Muhammara City / Al Qurnah City / Basra City / Al Fao City / /
Company
Development OPIC Overseas Private Investment Corporation / The Louis Berger Group Inc. / Development Authority (same as GDID above) IFC International Finance Corporation / /
Country
Saudi Arabia / Iran / Kuwait / Turkey / Jordan / Syria / Iraq / /
Currency
USD / /
Facility
Al-Masab Al-Aam River canal / Basrah University / /
IndustryTerm
oil fields / natural gas / Oil exports / oil / oil processing / plastics / daily oil extraction amounts / bank / oil sector / oil prices / retail sector / natural gas production / /
NaturalFeature
Gulf/Persian Gulf / Tigris river / Garmat Ali River / Arab Gulf / Al-Masab Al-Aam River / Euphrates / Shatt Al-Arab River / Al Iz River / Tigris / Arabian Gulf / Sahtt Al-Arab River / Euphrates river / Al Basra River / /
Organization
OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation / Commission of Public Integrity FDI Foreign Direct Investment FTA Free Trade Agreement FZ Free Zone FZL Free Zone Authority Law GATT General Agreement / Central Bank of Iraq / Intellectual Property Rights UNCITRAL United Nation Commission / Kurdish Regional Government MENA Middle East & North Africa MIGA Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency MIM Ministry of Industry / Trade NGOs Non Governmental Organizations NIC National Investment Commission OCR Office / International Monetary Fund / World Trade Organization / National Investment Commission / Labor Force / Basrah USAID / General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade / United States Government / Planning and Development Cooperation MoT Ministry / Tariffs and Trade GCIC General Commission of Iraq Customs GDID General Directorate / Iraqi government / United States Agency for International Development / Administrative Division / World Bank / Iraq IDA Industrial Development Authority / United Nations / Intellectual Property Organization WTO World Trade Organization / Ministry of Planning / Basrah Investment Commission / International Labor Organization / ISC Iraq Securities Commission ISO International Organization / Industry and Minerals MoLSA Ministry / World Intellectual Property Organization / Domestic Product GDRER General Directorate for Real Estate Registration GoI / Basrah University / Government of Iraq GTC General Taxation Commission ICI International Compact / /
Person
Nehran Omar / Al Ma'qil / Al Rumailah / Al Qurnah / /
Position
DISCLAIMER The author / General / teacher / CPA / IG Inspector General / Major / /
ProvinceOrState
Basrah / Dhi Qar Province / Basra Province / Basra / Al Qurnah District / Maysan Province / Inside Basra Province / /
RadioStation
CBI / /
Region
Middle East / North Africa / Persian Gulf / Mediterranean / Arabian Gulf / /
THE USAID-TIJARA PROVINCIAL ECONOMIC GROWTH PROGRAM INVESTOR GUIDE OF BASRAH This guide was prepared in cooperation between Basrah Investment