Specialists: the neighboring countries share with the crises of the national economy
On: Sun 02/12/2012 8:20
Baghdad / follow-term
expert stressed that the economic crisis to neighboring countries impacted negatively on the national economy even though it should be taken advantage of like what was Iraq's neighboring countries take advantage of his time to impose sanctions upon the source of the development of those countries, pointing out that neighboring countries share the crises with Iraq.
The adviser said the Center for Market Research and Consumer Protection, Dr. Salem Al-Bayati's (Baghdadi News) that the crises in both Iran and Syria, is supposed to be in favor of Iraq, and its economy through to Iraq to export to those countries and access to hard currency, including but what happened was the opposite because the the national economy, we have a fragile and weak. "
and the al-Bayati, "we do not have an economic policy effective and strong international re-read the crises of others and improve utilization." He al-Bayati, "when the sanctions and crises in neighboring countries should be eligible to Iraq of those crises, such as what was Iraq's neighboring countries benefit at the time the sanctions upon which was the source for the development of those countries as they become outlets for the supply as it was in Syria and Jordan, "asserting that" Iraq is unable to supply products to neighboring countries and the exploitation of crisis because it does not have the agriculture and industry but more than that is open to those countries, which allows have to share the crisis with Iraq. "
The al-Bayati, the absence of productive capacity keeps the Iraqi economy, one-sided and dependent on oil sales is not any production.
On a related matter confirmed by experts and are interested in the tourism sector in Najaf, said the economic sanctions imposed on Iran, led to the a significant decrease in the number of Iranian pilgrims left negative effect on the economy of the city.
said economist cream sweet with Radio Free Iraq that the sanctions led to the devaluation of Iran against the dollar, which is heavier burden Iranian pilgrims, and led to a significant decrease in the number of arrivals of them to the city .
and saw the head of Najaf Chamber of Commerce, Zuhair Mohammed drink of the cause of economy is affected by Najafi, this decline is due to be adopted are based on religious tourism, and specifically on the groups coming from Iran, which deals with travel agencies is limited.
For his part, President of the Association of tourist hotels in Najaf Saeb Abu Ghoneim: A large number of tourist hotels is affected by this decline, therefore, called on the Association of the Iraqi government to search for alternatives, and openness to the Muslim communities in the world, rather than relying mainly on reception totals tourism in Iran.
to that denied the Iranian consulate in Najaf reduced the number of visitors Iranians to holy sites in Iraq because of the low value of the currency of Iran.
He said the Iranian consul general in Najaf, Mohammed Hasan Mohiuddin Najafi told Radio Free Iraq "if there was a decrease in the number of visitors goes back on to weather, low temperatures," stressing that Iran's central bank taken the necessary measures to cope with the devaluation of the currency.
The number of Iranian pilgrims coming to Najaf was later than three thousand visitors a day before the depreciation of the Iranian Rial, but he believes that the number is today less than half the usual number.
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