IBC Members Meet with Aqaba Port Containers Company & Aqaba Logistics Village
Members of the Iraqi Business Council including IBC Deputy Chairman & Secretary-General, Dr. Saad Naji, Mr. Ahmad Al-Amili, Mr. Muhammad Shanshal and IBC Director General met on Thursday December 7th 2023 with the delegation of Aqaba Port Containers Company represented by its Director General, Mr. Ehab Rawashdeh, Mr. Khattab Al-Maani (Commercial Division), Aqaba Logistics Village represented by its Director General, Mr. Hakam Abu Al-Filat, and Commercial Director, Mr. Yazan Al-Jalamdeh at IBC offices / 3rd floor.
During the meeting, Dr. Saad Naji welcomed the guests and reviewed the economic program of the Iraqi Business Council and its activities, which are held to enhance cooperation between Iraq and Jordan. In his speech, Dr. Naji affirmed the importance of the Port of Aqaba in the transit trade to Iraq, and the need to provide facilities to Iraqi traders and encourage them to export through the Port. IBC members also stressed the need to address issues relating to customs tariff, tax exemptions during export and re-export through the Port of Aqaba. For his part, the Director General, Mr. Hakam Abu Al-Filat, confirmed readiness of Aqaba Port Containers Company and Aqaba Logistics Village to provide the best services to traders to increase export and transit trade to Iraq through the Port of Aqaba as it was in 2014, which amounted to 30%, while today it constitutes less than 1%. Agreement was reached to hold periodic meetings between the two sides to improve the quality of services rendered by Aqaba Port Containers Company and Aqaba Logistics Village.
