Monday, October 09, 2006
3rd International Rebuild Iraq expo opens in Amman
Trade
The 3rd International Rebuild Iraq Exhibition opened on Sunday in Amman at the Abdali Urban Regeneration site. At a press conference held last week, organisers announced that 1,025 companies from 48 countries would be participating in the exhibition, which spans over an area of 60,000 square metres
The exhibition, which extends through May 11, is so far the largest to have ever taken place in Jordan, with 5,000 Iraqi and 15,000 global visitors expected to attend, they said. The opening ceremony will be attended by an array of Iraqi ministers and officials. Exhibitors include companies from Austria, UK, Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Sweden, Cyprus, Greece, Luxembourg, Romania, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Ireland, Norway, Switzerland and Poland. France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands are taking par for the first time.
Running alongside the exhibition will be the 3rd International Conference "Doing Business in Iraq" which will take place at the Amman Inter.Continental Hotel on May 9 and 10 and will be attended by top Iraqi officials along with international and Jordanian experts. Two major new projects to set up new cement factories and new IT systems in Iraq will be announced at the conference,organised by the American Chamber of Commerce to update delegates on the business environment in Iraq.
The exhibition, which extends through May 11, is so far the largest to have ever taken place in Jordan, with 5,000 Iraqi and 15,000 global visitors expected to attend, they said. The opening ceremony will be attended by an array of Iraqi ministers and officials. Exhibitors include companies from Austria, UK, Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Sweden, Cyprus, Greece, Luxembourg, Romania, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Ireland, Norway, Switzerland and Poland. France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands are taking par for the first time.
Running alongside the exhibition will be the 3rd International Conference "Doing Business in Iraq" which will take place at the Amman Inter.Continental Hotel on May 9 and 10 and will be attended by top Iraqi officials along with international and Jordanian experts. Two major new projects to set up new cement factories and new IT systems in Iraq will be announced at the conference,organised by the American Chamber of Commerce to update delegates on the business environment in Iraq.
