Ninewa Investment Forum

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Ninewa Investment Forum





Ninewa Investment Forum

• Start
  2 Dec 2019
  
  
• End
  4 Dec 2019
  
  
• Location
  Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq
  
  

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https://www.invest-in-ninewa.com/conference

https://www.invest-in-ninewa.com/conference



https://amchamiraq.wildapricot.org/event-3621968

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[size=36]Erbil hosts a forum to offer investment opportunities worth $ 127 million in Nineveh[/size]

01/12/2019











BAGHDAD balances News

will see the city of Arbil , capital of the Kurdistan region from 3-5 December 2019 the work of Nineveh Investment Forum , which will bring together operating in Nineveh companies and government leaders with international, regional and local investors, business leaders and other stakeholders, and will participate Roudao network media support for the forum.

The forum will discuss investment potential in the Kurdistan Region and provide exciting opportunities in the sectors of agriculture, manufacturing, services and technology.

The Nineveh Investment Forum, funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID), will expand its ongoing efforts to support regional development by opening additional business development centers at the upcoming Nineveh Investment Forum, which will help revive the private sector in Nineveh. .

Business at the Nineveh Investment Forum will represent more than $ 127 million in investment opportunities, and investors will have the opportunity to meet promising entrepreneurs face to face.

The event, organized by the US Agency for International Development (USAID), brings together experts and speakers in international investment and development, a unique collaboration between the United States and the public and private sectors in Iraq to support communities in Nineveh by creating investment opportunities. Ended / 29 BC





https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=75104

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[size=34]Two years since ISIS defeat, foreign investors look to Nineveh[/size]


5 hours ago




ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – International investors and firms from the US, Europe, and the wider Middle East are looking for investment opportunities in Nineveh province, a region of northwestern Iraq shattered by the long war and occupation of the Islamic State group (ISIS).

The Ninewa Investment Forum, organized by the Iraq Governance and Performance Accountability (IGPA) project and funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID), aims to bring together international investors and Nineveh business owners to “showcase” the investment potential of northern Iraq. 

The Forum takes place in the Kurdistan Region capital of Erbil, which borders with the federal Iraqi province of Nineveh, on December 3 to 5.

Peter Dimitroff, who heads the project, told Rudaw English on Monday the main purpose of the Ninewa Investment Forum is to help global investors forge ties with local businesses.

“The purpose of the Investment Forum is to kick start the investment coming from overseas and also around the region to invest in Nineveh governorate and also in northern Iraq as a whole,” Dimitroff said. “We have publicized the opportunities in Nineveh and investors are coming from North America, Europe, and the Gulf States to this Forum.”

USAID is working with elected officials, community leaders, local and faith-based non-governmental organizations, and the private sector to help religious and ethnic minorities targeted by ISIS to improve their living conditions, expand their economic opportunities, and promote democratic participation.

Dimitroff said USAID is supporting the work of small and medium sized enterprises in Nineveh to make them “investment ready”.

“This Investment Forum really falls in the early stages of our program which is a two year program, and following this program we will continue working with the small and medium enterprises in and around Nineveh in few key selected sectors,” Dimitroff added.

The Investment Forum will feature businesses from the sectors of agriculture, food processing, cold storage, and hospitality. 

Mosul is the biggest city in Nineveh. It was devastated by three years of ISIS occupation and the nine month battle to oust the jihadists.

Swathes of Iraq’s second city still lie in ruins, with entire neighborhoods flattened and thousands of families unable to return home. Explosives and dead bodies still lie among the rubble.

Nineveh’s business sector collapsed under ISIS control, and its recovery has been slow since the liberation. Corruption and continued insecurity have has a chilling effect. 

The unrest currently sweeping southern and central provinces of Iraq has also blunted wider investment. 

Dimitroff thinks the Kurdistan Region will play an integral role in the recovery of northern Iraq.

“It is not a coincidence that we are holding the forum here in Erbil and not a matter of convenience,” Dimitroff said. “For Nineveh and the whole north of Iraq to prosper, Kurdistan need to be a big part in this.”

“The Iraqi government is helping and assisting USAID in Nineveh and the programs of USAID would not have been moving forward if it was not with the help and assistance of the Iraqi government and Kurdistan Regional Government,” Dimitroff added.

More than 500,000 Nineveh residents are still displaced from their homes, according to the International Organization for Migration.

The province is one of the most diverse areas of the Middle East, home to Sunni and Shiite Arabs, Kurds, Christians, Yezidis, Kakais, Shabaks, and other ethno-religious groups.

It also contains territories with which are disputed by both Erbil and Baghdad.
 

https://www.rudaw.net/english/business/021220191?utm_source=KwikPlayer&utm_medium=KwikShare&utm_campaign=KwikMotion




https://www.rudaw.net/english/business/021220191

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The start of the Nineveh Investment Forum with the participation of the Association of Iraqi private banks in Erbil


04/12/2019

Economy News _ Baghdad

The Nineveh Investment Forum, which will bring together companies operating in Nineveh with international, regional and local investors, business leaders and other stakeholders with the participation of the Association of Iraqi Private Banks, kicked off on Tuesday 3-5 December 2019 in Erbil.

The forum will discuss investment potential in the Kurdistan Region and provide exciting opportunities in the sectors of agriculture, manufacturing, services and technology.

