VOL. XLVI

No 38

22-September-2003

IRAQ

IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION

Talabani Issues Decree To Attract Foreign Investment

The local Kurdish government of Jalal Talabani on 1 September issued a decree to encourage foreign investment in the territory controlled by the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) in northern Iraq. According to the secretary of the Kurdish cabinet, 'Abd al-Basit Karim Mawlud, the Kurdish region today enjoys economic stability, compared to other areas of Iraq and provides a favorable...