INVESTING IN THE IRAQI ECONOMY: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES

Abstract

Investment is one of the topics that received great attention because of its great role in achieving
economic development, and for the importance of this role, there should be an appropriate
climate for investment in order to be able to advance the economy and achieve high rates of
economic growth. From this standpoint, the need for investment in the Iraqi economy was
highlighted, based on the nature of the monolithic economy and the dilapidated infrastructure
in addition to high unemployment rates and poor performance of basic sectors such as industry,
agriculture ... etc., as well as studying the components of the Iraqi economy represented by the
huge oil resources, fertile lands and the vast Iraqi market.