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34. Does Iraq have a stock exchange or             ‫ ھﻞ ﻟﺪى اﻟﻌﺮاق ﺑﻮرﺻﺔ أوراق ﻣﺎﻟﯿﺔ أو ﺳﻮق‬.34
    equity market available to investors?                          ‫ﻟﻸﺳﮭﻢ ﻣﺘﺎﺣﺔ ﻟﻠﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮﯾﻦ؟‬

Yes. The Iraqi Stock Exchange (ISX) has            ‫ ﺑﻮرﺻﺔ اﻷوراق اﻟﻤﺎﻟﯿﺔ اﻟﻌﺮاﻗﯿﺔ ﺗﻌﻤﻞ ﻣﻨﺬ ﻋﺎم‬.‫ﻧﻌﻢ‬
been operating since 2004 through the Iraqi         ‫ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻼل ﺳﻮق اﻟﻌﺮاق ﻟﻼوراق اﻟﻤﺎﻟﯿﺔ ﻓﻲ‬2004
Stock Exchange in Baghdad. National               ‫ ﻟﺴﻨﺔ‬13 ‫ﺑﻐﺪاد وﯾﺴﻤﺢ ﻗﺎﻧﻮن اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر اﻟﻌﺮاﻗﻲ رﻗﻢ‬
Investment Law allows foreign investors to
buy and sell shares and other securities                 ‫ ﻟﻠﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮﯾﻦ اﻷﺟﺎﻧﺐ ﺑﺘﺪاول اﻷﺳﮭﻢ‬،2006
listed on the ISX.                                                    .‫واﻟﺴﻨﺪات اﻟﻤﺪرﺟﺔ ﺑﺎﻟﺒﻮرﺻﺔ‬

Source: Investor Guide 2015, “Investment               ‫ "اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر ﻓﻲ‬2015 ‫ دﻟﯿﻞ اﻟﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮ‬:‫اﻟﻤﺼﺪر‬
in the Iraqi Stock Exchange,” p. 30.                    .30 ‫ﺑﻮرﺻﺔ اﻷوراق اﻟﻤﺎﻟﯿﺔ اﻟﻌﺮاﻗﯿﺔ" ﺻﻔﺤﺔ‬

35. Can foreign investors access local              ‫ ھﻞ ﯾﻤﻜﻦ ﻟﻠﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮﯾﻦ اﻷﺟﺎﻧﺐ اﻟﺤﺼﻮل ﻋﻠﻰ‬.35
    credit and financing?                                             ‫اﻟﻘﺮوض واﻟﺘﻤﻮﯾﻞ ﻣﺤﻠﯿﺎً؟‬

