Al-Kadhimi affirmed Iraq's determination to continue the economic reform program

Baghdad-INA
 
 
Prime Minister Mustafa Al -Kadhimi confirmed on Friday, Iraq's determination to continue the economic reform program.
 
A statement by the Prime Minister's Media Office received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA) stated that"Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi met with the Vice President of the World Bank Group for the Middle East and North Africa, Ferid Belhaj, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.”

“During the meeting, they reviewed the most important aspects of cooperation between Iraq and the World Bank in the financial and economic fields and in providing studies, consultations, and data,” the statement added.
 
The meeting touched on the positive growth in the Iraqi economy, success in facing the challenges caused by global crises, the disruption of supply chains, and the effects of the Covid19 pandemic.

“Al-Kadhimi affirmed Iraq's determination to continue the economic reform program and to lay solid foundations for sustainable development, creating an attractive investment environment and emphasizing cooperation with the World Bank in the areas of modernizing the country's water policy and food security projects”, the statement continued