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Litigation in Iraq,” and the diagram set
forth in this Legal Guide.
18. Can I own or lease property/real
estate? If possible, what is the process
to do so?
Yes, a foreign investor may own land in a
residential housing and industrial project.
As for other projects, an investor may lease
land for the project for up to 50 years,
which term may be renewed based on the
nature of the project and its feasibility.
See “Owning and Leasing Land” in Section
III of this Legal Guide.
Source: Investment Regulation No. 7
(2010) for “the Sale and Lease of Real
Estate and Landed Property of the State and
Public Sector Investment Purposes.”
19. Is it recommended that investors
partner with local companies? If so,
how does an investor find local
partners? (NIC Website)
Local partnerships are a good way for
international investors to quickly enter the
Iraqi economy. The NIC recommends that
interested investors explore the potential of
teaming with a local partner. The “Local
Partnership” page of the NIC website can
be accessed at
http://investpromo.gov.iq/local-
partnership/.
Source: “National Investment Commission,
Frequently Asked Questions, available at
http://investpromo.gov.iq/faq/.
20. What types of protections are offered
to foreign investors (e.g., repatriation
of funds, free convertibility, and
protection from nationalization)?
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‫واﻟﻤﺨﻄﻂ اﻟﻤﺬﻛﻮر اﻧﻔﺎ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺪﻟﯿﻞ‬
‫ ھﻞ ﯾﻤﻜﻨﻨﻲ أن أﻣﺘﻠﻚ أو أﺳﺘﺄﺟﺮ ﻣﻤﺘﻠﻜﺎت أو‬.18
‫ﻋﻘﺎرات؟ إذا ﻛﺎن ذﻟﻚ ﻣﻤﻜﻨﺎً ﻓﻤﺎ ھﻲ اﻻﻟﯿﺔ ﻟﻠﻘﯿﺎم‬
‫ﺑﺬﻟﻚ؟‬
‫ﻧﻌﻢ ﯾﻤﻜﻦ ﻟﻠﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮ اﻻﺟﻨﺒﻲ أن ﯾﻤﺘﻠﻚ اﻷرض ﻓﻲ‬
‫ أﻣﺎ ﻓﻲ‬.‫اﻟﻤﺸﺎرﯾﻊ اﻻﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎرﯾﺔ اﻟﺴﻜﻨﯿﺔ واﻟﺼﻨﺎﻋﯿﺔ‬
