What Business Leaders are Saying About Iraq

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• "[Iraq is] a market that everyone should look at because it's a big country, badly damaged by many years of war, it has its resources and potential, its educated people and labor force ... We have looked at the Iraqi market, we believe it's a good market for us. " - Ziad Makhzoumi, Chief Financial Officer of the United Arab Emirates' largest builder, Arabtec.
• "If you look at that resource base and the population, those two factors would suggest there's a big market to be serviced ... It's a market we'll continue to pay attention to ... and we're looking to do more." - Declan Hegarty, managing director and head of Abu Dhabi at HSBC.

(Source: Reuters)