Erbil: On 29/3/2014 , Under the patronage of His Excellency the President of Kurdistan Region Mr.Massoud Barzani ,at  Rotana Hotel, Investment Forum in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region was  opened and  was attended by senior concerned officials in the field of trade and economic of the federal government and Kurdistan , headed by representative of the President of Mr.Barzani , Mr. Sinan Chalabi, Minister of Trade and Industry , and Dr. RoJ Nuri Shaways Deputy Prime Minister of the Federal Government for Economic Affairs , and in  the presence of a wide range presence from  most of Arab countries in addition to the figures of trade and economic from 10 European countries , and the embassies and consulates of Arab and foreign accredited in Baghdad and Erbil , with two hundred character of Arab and foreigners businessmen .

 

The  Forum was  by the General Union of  Arab Chambers of Commerce , Industry and Agriculture ,and in cooperation with the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of the Kurdistan Region  and Iraq  General Union of Chambers of Commerce ,the forum have   had  heavily media echo on official and popular levels due to the importance  and nature of the economic and commercial characters engaged in .

Mr. Dara Jalil Khayat President of Erbil Chamber of Commerce and the head of Kurdistan  Federation of Chambers Commerce and Industry gave a speech , in which he said that the synchronization of such a conference , with the starting of Erbil Capital of Arab Tourism activities ,is a valuable opportunity for businessmen and Arab and foreign investors to look closely at the reality of economic and commercial activity in the region and the overall climate for investment and business , also said : We expect  this big event  ,has a  positive returns in the Kurdish and Arabic economic arena at various levels.