‫ﻏﯿﺮھﺎ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻤﺸﺎرﯾﻊ ﻓﯿﻤﻜﻦ ﻟﻠﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮ أن ﯾﺴﺘﺄﺟﺮ‬
‫ ﺳﻨﺔ ﻗﺎﺑﻠﺔ‬50 ‫أرض اﻟﻤﺸﺮوع ﻟﻤﺪة ﻗﺪ ﺗﺼﻞ اﻟﻰ‬
‫ﻟﻠﺘﺠﺪﯾﺪ ﺑﻤﻮاﻓﻘﺔ اﻟﮭﯿﺌﺔ وﺣﺴﺐ طﺒﯿﻌﺔ اﻟﻤﺸﺮوع‬
.‫واﻟﺠﺪوى اﻻﻗﺘﺼﺎدﯾﺔ ﻣﻨﮫ‬
‫ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺠﺰء‬،"‫أﻧﻈﺮ "إﻣﺘﻼك اﻷرض واﺳﺘﺌﺠﺎرھﺎ‬
.‫ اﻟﻘﺴﻢ اﻟﺜﺎﻟﺚ ﻣﻦ ﻣﻦ ھﺬا اﻟﺪﻟﯿﻞ‬،‫اﻟﺜﺎﻟﺚ‬
‫ ﻋﻦ‬2010 ‫ ﻟﺴﻨﺔ‬7 ‫ ﻧﻈﺎم اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر رﻗﻢ‬:‫اﻟﻤﺼﺪر‬
‫"ﺑﯿﻊ وإﯾﺠﺎر ﻋﻘﺎرات وأراﺿﻲ اﻟﺪوﻟﺔ واﻟﻘﻄﺎع اﻟﻌﺎم‬
".‫ﻷﻏﺮاض اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر‬
‫ ھﻞ ﯾُﻮ ّﺻﻰ ﺑﺄن ﯾﺪﺧﻞ اﻟﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮون ﻓﻲ ﺷﺮاﻛﺔ ﻣﻊ‬.19
‫ ﻛﯿﻒ ﯾﺠﺪ‬،‫اﻟﺸﺮﻛﺎت اﻟﻤﺤﻠﯿﺔ؟ وإذا ﻛﺎن اﻷﻣﺮ ﻛﺬﻟﻚ‬
‫اﻟﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮ ﺷﺮﻛﺎء ﻣﺤﻠﯿﯿﻦ )ﻣﻮﻗﻊ اﻟﮭﯿﺌﺔ اﻟﻮطﻨﯿﺔ‬
(‫ﻟﻺﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر‬
‫اﻟﺸﺮاﻛﺎت اﻟﻤﺤﻠﯿﺔ وﺳﯿﻠﺔ ﺟﯿﺪة ﯾﺪﺧﻞ ﺑﮭﺎ اﻟﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮون‬
‫ وﺗﻮﺻﻲ اﻟﮭﯿﺌﺔ‬.‫اﻟﺪوﻟﯿﻮن اﻹﻗﺘﺼﺎد اﻟﻌﺮاﻗﻲ ﺑﺴﺮﻋﺔ‬
‫ھﯿﺌﺔ اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر‬/‫اﻟﻮطﻨﯿﺔ ﻟﻺﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر )اﻟﮭﯿﺌﺔ اﻟﻮطﻨﯿﺔ‬
‫ﺑﺎﻟﻤﺤﺎﻓﻈﺔ( أن ﯾﺴﺘﻜﺸﻒ اﻟﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮون اﻟﻤﮭﺘﻤﻮن إﻣﻜﺎﻧﯿﺔ‬
‫ وﯾﻤﻜﻦ اﻹطﻼع ﻋﻠﻰ‬.‫اﻟﺪﺧﻮل ﺑﺸﺮاﻛﺔ ﻣﻊ ﺷﺮﯾﻚ ﻣﺤﻠﻲ‬
‫ﺻﻔﺤﺔ "اﻟﺸﺮاﻛﺔ اﻟﻤﺤﻠﯿﺔ" ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﻮﻗﻊ اﻟﮭﯿﺌﺔ اﻟﻮطﻨﯿﺔ‬
:‫ﻟﻺﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺮاﺑﻂ اﻟﺘﺎﻟﻲ‬
http://investpromo.gov.iq/local-
partnership/.”
‫ "اﻷﺳﺌﻠﺔ اﻷﻛﺜﺮ ﺗﺮدداً" واﻟﺘﻲ ﯾﻤﻜﻦ‬:‫اﻟﻤﺼﺪر‬
:‫اﻹطﻼع ﻋﻠﯿﮭﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺮاﺑﻂ‬
./http://investpromo.gov.iq/faq
‫ ﻣﺎ ھﻰ أﻧﻮاع اﻟﺤﻤﺎﯾﺔ اﻟﺘﻲ ﯾﻤﻜﻦ ﺗﻘﺪﯾﻤﮭﺎ‬.20
‫ﻟﻠﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮﯾﻦ اﻷﺟﺎﻧﺐ )ﻣﺜﻞ إﻋﺎدة ﺗﻮطﯿﻦ اﻷﻣﻮال‬
‫(؟‬.‫ إﻟﺦ‬،‫واﻟﺘﺤﻮﯾﻞ اﻟﺤﺮ واﻟﺤﻤﺎﯾﺔ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺘﺄﻣﯿﻢ‬