Al-Atwani To The French Embassy Delegation: Halting External Borrowing Indicates An Improvement In Iraq’s Financial Policy
Money and business Economy News – Baghdad The head of the Finance Committee, Atwan Al-Atwani, explained on Sunday, during his meeting with the French embassy delegation, that the cessation of external borrowing indicates an improvement in Iraq's financial policy.
A statement issued by the media office of the Council of Representatives, and seen by "Economy News", stated that "the head of the Finance Committee, Atwan Al-Atwani, received a delegation from the Economic Attaché at the French Embassy in Baghdad."
The statement continued, "During the meeting, the financial and economic situation in the country was reviewed, in addition to the role of the Finance Committee in monitoring spending and implementing the items of the general budget.
" Al-Atwani pointed out "the priorities that his committee is currently working on, most notably maximizing non-oil revenues to avoid the risks of fluctuations in global oil prices on the Iraqi economy, in addition to preparing a package of important legislation that would bring about a qualitative shift in the financial and banking sector."
He explained that "the decline in foreign borrowing indicates an improvement in our financial policy," noting that "the decline in foreign debts came after conducting a comprehensive review of the feasibility of these loans, as we stopped them and began to pay off the old ones, and we obligated that borrowing be only for productive projects that achieve a financial return and not for consumer sectors."
Al-Atwani called on French companies to "enter the Iraqi market forcefully, especially since they have previous successful experiences in implementing strategic projects."
He pointed out that "the provisions of the general budget gave the government the opportunity to encourage foreign companies to invest their money in the country by providing sovereign guarantees."
For his part, the French delegation expressed its happiness with this fruitful meeting, stressing "his country's desire to strengthen relations in various development fields with Iraq in a way that achieves the interests of the two friendly peoples." https://economy-news.net/content.php?id=49929
