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UN Identifies Iraq Investment Opportunities

By John Lee. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has issued a new 49-page report on investment opportunities aligned with Iraq's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in target markets and sectors. The report identifies investment opportunities in the following areas: Food Processing Mid-tech Greenhouses Specialty Dairy Products EdTech Platforms Low-fee Private Schools Education Infrastructure Utility-scale Solar […]

Ban Ki-moon Praises Iraqi NDP

The United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon praised the Iraqi National Development Plan (NDP), encouraging the Iraqi government to work more within different levels. “I congratulate the Iraqi government for finalizing the 2010-2014 NDP,” Ki-moon said in a report on Wednesday, as reported by Aswat al-Iraq. He noted that he sees positive initiatives in […]

Iraq Launches Five-year Plan for Economic Development

China's Xinhua News Agency is so far the only source to report on Iraq's new five-year National Development Plan (NDP), announced on Sunday. The plan targets annual economic growth of 9.4 percent and attempts to cut unemployment. The country's 2010-2014 NDP was announced in a televised event in Baghdad attended by top Iraqi officials, including […]