Die Republik Irak entwickelt sich wieder mehr und mehr zu einem wichtigen Handelspartner Deutschlands. Das deutsch-irakische Handelsvolumen ist seit 2015 stetig angestiegen und betrug im Jahr 2016 rund 1,3 Mrd. Euro. Bis 2021 wird vom internationalen Währungsfond ein stetiges Wirtschaftswachstum prognostiziert. Der irakische Markt birgt großes Potenzial für die deutsche Wir
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Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), and UNDP Resident Representative in Iraq, Ms. Lise Grande, gave the below interview to The Fiscal Times in response to a query on the scale of rebuilding needed to bring Mosul back to life. How soon can the rebuilding of Mosul begin? Do mines and booby traps have to be cleared be
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The Knights of Columbus are seeking to help Christians return to their homeland on the Nineveh Plain In 2014, the Islamic State removed hundreds of families of religious minorities from their homes in Karamdes, a mostly Christian town on the Ninevah Plain in Iraq. Just over two years later, the town, also known as Karemlash, was liberated. The Knights of Columbus will raise
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The dilemma is that it needs money—and will inevitably lose some to corruption. On Sunday, Haider al-Abadi, the prime minister of Iraq, visited Mosul to herald the success of his army’s nine-month struggle to recapture the city from the Islamic State. In a speech on state television the next day, he declared “the end and the failure and the collapse of the terrorist state of
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In Iraq, Canada has taken the lead in getting the lights on, the water running and the children back in school—’These kids need to believe in their future’ To continue reading please download PDF. Click on the following link Why Canada has a major role to play in rebuilding Iraq. By Sally Armstrong
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