Yes. Iraq’s banking system is growing and          49 ‫ اﻟﻨﻈﺎم اﻟﻤﺼﺮﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﺮاﻗﻲ ﯾﻨﻤﻮ وﯾﺘﻜﻮن ﻣﻦ‬.‫ﻧﻌﻢ‬
consists of forty-nine banks, many of which            ‫ ﯾﻤﻜﻦ ﻟﻌﺪد ﻛﺜﯿﺮ ﻣﻨﮭﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺳﺒﯿﻞ اﻟﻤﺜﺎل‬،ً‫ﻣﺼﺮﻓﺎ‬
can, for instance, transfer money                                         .ً‫ﺗﺤﻮﯾﻞ اﻷﻣﻮال إﻟﯿﻜﺘﺮوﻧﯿﺎ‬
electronically.
                                                    ‫ "اﻟﻨﻈﺎم اﻟﻤﺼﺮﻓﻲ‬2015 ‫ دﻟﯿﻞ اﻟﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮ‬:‫اﻟﻤﺼﺪر‬
Source: Investor Guide 2015, “Iraq’s              ‫ ﻟﻠﺤﺼﻮل ﻋﻠﻰ‬26-23 ‫ ﺻﻔﺤﺔ‬،"‫واﻟﻌﻤﻠﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﺮاق‬
banking system and currency,” p. 23-26.
                                                                               .‫اﻟﻤﺰﯾﺪ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺘﻔﺎﺻﯿﻞ‬
36. Does Iraq have any seaports? If so,
    what kind of cargo can they handle?           ‫ ﻣﺎ‬،‫ ھﻞ اﻟﻌﺮاق ﻟﺪﯾﮫ ﻣﻮاﻧﺊ؟ إذا ﻛﺎن اﻷﻣﺮ ﻛﺬﻟﻚ‬.36
                                                    ‫ھﻮ ﻧﻮع اﻟﺸﺤﻨﺔ اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﺴﺘﻄﯿﻊ أن ﺗﺴﺘﻮﻋﺒﮭﺎ؟‬
Yes. Iraq currently has two international
seaports:                                                    :‫ اﻟﻌﺮاق ﻟﺪﯾﮫ ﺣﺎﻟﯿﺎً ﻣﯿﻨﺎءان دوﻟﯿﺎن‬.‫ﻧﻌﻢ‬
                                                                                ‫ ﺧﻮر اﻟﺰﺑﯿﺮ‬.1
         1. Khor Al Zubair,                                                         ‫ أم ﻗﺼﺮ‬.2
         2. Umm Qasr.
                                                    ‫ﻣﯿﻨﺎء أم ﻗﺼﺮ ھﻮ أﻛﺒﺮ ﻣﻮاﻧﻲ اﻟﻌﺮاق وﻣﯿﻨﺎء اﻟﻤﯿﺎه‬
The port of Umm Qasr is Iraq’s largest and         ‫ وﯾﺴﺘﻮﻋﺐ اﻟﺸﺤﻨﺎت اﻟﺴﺎﺋﻠﺔ واﻟﺠﺎﻓﺔ‬.‫اﻟﻌﻤﯿﻘﺔ اﻟﻮﺣﯿﺪ‬
only deep-water port. It handles liquid and
dry bulk, general cargo and containers.                                .‫واﻟﺸﺤﻨﺎت اﻟﻌﺎﻣﺔ واﻟﺤﺎوﯾﺎت‬

37. What is the quality of the                    ‫ ﻣﺎ ھﻰ ﻧﻮﻋﯿﺔ ﺧﺪﻣﺎت اﻹﺗﺼﺎل اﻟﺴﻠﻜﯿﺔ‬.37
    telecommunications services, such as           ‫ ﻣﺜﻞ اﻹﻧﺘﺮﻧﯿﺖ واﻟﮭﺎﺗﻒ؟‬،‫واﻟﻼﺳﻠﻜﯿﺔ‬
    Internet and telephone?

Iraq has an extensive telecommunications           ،‫اﻟﻌﺮاق ﻟﺪﯾﮫ ﺷﺒﻜﺔ إﺗﺼﺎﻻت ﺳﻠﻜﯿﺔ وﻻﺳﻠﻜﯿﺔ ﻛﺒﯿﺮة‬
network with as many as six service                 ‫ ﺑﻤﺎ ﻓﻲ‬،‫ﺑﮭﺎ ﺳﺖ ﺷﺮﻛﺎت ﺗﻘﺪم ﺧﺪﻣﺎت اﻹﺗﺼﺎﻻت‬
providers offering Internet and telephone
services. Mobile-cellular subscriptions in        ‫ ووﺻﻠﺖ إﺷﺘﺮاﻛﺎت‬.‫ذﻟﻚ ﺧﺪﻣﺎت اﻹﻧﺘﺮﻧﯿﺖ واﻟﮭﺎﺗﻒ‬
Iraq reached 96.1 per 100 inhabitants in            96.1 ‫ﺧﺪﻣﺎت اﻟﮭﺎﺗﻒ اﻟﻤﺤﻤﻮل ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﺮاق ﺣﻮاﻟﻲ‬
                                                    ‫ وذﻟﻚ ﺣﺴﺐ‬،2013 ‫ﻓﻲ اﻟﻤﺎﺋﺔ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺴﻜﺎن ﻓﻲ ﻋﺎم‬

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