AMMAN —
National exports to
Iraq increased during the first five months of this year by
32 percent compared to the same period last year, due to bilateral agreements
signed between the two countries and visits by delegations from the Jordanians
industrial sector to Iraq, according to experts in the sector, Al-Ghad News
reported.
اضافة اعلان
The latest external
trade figures issued by the
Department of Statistics show that the value of
national exports to Iraq rose during the first five months of this year by JD46
million to reach JD188 million, compared to JD142 million for the same period
of last year.
During the past
five months, national exports included food products, chemical, engineering,
and electrical industries along with plastics, paper, cardboard, and medicines.
President of the
Amman Chamber of Industry,
Fathi Al-Jaghbir said that “the rise in national
exports to Iraq during the first five months is due to a number of reasons,
foremost of which is the bilateral agreements signed between the two countries,
which greatly contributed to paving the way for national products to enter the
Iraqi market.
Jordan and Iraq signed a number of agreements and
memorandums of understanding at the beginning of last year, including the
agreement on excluding the products of the two countries from any import
registration system and speeding up the completion of the executive steps for
establishing the joint economic city, in addition to proceeding with the
implementation of the double-circuit electric transmission line that connects
the Al-Risha power station with the Al-Qaim transfer station and re-examination
of the procedures at Trebil port (Al-Karama) to facilitate trade.
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