Iraq and World Bank in Talks on Procurement Reforms

By John Lee.

Iraq's Ministry of Planning has held talks with the World Bank on reforms to the government procurement system, including the development of electronic procurement and a roadmap to improve transparency and stability in government contracting.

The meeting, chaired by Deputy Minister for Administrative Affairs Dr. Hana Ismail Al-Asadi, was attended by Sandeep Mahajan, the World Bank's Regional Director for Prosperity in the Middle East, and Lena Al-Abbasi, the Bank's contracting consultant. Staff from the Government Contracts Department also participated.

According to the Ministry of Planning, discussions covered reform priorities across key sectors, the alignment of procurement policy with government objectives, and capacity-building through specialist training programmes.

(Source: Ministry of Planning)

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