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FOREWORD BY DR. SAMI-AL ARAJI
CHAIRMAN OF IRAQ’S NATIONAL INVESTMENT COMMISSION
‫ﻣﻘﺪﻣﺔ ﺑﻘﻠﻢ اﻟﺪﻛﺘﻮر ﺳﺎﻣﻲ اﻷﻋﺮﺟﻲ‬
‫رﺋﯿﺲ اﻟﮭﯿﺌﺔ اﻟﻮطﻨﯿﺔ ﻟﻺﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﺮاق‬
The Government of Iraq attaches great
importance to the investment sector and views
it with tremendous interest and satisfaction.
This should convey to all investors an
encouraging message: the path to working and
investing in Iraq is now wide open following
the improved political, legal and economic
climate in Iraq, including two notable
milestones: the enactment of the Second
Amendment to the National Investment Law
No. 13 of 2006, granting further privileges to
investors, as well as Iraq’s recent accession to
the Convention on the Settlement of
Investment Disputes Between States and
Nationals of Other States (ICSID Convention).
As a result of this promising new environment,
Iraq is witnessing greater momentum toward a
free economy through a variety of
mechanisms, including enabling the private
sector to assume a leading role in running the
affairs of the national economy. Further
strengthening this new environment is a host of
new ideas and initiatives spawned by a new
spirit of free enterprise, such as greater
freedom of movement, efficiency in allocating
resources, and utilizing profitability as an
indicator of sound economic performance.
Moreover, this new spirit is acting as a catalyst
for expanding investment, which will also help
alleviate the burdens on the national
government.
The Government of Iraq seeks to promote and
diversify investment of every kind and create
an attractive investment climate in the broadest
sense by embracing the shift toward the private
sector. By doing so, the present and future
vision of the Government of Iraq rests on the
fact that Iraq is now a peaceful and democratic
nation that is working toward building a
prosperous economy with markets that are
competitive on the regional level and fully
integrated into the global economy.
Dr. Sami Al-Araji
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‫ﺗﻌﻠّﻖ ﺣﻜﻮﻣﺔ اﻟﻌﺮاق أھﻤﯿﺔ ﺑﺎﻟﻐﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻗﻄﺎع‬
.‫ وﺗﻨﻈﺮ إﻟﯿﮫ ﺑﺈھﺘﻤﺎم وإرﺗﯿﺎح ﻛﺒﯿﺮﯾﻦ‬،‫اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر‬
