iraq's oil law)

In late April 2006, there was strong speculation that he would again be appointed Minister of Oil, this time by the government of Nuri al-Maliki[6].
Currently he is the Chairman of the prime minister's advisors committee [7] and one of three technocrats to draft Iraq's much debated oil law, which is still waiting to be approved by the parliament

_Dr. Sami Al Araji, Chairman - Iraqi National Investment Commission

Snip ~ The NIC, led by Chairman Dr. Sami Al-Araji, was established to be the face of private investment in Iraq and serve as promoter, facilitator, monitor, and policy advisor for investment into Iraq.

Dear Investors: Welcome to Iraq

We have embarked on a mission of rebuilding Iraq by attracting Iraqi, Arab, and foreign capital investment. Such investment will contribute to the transfer of knowledge and technology in all Iraqi economic sectors currently being transformed from centralized economy to a market economy based on free competition, equal opportunity and the development of the private sector and in order to fully utilize the natural and human resources of a promising Iraq. We have made available to investors a number of exemptions, incentives, and guarantees according to investment Law 13 of 2006:

- The One Stop Shop in the National and Provincial Investment Commissions which facilitate the processing of the investment licenses applications, issuing the license, allocating the land, securing tax exemptions, and facilitating the entry and exit of investors and their employees.

Dr. Sami Al Araji
Chairman
Iraqi National Investment Commission

article from http://www.investpromo.gov.iq/index.php?id=1 - investors should bookmark this one:)


_Munqith Al-Baker
Senior Advisor to Ministry of Industry and Minerals

*September 7-8 -2011 ~ Iraq Mining 2011, a new international conference, exhibition and trade fair for the mining, mineral and material industries in Iraqhttp://www.iraqmining.com/

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