A government agency reveals that nearly one million Iraqis are employed in investment projects.
A government agency reveals that nearly one million Iraqis are employed in investment projects.
2025-09-29 05:33
Shafaq News – Baghdad
The head of the National Investment Commission, Haider Makiya, revealed on Monday that job opportunities have been provided to thousands of Iraqis in investment opportunities across the country.
“Increasing investment opportunities in Iraq will positively impact the stability of the exchange rate, contribute to market stability, and provide job opportunities for the unemployed and graduates,” Makiya told Shafaq News Agency.
He added, “The National Investment Commission’s first-phase projects have provided more than 200,000 job opportunities for Iraqi youth, while the number of workers in other investment projects across various governorates has reached approximately 950,000 young people.”
Makiya pointed out that “investment represents a fundamental pillar of sustainable development in Iraq,” explaining that “increasing investment opportunities will contribute to establishing multiple projects and developing infrastructure, in addition to reducing public expenditures.”
In a speech delivered at the Iraq Investment Forum, held over the past two days in Baghdad, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani announced investment opportunities worth $450 billion across various sectors in Iraq.
Al-Sudani continued, saying: We launched the Riyada initiative, in which more than 500,000 young men and women participated, and trained 92,000, who produced 12,000 new projects from loans and (20) thousand job opportunities.
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