By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Planning has held the second meeting of the preparatory committee for the Fourth Arab Entrepreneurship Summit, scheduled to take place in Iraq in November. The meeting, chaired by the ministry's Undersecretary for Technical Affairs, Dr Maher Hammad Johan, addressed a range of organisational and logistical issues, including: Review of […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Trade has held discussions with a delegation from the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) Technology Centre for Entrepreneurship to explore joint mechanisms for empowering small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Iraq. According to the Ministry's media office, Director General of the Private Sector Development […]
Most comprehensive report to date on women's participation in political life in Iraq: Challenges and ways to overcome them Women's participation in political processes in Iraq is hampered by many obstacles, despite Iraqi women's determination to engage in the public sphere. In 2020, Iraq ranked 70th worldwide in terms of women holding seats in parliament. […]