The Nineveh Investment Forum, funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID), will announce the expansion of its ongoing efforts to support regional development by opening additional business development centers at the upcoming Nineveh Investment Forum, which will help revive the private sector in Nineveh. .

"Shortly after the launch of the EIPI program in Nineveh six months ago, we established the first business development center in Erbil and are now assessing the location of additional facilities in Nineveh province," said Sahl al-Annabi, a private sector team leader in the Nineveh Investment Facility program. - With the expected opening of our second facility during the first quarter of 2020.

For his part, the facilitator of the Nineveh Investment Facilitation Program team, Aaron Hsu, pointed out that “Business Development Centers will provide access to knowledge, tools and financial facilitation services to companies operating in Nineveh. To help her On revitalizing and mobilizing finance and growth, special programs will be offered to support women entrepreneurs and startups.

The event, organized by the US Agency for International Development (USAID), brings together experts and speakers in international investment and development, a unique collaboration between the United States and the public and private sectors in Iraq to support communities in Nineveh by creating investment opportunities.

Institutions supporting the Nineveh Investment Forum include: the American Chamber of Commerce in Iraq, the Kurdistan Regional Investment Commission, the Yazda Organization (an international Yazidi organization), the Federation of Iraqi Industries - Nineveh Chamber of Industry, the Iraqi Intermediate Market Development Corporation, the Iraqi Private Banks Association, and the Nineveh Investment Commission. And the American-Iraqi Business Council.

http://economy-news.net/content.php?id=18410

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US ambassador: Nineveh will have the largest share in access to investment opportunities




04-12-2019 






Baghdad / News
US Ambassador to Baghdad Matthew Toller said on Wednesday that Nineveh will have the largest share in access to investment opportunities.
Tulter said in his speech at the Nineveh Investment Forum that his country "is determined to develop relations with Iraq, and Nineveh will have the largest share in access to investment opportunities."




http://www.ikhnews.com/index.php?page=article&id=203850

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Wadih al-Handal: The banking sector will contribute to financing the projects of the liberated areas


05/12/2019

Economy News Erbil

The President of the Association of Iraqi Private Banks, Wadih al-Handal, announced the plan of the Iraqi banking sector for the next stage, noting that he will participate in financing small, medium and large projects in the liberated spokesman in accordance with the Council of Ministers Resolution No. 245 of 2019.

Al-Handal said in a speech on the sidelines of the Nineveh Investment Forum, which was attended by Al-Iqtisadiah News, that the Egyptian sector will contribute effectively in financing small, medium and large projects as well as participation with the private real estate, agricultural and industrial sectors in accordance with the Cabinet's decision 245 of 2019 and the approval of the President. Council of Ministers on the recommendation of the Council of Advisors on the financing of small and medium enterprises. "

"The Association of Banks is working to invite Arab and foreign banks to open branches or offices in Iraq for the purpose of providing services to Arab and foreign investment companies operating in Iraq."

Al-Handal revealed the most prominent activities of the Association of Private Banks in Nineveh Governorate in cooperation with the "Tamkeen" Fund, saying that "one billion dinars has been allocated to grant loans to 200 small projects without interest and an appropriate repayment period, in addition to the support of our organization to care for displaced people headed by UNESCO artist peace musician Naseer Shamma ".

More than 4,000 food parcels have been distributed to needy families, more than 3,000 school trips to schools on the right and left sides of the city, more than 1,000 Eid clothing for orphans, and more than 1,000 school uniforms, school bags and stationery for the new school year, he said. Rehabilitation of youth after the terrorist phase of ISIS.

He stressed the need to abolish the bureaucracy in dealing with investors so that they can put their projects on the ground.

Al-Handal called for giving confidence to experienced and efficient investors to rebuild the areas liberated from ISIS.

http://economy-news.net/content.php?id=18431

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[size=36][rtl]The banking sector funds the liberated areas projects[/rtl][/size]


Friday 06 December 2019

The Iraqi Private Banking Association announced the Iraqi banking sector plan for the next stage, and that it will participate in financing small, medium and large projects in the liberated areas in accordance with Cabinet Resolution No. 245 of 2019.

The head of the association, Wadih Al-Handal, said in a speech on the sidelines of the "Nineveh Investment Forum", that "the banking sector will contribute effectively to financing small, medium and large projects in addition to participating with the private real estate, agricultural and industrial sector in accordance with Cabinet Resolution 245 of 2019 and the approval of the Prime Minister to The recommendation of the advisory body for financing small and medium enterprises. "

He added that "the Association of Banks is working to invite Arab and foreign banks to open branches or offices in Iraq for the purpose of providing services to Arab and foreign investment companies operating in Iraq."

Al-Handal revealed the most prominent activities of the Association of Private Banks in Nineveh governorate in cooperation with the "Tamkeen" fund, saying: "A billion dinars were allocated to grant loans to 200 small projects without interest and with an appropriate repayment period, in addition to supporting (Ahlana) organization to care for the displaced headed by a UNESCO artist for peace." Musician Naseer Shamma, "pointing out that the focus was on the issue of" rehabilitating youth after the terrorist ISIS stage. "

He stressed the need to abolish the bureaucracy in dealing with investors so that they can put their projects on the ground.

While Al-Handal called for the need to give confidence to investors with expertise and competence to rebuild the areas liberated from ISIS.

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