Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 37

14-Sep-2009

REGIONAL

Jordan And Iraq Sign Free Trade Agreement

Jordan and Iraq on 3 September signed an agreement to set up a free trade zone between them, in a bid to boost trade exchanges, during meetings of the Joint Jordanian-Iraqi Higher Committee in Baghdad which were chaired by Jordans Prime Minister Nader al-Dhahabi and his Iraqi counterpart Nuri al-Maliki. Mr Dhahabi said the discussions at the meetings also covered the possibility of increasing...