Friday, June 29, 2007
Iranian bank opens first branch in Baghdad
(Payvand) - Bank Melli Iran (BMI) inaugurated its first branch in the Iraqi capital Baghdad Monday. The cultural attaché of Iranian Embassy in Iraq told MNA that Iran's Ambassador Hassan Kazemi-Qomi, representatives of Iranian Foreign Ministry and Central Bank of Iran (CBI), and governors of local banks were present in the opening ceremony. Seyyed Khalil Sadati said the BMI branch is the first foreign bank that was inaugurated in Baghdad after the overthrow of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein.
Labels: Baghdad, Bank Melli Iran
