Erbil: On April 22, 2019, Dr. Dara Jalil Al-Khayat, the President of Erbil Chamber of Commerce and Industry, participated in the opening ceremony of the 11th Exhibition for Building, Construction and Energy, which was attended by 200 competent companies from 15 countries, including 22 companies from Saudi, it has been the first  time for Saudi Arabia companies to participate. 

The inauguration was attended by a number of government and party officials including: Qubad Talabani, Vice President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Derbaz Kosrat Rasul, the Minister of Construction, Nawzad  Hadi, the Governor of Erbil, Chairman of the Federation of Iraqi Chambers of Commerce and a number of local companies specialized in housing represented in the fair.