AME Info, July 13 – ‘Second Annual Kurdistan International DBX tradeshow to be held, November 11th – 14th, 2006, Sulymania, Iraq with record year last year, IraqiAmerican Chamber of Commerce & Industry in cooperation with Sulymania Chamber of Commerce are planning to record another first by moving the event to the second largest city in Kurdistan, Iraq. The first international Rebuilding Iraq trade event in the new Iraq: Kurdistan DBX Expo – ‘A Smashing Success!’ with over 420 companies, last year event exceeded all expectations with 95,640 attendees and this year we plan to do better’ stated Raad ommar, CEO, IraqiAmerican Chamber of Commerce & Industry the organizing NGO organization in partnership with the Iraqi Central Government and Kurdistan Regional Government.
U.S.-Iraqi chamber of commerce and industry to organize investment forum in Amman
Jordan news Agency, July 13 – The U.S.- Iraqi Chamber of Commerce and Industry intend to organize an Iraqi investment forum in Amman next month, Chairman of the chamber Fares al-Mesleh disclosed Wednesday.
Iraq to switch to free market economy
Aswat Iraq
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Malki said on Wednesday Iraq would switch from a centrally-managed economy to a free market economy but gave no time frame for such a move.
Iran begins export of Peugeot RD autos to Iraq
Source: Russian Information Agency
Iran last week exported the first batch of its domestically-made Peugeot RD sedans to Iraq, said a fax released by Iran Khodro on Monday.
Iran foreign minister rejects any preconditions to talks
Stop Fundamentalism, July 12 – Iran’s foreign minister, Manucher Mottaki, rejected any preconditions for Tehran to accept offers from the 5+1 countries and said, “If we were to suspend enriching uranium, there were no need for negotiations and no need for an incentive package.â€
Larijani who was speaking on the state-run television, channel 2, cautioned the ‘G8’ Countries and said, “I emphasized in my talks with some of the country officials, specially those countries that are members of the G8 group and will be meeting on July 15 to talk about Iran’s subject there that making a decision about Iran there, without the out presence of Iran, can damage the progress we have made all along.
Iran Larijani: nuclear solution will take a long time to achieve
Stop Fundamentalism, July 12 – As the international community awaits the outcome of talks between Solana, the General Secretary of European Union and Ali Larijani, Tehran’s nuclear negotiator, on Tuesday, Larijani announced after the meeting that the negotiations will take a long time to produce any results and invited the international community to be patient.
Kuwait, Jordan and Qatar to cancel some Iran agreements
Stop Fundamentalism, July 12 – Kuwait announced Tuesday that it has stopped negotiations to buy drinking water from Iran. Developments regarding Iran’s nuclear dossier and the situation in Iraq have been listed as possible causes of these measures.
iraq – Kurds approve foreigner-friendly investment law
Reuters, July 7 – The parliament of Iraq’s northern Kurdistan region unanimously approved a new investment law this week in hopes of luring foreign capital to the region.
Iraq To Allow Private Sector To Import Oil Products
Morning Star, July 10 – Iraq is to pass a new law that for the first time allows the private sector to import oil products, Iraq’s Oil Minister Hussein al- Shahristani said Sunday, in a bid to overcome a chronic shortage in the country.
Iraq Raises South Oil Output To 2 Million B/D – Official
Nasdaq, July 10 – Iraq has raised its southern crude oil production capacity to 2 million barrels a day from 1.7 million b/d, the head of the country’s South Oil Co., Abdul Jabbar Lauiby, said Saturday.
