Economic Adviser: Government strategy includes replacement and to maximize export revenues

Economic Adviser: Government strategy includes replacement and to maximize export revenues


july 13 2015



BAGHDAD / Center Brief for the Iraqi Media Network (IMN) -

Economic Adviser to the Prime Minister the appearance of Mohammed Saleh said that economic Alastruthristih applied by the government include the replacement and export to maximize the fiscal revenue of the state.


Saleh pointed's (IMN) that "economic strategy that the government began to apply includes two, first find a replacement local industries Tazaha imported industries in order to reduce import, the second prong is possible to find goods that are exported to overseas and get hard currency."


Saleh added that "the government's drive this framework will reduce the reliance on one-sided economy (oil) by diversifying sources of financial revenues of the state,"

noting that "the results of the strategy can not appear in the current year because it is a long-term and need time."


The Ministry of Planning on Sunday, said that the total exports of crude oil, petroleum products and other goods and materials amounted to 89.5 trillion dinars for the year 2014,

equivalent to about 84.5 billion US dollars, which accounted for 95.5% of the total Iraqi exports.

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Saleh pointed's (IMN) that "economic strategy that the government began to apply includes two, first find a replacement local industries Tazaha imported industries in order to reduce import, the second prong is possible to find goods that are exported to overseas and get hard currency."


Saleh added that "the government's drive this framework will reduce the reliance on one-sided economy (oil) by diversifying sources of financial revenues of the state,"