Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq meets an official delegation from the United States
Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq meets an official delegation from the United States
January 26, 2025
Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq meets an official delegation from the United States
His Excellency the Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq, Mr. Ali Mohsen Al-Alaq, received Mr. Steve Lutes, Vice President of the US Chamber of Commerce and Chairman of the US-Iraq Business Council, and his accompanying delegation in Baghdad.
During the meeting, they discussed banking and economic relations between the two countries and the upcoming visit of the Central Bank of Iraq delegation to Washington and their meeting with the US Chamber of Commerce and American companies next April.
The meeting discussed the desire of American companies to invest in the energy, infrastructure and modern technology sectors and to invest in the security stability witnessed by Iraq.
His Excellency the Governor stressed during the meeting that the Central Bank of Iraq supports the economic growth process in Iraq and provides the necessary support to international companies wishing to invest in Iraq, including American companies and banks, noting the importance of diversification in investment sectors. The two parties also discussed the mechanisms of international trade and the process of Iraq’s transition to fully operating in foreign transfers through correspondent banks. The Director General of the Investment Department and
the Director of Supervision of Non-Banking Financial Companies attended from the Central Bank, in addition to His Excellency the Governor .
Central Bank of Iraq
Media Office
January 26, 2025
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