Economic Event: IBC Deputy Chairman & Secretary General Participate in the Economic Meeting Organized by the Iraqi Embassy with Jordan Investment Board
At the invitation of the Iraqi Ambassador to Jordan Mr. Haider Al-Athari, the Iraqi Business Council Deputy Chairman and Secretary General Dr. Saad Naji and IBC members; Mr. Ahmad Al-Amili, Mr. Aqeel Hadi and Mr. Dargham Al-Jarrah participated in the economic meeting held on Sunday July 18th 2021 at the Jordan Investment Board offices, where the Council participated with four representatives of Iraqi businessmen and investors out of only five who were invited to the meeting under the patronage and participation of Ambassador Haider Al-Athari, with the Secretary General and Acting President of the Head of Jordan Investment Authority Mr. Freidoon Hartouqa, a number of officials of Jordan Investment Board, Head of the Arab Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Expatriates – Jordanian Ambassador Mr. Shakir Al-Ammoush, and the presence of the Acting for Iraqi Commercial Attaché Mr. Nabil Noori and a number of Iraqi businessmen and investments to discuss the obstacles and challenges facing Iraqi businessmen and investors.
The following is the text of the press release we received from the Iraqi Embassy about the topics that were discussed during the meeting.
- A fruitful and constructive meeting was held this afternoon at Jordan Investment Board offices, which lasted for nearly two hours, with the presence of the Iraqi Ambassador Mr. Haider Al-Athari and a number of Iraqi businessmen, investors, industrialists, the acting for Iraqi Commercial Attaché Mr. Nabil Noori and the Secretary General of Jordan Investment Board and the acting for the Board’s President Mr. Freidoon Hartouqa, and the presence of a number of the Board’s officials and Head of the Arab Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Expatriates – Ambassador Shakir Al-Ammoush.
At the beginning of the meeting, Ambassador Al-Athari talked about the importance of holding this meeting to discuss the obstacles and challenges facing the Iraqi businessman, investor and industrialist in Jordan and working on finding appropriate solutions to create an appropriate investment environment.
This approach is consistent with the directions of His Majesty King Abdullah II Bin Al-Hussein, the Prime Minister of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Mr. Bishr Al-Khasawneh and the outcome of Baghdad Summit tripartite held in Baghdad end of last month, all of which emphasized on working joining efforts to overcome all obstacles to support the investor.
Ambassador Al-Athari quickly reviewed his recent moves with the officials in the Jordanian state in this regard, through the team that was recently formed at the Embassy, and membership of a number of specialized employees to act as a link between the investor, businessman, industrialist and the officials in the Jordanian state to overcome all obstacles that face them.
After that, the Iraqi investors put forward the obstacles and difficulties that face the Iraqi investor, along with suggested solutions.
For his part, Mr. Hartouqa affirmed his understanding and interest in all that was raised in the meeting, that the Jordan Investment Authority will be supportive of all Iraqi investors, businessmen and industrialists, and will work to overcome all obstacles encountering them.
At the end of the meeting, the Ambassador extended his thanks and gratitude to Mr. Hartouqa on organizing this fruitful and constructive meeting, which will be the beginning of further future meetings aiming at overcoming all obstacles in order to create an appropriate environment to encourage Iraqi investment in Jordan, which will also be a strong supporter of the Jordanian and Iraqi economy.