‫وﯾﺠﺐ أن ﯾُﻌ ّﺪ ذﻟﻚ رﺳﺎﻟﺔ ﻣﺸﺠﻌﺔ إﻟﻰ ﺟﻤﯿﻊ‬
‫اﻟﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮﯾﻦ ﺑﺄن اﻟﻄﺮﯾﻖ ﻗﺪ أﺻﺒﺢ ﺳﺎﻟﻜﺎً ﻟﻠﻌﻤﻞ‬
‫ وذﻟﻚ ﻓﻲ أﻋﻘﺎب اﻟﺘﺤﺴﻦ‬،‫واﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﺮاق‬
‫اﻟﻜﺒﯿﺮ اﻟﺬي طﺮأ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻤﻨﺎخ اﻟﺴﯿﺎﺳﻲ واﻟﻘﺎﻧﻮﻧﻲ‬
،‫واﻹﻗﺘﺼﺎدي ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﺮاق ﺑﻌﺪ ﺣﺼﻮل ﺣﺪﺛﺎن ﻣﮭﻤﺎن‬
‫وھﻤﺎ اﻗﺮار اﻟﺘﻌﺪﯾﻞ اﻟﺜﺎﻧﻲ ﻟﻘﺎﻧﻮن اﻻﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر اﻟﻌﺮاﻗﻲ‬
‫ اﻟﺬي ﯾﻤﻨﺢ ﺑﺪوره اﻟﻤﺰﯾﺪ ﻣﻦ‬2006 ‫( ﻟﺴﻨﺔ‬13) ‫رﻗﻢ‬
‫ واﻧﻀﻤﺎم اﻟﻌﺮاق‬،‫اﻻﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎرات ﻟﻠﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮﯾﻦ اﻟﺪوﻟﯿﯿﻦ‬
‫ﻣﺆﺧﺮا اﻟﻰ اﺗﻔﺎﻗﯿﺔ ﺗﺴﻮﯾﺔ ﻣﻨﺎزﻋﺎت اﻻﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر ﺑﯿﻦ‬
‫اﻟﺪول وﻣﻮاطﻨﻲ دول أﺧﺮى )اﺗﻔﺎﻗﯿﺔ ﺗﺴﻮﯾﺔ ﻣﻨﺎزﻋﺎت‬
.(‫اﻻﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر‬
‫ ﯾﺸﮭﺪ اﻟﻌﺮاق‬،‫وﻧﺘﯿﺠﺔ ﻟﮭﺬه اﻟﺒﯿﺌﺔ اﻟﺠﺪﯾﺪة اﻟﻮاﻋﺪة‬
‫ ﻣﻦ‬،‫ﺗﻮﺟﮭﺎً ﻗﻮﯾﺎً ﻧﺤﻮ اﻹﻗﺘﺼﺎد اﻟﺤﺮ ﻋﺒﺮ آﻟﯿﺎت ﻋﺪة‬
‫ﺑﯿﻨﮭﺎ ﺗﻤﻜﯿﻦ اﻟﻘﻄﺎع اﻟﺨﺎص ﻣﻦ اﻟﻘﯿﺎم ﺑﺪور راﺋﺪ ﻓﻲ‬
‫ وﯾﻌﺰز ھﺬه اﻟﺒﯿﺌﺔ‬.‫إدارة اﻟﺸﺄن اﻹﻗﺘﺼﺎدي ﻟﻠﺒﻼد‬
‫اﻟﺠﺪﯾﺪة ﻓﻲ اﻟﺒﻼد ﺟﻤﻠﺔ ﻣﻦ اﻷﻓﻜﺎر واﻟﻤﺒﺎدرات‬
‫اﻟﺠﺪﯾﺪة اﻟﻤﻨﺒﺜﻘﺔ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺮوح اﻟﺠﺪﯾﺪة ﻟﻠﺒﯿﺌﺔ اﻹﻗﺘﺼﺎدﯾﺔ‬
‫ ﻣﺜﻞ ﺣﺮﯾﺔ اﻟﺤﺮﻛﺔ واﻟﻜﻔﺎءة ﻓﻲ ﺗﺨﺼﯿﺺ‬،‫اﻟﺤﺮة‬
‫اﻟﻤﻮارد وإﻋﺘﻤﺎد ﻣﺒﺪأ اﻟﺮﺑﺤﯿﺔ ﻛﻤﺆﺷﺮ ﻣﻦ ﻣﺆﺷﺮات‬
‫ ﺗﻌﺘﺒﺮ‬،‫ وﻓﻀﻼً ﻋﻦ ذﻟﻚ‬.‫اﻷداء اﻹﻗﺘﺼﺎدي اﻟﺮﺷﯿﺪ‬
‫ھﺬه اﻟﺮوح اﻟﺠﺪﯾﺪة ﺑﻤﺜﺎﺑﺔ ﻋﺎﻣﻞ ﻣﺤﻔﺰ ﻟﻠﺘﻮﺳﻊ ﻓﻲ‬
‫ وھﻮ اﻷﻣﺮ اﻟﺬي ﺳﯿﺨﻔﻒ ﻣﻦ أﻋﺒﺎء‬،‫اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎرات‬
.‫اﻟﺤﻜﻮﻣﺔ‬
‫ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻼل ﺗﺒﻨﻲ ﻋﻤﻠﯿﺔ‬،‫وﺗﺴﻌﻰ ﺣﻜﻮﻣﺔ اﻟﻌﺮاق‬
‫ إﻟﻰ ﺗﺸﺠﯿﻊ وﺗﻨﻮﯾﻊ‬،‫اﻟﺘﺤﻮل ﻧﺤﻮ اﻟﻘﻄﺎع اﻟﺨﺎص‬
‫اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎرات ﻣﻦ ﻣﺨﺘﻠﻒ اﻻﺗﺠﺎھﺎت وﺧﻠﻖ ﻣﻨﺎخ‬
‫ ﻓﺈن اﻟﺮؤﯾﺔ اﻟﺤﺎﻟﯿﺔ‬،‫ وﺑﺬﻟﻚ‬.‫إﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎري ﺟﺎذب ﻟﮭﺎ‬
‫واﻟﻤﺴﺘﻘﺒﻠﯿﺔ ﻟﻠﺤﻜﻮﻣﺔ اﻟﻌﺮاﻗﯿﺔ ﺗﻌﺘﻤﺪ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺣﻘﯿﻘﺔ أن‬
‫اﻟﻌﺮاق أﺻﺒﺢ دوﻟﺔ دﯾﻤﻘﺮاطﯿﺔ ﺗﻌﻤﻞ ﻣﻦ أﺟﻞ ﺑﻨﺎء‬
‫ ﺑﺄﺳﻮاق ﺗﻨﺎﻓﺴﯿﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻤﺴﺘﻮى‬،‫إﻗﺘﺼﺎد ﻣﺰدھﺮ‬
.‫ وﻣﻨﺪﻣﺞ إﻧﺪﻣﺎﺟﺎً ﻛﻠﯿﺎً ﻣﻊ اﻻﻗﺘﺼﺎد اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻤﻲ‬،‫اﻹﻗﻠﯿﻤﻲ‬
‫ ﺳﺎﻣﻲ رؤوف اﻷﻋﺮﺟﻲ‬.‫د‬