Iraq, US trade exchange scores rise

5-28-13 Baghdad (AIN) -The Iraqi Trade Attaché to the USA announced the rise of the trade exchanges’ rates between both countries.

Nawfal Abu al-Shoun, the Iraqi Trade Attaché to the US said during his speech at the programme held by the US-Arab Trade Assembly in Houston in Texas State “The commercial exchanges between Iraq and the US climbed up with 23 % during 2013 if compared with their the same rate of 2012 where the commercial exchanges amounted to more than $ 4,5 billion for the commodities only.”

He referred to “many opportunities that are available now in Basra in particular and Iraq in general,” calling the US companies to “invest in the province as being Iraq’s economic lung and its prosperity’s key.”

Mutual meetings were held for concluding trade partnerships between dozens of US companies and the visiting Iraqi companies. /End/

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