Iraqi Chambers of Commerce and the Japanese JICA discuss developing the private sector

Baghdad - INA

The Federation of Iraqi Chambers of Commerce and the Japanese organization JICA discussed, today, Thursday, the development of the private sector for entrepreneurship.

The Federation stated in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that “the Federation of Iraqi Chambers of Commerce and the Japanese JICA organization discussed a joint work agreement aimed at developing the Iraqi private sector and upgrading all its aspects. The Federation of Iraqi Chambers of Commerce was represented by the advisor to the President of the Federation, Sabah al-Baghdadi, and the advisor International organizations Ahmed Al-Yasiri, Falah Al-Jubouri and Anmar Iyad Malouki in the Union, and in return, the Japanese JICA organization was represented by the Development Programs Officer, Lujain Al-Bayati, the Program Preparation Advisor, and Masashi Nishikawa.”.

He added, "The meeting focused on the importance of benefiting from the Japanese experience in managing the private sector of Japan's economy, as the experience in Iraq can be benefited from, and it addressed the reality of developing the private sector for entrepreneurship and the mechanism of linking it with Japanese companies to exchange expertise and practical experiences and develop the capabilities and skills of companies in all regions.".

He continued, "The Union submitted an invitation to the organization to attend the introductory symposium on Iraq's entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO), which will be held on 10/4/2023 in the hall of the Federation of Iraqi Chambers of Commerce, and also to the emerging and small projects conference for entrepreneurship, which will be held in cooperation with the Sector Development Department." Special meeting at the Ministry of Commerce and the Federation of Iraqi Chambers of Commerce on 10/5/2023 at the Baghdad International Fair, to discuss the challenges and opportunities available to entrepreneurs and owners of emerging entrepreneurial ideas and projects.