IBC Board Member & IBC CEO Participate in the Information & Communications Technology Forum for The Middle East & North Africa (MENA ICT)

At the invitation of “Int@j Association” for Communications and information Technology, Board member of the Iraqi Business Council, Mr. Mekki Al-Faiz, and IBC Director General participated in the Information & Communications Forum for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA ICT), which was opened on Wednesday November 16th 2022 by the Jordanian Prime Minister Dr. Bishr Al-Khasawneh, on behalf of His Majesty King Abdullah II, at King Al-Hussein Bin Talal Convention Centre in the Dead Sea with the presence of 2,000 participants including officials, experts and specialists in the public and private sectors, who represent 40 states.

The Forum, in its 9th edition, is being held after the end of Covid-19 pandemic, where Int@j Association for Information & Communications Technology has worked since its establishment on organizing and holding this Forum every two years.

The Forum is held in partnership with the Ministry of Digital Economy & Entrepreneurship, the strategic partner the Central Bank and the investment partner the Jordanian Ministry of Investment with the participation of 77 representatives of 50 investment funds in the region.

The idea of establishing the Iraqi Business Council is based on the common desire generated by a number of elites. Those who are Iraqi investors and businessmen on the territory of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan unanimous in the importance of creating economic reference for them, as well as for those who wish to join them in order to maximize Iraq’s investment in Jordan, as well as to contribute actively to Iraq’s construction and reconstruction.

The idea of establishing the Iraqi Business Council was well-founded and blessed by the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Accordingly, the approval of the competent Jordanian authorities was commended for launching the Iraqi Business Council in Jordan.