Iraq is preparing to enter the World Trade Organization

[carlablum]

Iraq is preparing to enter the World Trade Organization

Timeline 21/09/2010 01:00 AM

BAGHDAD - Ghassan Ali: more than six years , Iraq is trying hard to join the WTO, which increases the number of members on the 150. Iraq has had so far held two rounds of negotiations in this framework, and intends to visit a third later this year to discuss, among other things , including a trade in goods and services, as Director General of Foreign Economic Relations , Ministry of Commerce Hashim al-Musawi in his interview with Radio Free Iraq.

Moussawi said there are approximately 12 files of different service sectors is currently configured to be discussed with the International Organization later this year.

Iraq has begun negotiations to join the World Trade Organization in 2004, but it has taken only initial steps required for membership, and is currently one of the members of observers in the organization. Expected to specialize in economic affairs in Iraq to succeed, to join the WTO by the end of 2011.

Musawi said in his interview with Radio Free Iraq that Iraq's accession to the WTO would be a qualitative leap for the Iraqi economy, and will contribute to boost trade in the country , in addition to that it would increase Iraq's chances of getting goods from the origins of global solid .

However, the economic expert, disagreed with miller Hilal al-Musawi in the opinion points out that it was too early to Iraq to join the organization as a nation of consumers that unlike the rest of the organization and therefore its economy would be affected by this and will remain dependent on imports.

Miller says that joining the WTO could increase poverty rates in Iraq since the organization imposed on Member States to abolish all kinds of subsidies for goods and services provided to citizens

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[zantac]

WTO by the end of 2011

Now i am certain that there is no RV this year

[tjfoz]

Now i am certain that there is no RV this year

Ya, , well thats why you don't dwell on this investment. or it could be smoke n mirrors, i dont even know at this point. country is messed

[Eddinar]

so they bugun negotiations in 2004 and they will be a member before the end of 2011. This could just mean any time between now and the end of 2011. With everything coming out now I still believe it is close. It's kind of like when you hear "you'll get up to 10,000 for your trade in" when you hear the commercials to go buy a new car. You show up with your pinto and they give you $80 for it..... I wouldn't read too much into "by the end of 2011"

[dinarinmi]

"Miller says that joining the WTO could increase poverty rates in Iraq since the organization imposed on Member States to abolish all kinds of subsidies for goods and services provided to citizens."

I wonder if an RV would help alleviate the need for the subsidies? If so, you'd think an RV would be a catalyst for inclusion.