Iraqi investors ‘asset’ to Jordanian economy — Shehadeh

AMMAN — Minister of State for Investment Affairs Muhannad Shehadeh and a delegation from the Iraqi Business Council (IBC) on Sunday discussed several issues and challenges facing Iraqi investors in the Kingdom.

Shehadeh, who is also head of the Jordan Investment Commission, said that Iraqi investors constitute “an asset” to the Jordanian economy, adding that Iraqi businesspeople’s successes can be a “model” for non-Jordanian investors in the Kingdom, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

IBC Chairman Majid Saedi expressed appreciation for the government’s efforts in presenting all kinds of facilities to Iraqi investors, as well as the commission’s efforts in finding solutions to the challenges facing approximately 33,000 Iraqi businesspeople mainly working in health, tourist, industrial and trade sectors