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| USDA to help revitalize Iraq’s agricultural extension service |
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| US Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns and Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister, Dr. Salam Zukam Ali Al-Zawba’i, have signed a joint statement of intent to strengthen and broaden Iraq’s agricultural extension system and universities. |
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| Saraya Aqaba in the process of establishing the required infrastructure for the project |
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| General Manager of Saraya Aqaba Dr. Khalid Wazani, updated the media on the latest developments and progress of the Saraya Aqaba project during a media event which the company held Sunday 30 July 2006 at its new sales showroom in Saraya’s headquarters in Amman. |
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| Completed USAID programs in Iraq as of July 27, 2006 |
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| Since the cessation of the 2003 conflict, USAID has completed its planned work at Umm Qasr Seaport, restored significant portions of Iraq’s telecommunications network, rebuilt three major bridges and restored the rail line connecting Umm Qasr with Basra city and points north. |
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| Good news from Iraq |
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| Orascom Construction Industries has invested $70 million in a cement plant in northern Iraq. |
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| Iraq Land of Opportunity? |
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| “The Other Iraq” advertisements are part of an extensive PR campaign by Kurdish officials in northern Iraq to reshape Americans’ perception of their region. |
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| Jordan launches $32-50 million project to develop sites in key areas |
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| The Ministry of Tourism (MoT) announced the launch of a $32-50 million (JD30-35 million) project to develop and renovate tourism sites in five key areas in the country. |
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| Iraq restructures almost $20bn Saddam-era debt |
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| Iraq has concluded its program to restructure Saddam-era commercial debt, having retired almost $20 billion over the past eleven months, one of the country’s financial advisors Citigroup, said. |
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| Iraq cabinet passes foreign investment law |
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| Iraq’s cabinet passed the country’s first postwar law to regulate foreign investment, hoping it will attract badly needed cash to revive the country’s shattered economy. |
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