behaviorkat Posted June 3, 2011 Report Share Posted June 3, 2011 http://video.state.gov/en/top-stories/video/974775275001/promoting-commercial-opportunities-in-iraq-question-and-answer-period/s~creationDate/p~1/?p Go RV!!!!! :D 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myst Posted June 3, 2011 Report Share Posted June 3, 2011 Thank You so very much for the posting........way to go!!! Inho we need a lot more of where the u.s. is, on the country of Iraq ,to include the RV So a big thank you........ myst 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaborniake Posted June 3, 2011 Report Share Posted June 3, 2011 Pumper!!! Ha. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laid Back Posted June 3, 2011 Report Share Posted June 3, 2011 Moving Forward according to plan GO RV....ASAP 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puff26 Posted June 3, 2011 Report Share Posted June 3, 2011 : http://video.state.gov/en/top-stories/video/974775275001/promoting-commercial-opportunities-in-iraq-question-and-answer-period/s~creationDate/p~1/?p Go RV!!!!! :D 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodandStaff Posted June 4, 2011 Report Share Posted June 4, 2011 LOOKINGGOOD!!!! Thanks for the post! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
behaviorkat Posted June 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2011 Pumper!!! Ha. Of course I am............ Go RV!!! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaborniake Posted June 4, 2011 Report Share Posted June 4, 2011 Of course I am............ Go RV!!! I was talking about Hilary! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darin Posted June 4, 2011 Report Share Posted June 4, 2011 According to the IMF - Iraq will grow faster than China within the next two years. (As per Hillarious) Wow..... I took some notes as I watched this video for those that may not wish to spend 20 minutes watching it. Some key points stated by Hillarious 1.) Iraq has one of the largest customer basis in the entire Arab World (My take: This is great news for anyone concerned about not having customers as they setup shop. Setup a business supplying a good or service and demand, there should be no problem selling those goods/services). 2.) One of the largest oil supply (My take: We're not only talking oil, as we can include natural gas) 3.) Best educated work force (My take: As the private sector expands, an educated people would be easy to train in. Therefore, putting them to work quickly should not be a problem) She ran through a list of countries that were setup to do business with Iraq that includes Turkey, China, Iran, Jordan, and a few more. (My take: these companies are setting up the framework to get their feet wet prior to other countries to hold the majority, get the head-start, or however you wish to see it.) She stated that Iraqis are looking to re-build every sector of their economy such as oil, agricultural, housing, banking. She made note of how Citibank is partnering with Iraqi banks. The Iraqis are looking to make it easier to do business within Iraq... (My take: They're reforming all sectors to help private sectors move in. A new government will often mean a new set of rules, policies, laws, and so forth and they're currently setting up that process) She makes note about women in the workforce. I found it quite interesting how when you consider that 50% of the population is rather low in age. Now that we add women to the workforce as many of them are quite educated, the job market will be in much of demand. 30 million people need to be employed to some degree, so how do you do it? Well I don't think the interior private sector would grow fast enough to supply those demands without the help of foreign investors. As they spoke to Dr. Ray Irani, a petroleum businessman. He made notes that to expand the oil - sector they need to rebuild the infrastructure such as electricity, water, pipelines, export facilities, banking, and security. He felt optimistic and satisfied so far. He believes there is substantial amount of potential of high rewards due to high growth. The down side is the note of need for improved security, stability, and prevention of corruption. This is what is likely making most companies fearful to set their toes within. But, the government is looking to make this easier for the investors. So I conclude with my own opinion. As a business owner, many likely do a risk/reward analysis on stepping in. If the reward was worth the risk, I am sure they would start the process. Could that reward be.... A larger customer base full of wealth? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
behaviorkat Posted June 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2011 I was talking about Hilary! That is funny! Nice Review Darin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easyrider Posted June 4, 2011 Report Share Posted June 4, 2011 hilary is the biggest pumper i know i mean look what bill did I guess Hillarious wasnt all that great come to think of it. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
