VOL. XXXII

NO. 5

7-NOVEMBER-1988

IRAQ

US Signs Trade Agreement with Iraq

The US signed a new trade agreement with Iraq last week providing creditguarantees for US agricultural exports during the next year. According to Mr.Marvin Simms of the US Department of Commerce, the agreement will raise sales ofUS agricultural products above the current level of $1.2bn. Among the productsimported by Iraq are wheat, rice, maize, dry peas and beans, vegetable oil,livestock and dairy produce. Iraq now leads the...