Under the patronage of His Excellency the Prime Minister, Mr. Mohammad Shiaa Al-Sudani, the Iraq Investment Forum will be held at the Al-Rasheed Hotel in Baghdad on Saturday and Sunday, April 12th and 13th, 2025.
In light of this, His Excellency the Prime Minister announced that the forum is organized by the Iraqi private sector, in coordination with the Prime Minister’s Office, the National Investment Commission, the Iraqi Economic Council, and in cooperation with the “Al-Iktissad Wal Aamal” group.
This forum arrives at a significant moment in Iraq’s economic renaissance, as the nation is undergoing a significant economic transformation, as it has entered a new phase of development and growthو driven by structural reforms and increased openness to Arab and global markets. Iraq’s strategic location at the heart of global trade routes, coupled with its human wealth and abundant oil and gas resources, represents a promising investment environment, opening up vast opportunities for local, Arab, and international investors and companies to establish new commercial and investment projects and partnerships. It is noteworthy that that Iraq has achieved a qualitative leap in foreign direct investment, ranking fourth globally among ten countries, according to the latest report issued by “FDI Intelligence.”
This forum stands as a paramount platform for highlighting the most important investment opportunities in a wide range of economic sectors presented by the National Investment Commission, relevant ministries, local investment authorities, and private sector partners.
Over two days, the forum’s agenda includes specialized dialogue sessions on economic, financial and monetary policies, ongoing reforms, facilitating investment procedures, and sectoral opportunities in energy, industry, financial and banking services, infrastructure, transportation, logistics services, the digital economy, and the possibilities of public-private partnership opportunities.
The program also includes an attractive presentation of the Strategic Development Road Project, with a focus on its ambitious goals, its positive impact on regional and global economic integration, in addition to the sustainable investment and development opportunities it provides
During the forum, details of the second phase of new city projects will be revealed, which include the construction of more than 150,000 housing units in integrated cities in several Iraqi governorates, in addition to presenting more than 100 investment opportunities in vital economic sectors such as energy and renewable energy sectors, housing and real estate development, agriculture and animal production, tourism and entertainment, health and pharmaceutical industries, heavy and medium industries, industrial cities and free zones, transportation and ports, communications, oil and gas, as well as food and manufacturing industries.
The forum will also constitute an opportunity for companies and businessmen to meet with global and regional banks and financial funds, and offer a chance to hold direct meetings and discussions with the relevant ministries and investment authorities in Iraq, in addition to presenting investment and economic opportunities of common international and regional interest.
