1. Iraqi -German Joint commission
Berlin 29th September 2015

2. FACTS Population: 35000000 ap. Area: 435052 sq. km
Oil production: mbd
Average importing value: 40$Billion /year
Energy sector consumes:40%Of Budget
1 € = 1326 ID

3. Doing Business, Why Iraq?
Potential development in all sectors
Huge demands and needs
Long term investments
Natural resources
Prime location
Human resources
Political issues

4. Business partner, Why Germany?
Strong economy
Advanced technology
Excellent quality
Heavy industry / production lines
Iraqi Public endorsement
To strengthen Eco-political ties

5. Being in Iraq Advantages
Low taxes
No custom
Free money movement
Cheap fuel
Less competition
Local partner availability
High profitability

6. Being in Iraq Disadvantages
Security % of Iraq is safe
Corruption Serious steps are taken
Banking system improvement needed

7. How to make it work Public bidding contracts (regulation 2/2014)
Direct investment (law 13/2006)
Private partnership (law 21/1997)
Joint venture (laws 21or 22 / 1997)
Public Private partnership PPP (law 22/1997)
Defer payment (budget law 26 and cabinet approval)

8. P. P. P. 100s of state owned companies & 1000s of state owned factories
Privet Sector
Machine
Factory
High
Tech.
Super
Business
Opportunity
P.P.P
Evaluation
Con.
&Gov.
support
Land
&
loc L.
Mart H.
Res
SOE

9. P.P.P. We offer Government’s support Assets (land, machineries)
Local knowledge
Local market
Human resources
Clean companies (no loans, no legal dispute, no masked unemployment)

10. P.P.P. We need Upgrade, expand, and rehabilitate production.
Introduce new products.
Develop sales and marketing skills.
Build capabilities to assess market needs
pricing strategy, etc.
Upgrade technical and R&D capabilities.
Resize labor force and introduce systematic training.
Improve quality control systems.
Introduce modern accounting processes and systems.

11. Defer payment Sovereign Guarantee available ($5b)
Interest rate not to exceed 6%
Grace period more than 2 years
Repayment instalments more than 4 years
Energy, infrastructure, industrial & Health
Ready to negotiate

12. Improving Iraqi Economy
Central bank of Iraq injected 6 Trillion ID equivalent to €4.5 billion into the market as soft loans (4% Int.) to the Private sector as follow:
€1.5 billion to improve manufacturing sector through industrial bank
€1.5 billion to improve agricultural sector through agricultural bank
€750 million to improve housing sector through housing fund and mortgage bank
€750 million to privet loans through Private banks

13. Improving Iraqi Economy
5 years loans
No cash, LCs only to avoid misuse of the loans
Reduced unemployment
Equal opportunities
Quality control

14. Projects on Defer payments basis
Location
Ministry
Rehabilitation of sprinkles irrigation system Pro. L.
Babylon
I&M
Tractor pro L.40% manufacturing
M V A transformers pro L.
Dyala
Middle tension cables Pro L.
Nasirya
Medical gazes Pro L L/h
Baghdad

15. project Location Ministry
Fertilizer plant Phase 3
Basra
I&M
Radial tyres for trucks Pro L.
Najaf
Solid waste treatment project producing elect and brick 4000 t/d
Baghdad
Solid waste treatment project producing ethanol 1000 t/d
Kerbala
Dewanya
8 irrigation Projects
6 Dams rehabilitation
South & East
W R

16. project Location Ministry
Modern tech to estimate water reserve in dams and lakes
General
W R
Installing measuring device for water flow and quality
Limiting salty area in Shat Alarab
Basra water project
Basra
11 Concrete sailo of tons and tons
Kerbala
Dewanyageneral
Trade
2 metal sailo of tons
Salahdin

17. (16 projects from oil ministry to be distributed)
Location
Ministry
30 power station 132 KV
General
Electricity
5700 km of high tension line 400 KV
2300 km of high tension line 132 KV
10000 housing units
10 provenance
C& H , M
Water and sewerage
8 provenance
(16 projects from oil ministry to be distributed)

18. See you in Iraq
Thank you