The National Investment Commission has updated the list of investment opportunities available in their investment map. These opportunities cover various economic sectors and have been contributed by the Ministries and provinces. The original list was created in April 2009 and has been updated in preparation of the Iraqi-US Investment Conference to be held in Washington DC from October 20th-21st.
The investment map includes a list of more than 750 opportunities covering all economic sectors. In terms of the number of opportunities available, the industry and manufacturing sector accounts for 30.5%, followed by youth and sports sectors (13%), health (12%) and transport, housing, and agriculture (7.5% each). Service projects accounted for 6%, with electricity and tourism projects each accounting for 5% .