Erbil: On December 18, 2017,  A meeting between the relevant authorities was held to organize the information and data about the factories and industrial projects, the number of employees and the level of production and their challenges held, the Erbil Chamber of Trade and Industry representatives presented in this meeting. 

Mr. Shivan Abdulrahman the General Secretary of the Federation of the Chambers of Trade and Industry in the Kurdistan Region, Tayyib Kajo the director of The development of Industry in Erbil, Mustafa Zubair the official of Statistics in the General Directorate of Industry, Omer Khidir the Director of The Research and Studies in the Chamber, Nazahat Abdullah the director of Industry Department in the Chamber were attended a meeting at the Erbil Chamber of Commerce and Industry headquarters to lay down the best plan for holding this assessment and data research. 

Furthermore, the attendees agreed on asking the directorates of Investment and Statistics in Erbil to be partners in this project. 

In the end of the meeting, the President of the Chamber evaluated the results of the meeting and expressed support for the plan.