Baghdad – WAA
Today, Thursday, Minister of Finance, Taif Sami, discussed with the Regional Director for the Middle East at the World Bank, Jean-Christophe Carré, support for the economic and financial reform program in Iraq.
A statement by the Ministry of Finance, received by the (INA), stated that “Minister of Finance Taif Sami received the Regional Director for the Middle East at the World Bank, Jean-Christophe Carré, and the Bank’s Special Representative in Iraq, Richard Abdelnour.”
He pointed out that, “During the meeting, the World Bank’s loans and grants, development project priorities, and ways for the World Bank to support the strengthening of the financial and business sectors and improve the investment environment were followed up.”
He added, “The meeting also emphasized the continuation of bilateral coordination to enhance sustainable development, in addition to discussing the bank’s support for the government program regarding economic reform in Iraq.”
Minister Sami pointed out “the government’s interest in strengthening partnership with international financial institutions, within the framework of accelerating the pace of financial and banking reforms in line with the Iraqi government’s vision aimed at consolidating the foundations of the national economy, achieving economic balance, and correcting the course of financial policy in Iraq.”