PM affirms Iraq's determination to move forward on the path of economic reform

Baghdad - INA

Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi affirmed Iraq's determination to proceed on the path of economic reform.

A statement by the Prime Minister's Media Office received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA) stated that "Al-Kadhimi received the Vice President of the World Bank Group for the Middle East and North Africa, Mr. Farid Belhaj and his accompanying delegation," noting that "during the meeting, they discussed ways to enhance cooperation between Iraq and the world Bank.

 The international community in various programs and fields, and with regard to mechanisms for combating corruption and rebuilding the structure of the public service in a way that increases efficiency, and establishes sustainable development and optimal investment of human wealth. 

Some of the lagging World Bank projects in Iraq were also discussed and agreed on ways to reactivate them.

Al-Kadhimi stressed, according to the statement, "Iraq's determination, despite all challenges, to proceed on the path of economic reform, according to long-term visions that depend on effective solutions, noting that" the government puts in mind the interests of Iraq first and the needs of the Iraqi people, in addition to benefiting from the advice it provides sober financial institutions such as the World Bank.

For his part, Belhaj praised the bank's historical and strategic relations with Iraq, and pointed to the sobriety of the white reform paper presented by the government, which includes a coherent vision of ambitious economic development in a way that enhances the goals of good governance.