PM: It Is Time For The Iraqi Economy To Be Linked To The Global Economic Cycle

Baghdad (NINA) - Prime Minister Mohammed al-Sudani confirmed that the government has made reforming the economy one of its five priorities.

 Al-Sudani said in a speech during the Industrial Partnerships Forum in Basra: “The economy cannot be reformed except by supporting industry, agriculture, tourism and trade.”

 He added: “The natural resources we have enable us to establish an advanced Iraqi industry that meets our local needs, and we can export from them.”

Al-Sudani stressed: “Iraq cannot remain a consumer market.”

 He added: “We are diligently seeking investment projects, and staying away from useless commercial partnerships," noting that: “The state cannot employ all the huge numbers of graduates.”

Al-Sudani said: “It is time for the Iraqi economy to be linked to the global economic cycle.”

 Al-Sudani said in a speech at the Industrial Partnerships Forum in Basra: “The government is serious about reforming the work of banks and developing the work of the pharmaceutical industries.”/End