Kut Chamber of Commerce prepares for economic conf.
Wassit - Voices of Iraq
Wednesday , 19 /03 /2008 Time 12:12:31
Kut, Mar 18, (VOI)- Kut Chamber of Commerce is preparing to hold an expanded economic conference to encourage the private sector to take part in mapping out and implementing economic programs, the head of the chamber said on Tuesday.
"The chamber prepares to hold the biggest economic conference in Wassit with the participation of experts, university professors from the faculty of Administration and Economy in Wassit University, as well as a number of traders and heads of commercial companies," Jassem al-Aati told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq - (VOI).
"The conference aims at encouraging the private sector to participate in putting and implementing economic programs in the province in cooperation with the local government and contributing in implementing the investment projects," he explained.
He did not specify when the conference will be held.
The Kut Chamber of Commerce has 5,326 members representing all commercial fields.
Kut, the capital of Wassit, is 180 km southeast of Baghdad.