behaviorkat Posted June 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 hilary is the biggest pumper i know i mean look what bill did I guess Hillarious wasnt all that great come to think of it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonSkilbeck Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 This was great to see and hear!!! Thanks, as always, for posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majors121 Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 hilary is the biggest pumper i know i mean look what bill did I guess Hillarious wasnt all that great come to think of it. yeah...bill did a lot of "pumping" while he was in office lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joekooltrips Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 Good Post thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texus Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 If you listen to hillery you must be brain dead. most useless person in goverment. JMO. bash on!!!!! 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darin Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 If you listen to hillery you must be brain dead. most useless person in goverment. JMO. bash on!!!!! Not sure what your talking about... But I would rather see her as President over Obama. Mostly, based upon her experience, and ability to speak to a group w/o the use of a teleprompter. She has years of experience and from my understanding does a pretty kick-butt job as a Secretary of State. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MovieMaker Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 Oh my gosh! I saw this earlier, I was so excited! Sure looks as if OTHER PEOPLE want the RV too! Moving right along. . . Whoo hoo RV! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
design interrupted Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 Darin - Thanks for the summary and analysis! Behaviorkat - Thanks for the post! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AoK Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 Yeah, thanks for the post Behaviorkat & Darin for the summary! That was so helpful! LET"S GIT'R DONE!! GO RV!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrello Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 Not sure what your talking about... But I would rather see her as President over Obama. Mostly, based upon her experience, and ability to speak to a group w/o the use of a teleprompter. She has years of experience and from my understanding does a pretty kick-butt job as a Secretary of State. I am not sure what is being talked about either, but it is much more expeditious (and perhaps the only capacities available are being utilized) attempting to diminish someone through ridicule of their husband's activities, or lewd comments, rather than direct evaluation and/or analysis or opinion of a person's professional accounting and accomplishments. Secretary Clinton has been an outstanding secretary of State, and I also believe that she would have been an excellent president. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.H. Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 According to the IMF - Iraq will grow faster than China within the next two years. (As per Hillarious) Wow..... I took some notes as I watched this video for those that may not wish to spend 20 minutes watching it. Some key points stated by Hillarious 1.) Iraq has one of the largest customer basis in the entire Arab World (My take: This is great news for anyone concerned about not having customers as they setup shop. Setup a business supplying a good or service and demand, there should be no problem selling those goods/services). 2.) One of the largest oil supply (My take: We're not only talking oil, as we can include natural gas) 3.) Best educated work force (My take: As the private sector expands, an educated people would be easy to train in. Therefore, putting them to work quickly should not be a problem) She ran through a list of countries that were setup to do business with Iraq that includes Turkey, China, Iran, Jordan, and a few more. (My take: these companies are setting up the framework to get their feet wet prior to other countries to hold the majority, get the head-start, or however you wish to see it.) She stated that Iraqis are looking to re-build every sector of their economy such as oil, agricultural, housing, banking. She made note of how Citibank is partnering with Iraqi banks. The Iraqis are looking to make it easier to do business within Iraq... (My take: They're reforming all sectors to help private sectors move in. A new government will often mean a new set of rules, policies, laws, and so forth and they're currently setting up that process) She makes note about women in the workforce. I found it quite interesting how when you consider that 50% of the population is rather low in age. Now that we add women to the workforce as many of them are quite educated, the job market will be in much of demand. 30 million people need to be employed to some degree, so how do you do it? Well I don't think the interior private sector would grow fast enough to supply those demands without the help of foreign investors. As they spoke to Dr. Ray Irani, a petroleum businessman. He made notes that to expand the oil - sector they need to rebuild the infrastructure such as electricity, water, pipelines, export facilities, banking, and security. He felt optimistic and satisfied so far. He believes there is substantial amount of potential of high rewards due to high growth. The down side is the note of need for improved security, stability, and prevention of corruption. This is what is likely making most companies fearful to set their toes within. But, the government is looking to make this easier for the investors. So I conclude with my own opinion. As a business owner, many likely do a risk/reward analysis on stepping in. If the reward was worth the risk, I am sure they would start the process. Could that reward be.... A larger customer base full of wealth? YES VERY GOOD THESE ARE KEY BULLET POINTS, I AM GLAD A COUPLE OF US HAD THEIR EARS ON WHILE WATCHING THIS. LISTEN TO POLICY COMING OUT OF IRAQ AS WELL THUS THEN WE WILL SEE MORE OF OUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED. GO RV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBnhispower Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 This is real intel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawaiianGal Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 Darin, thank you for the re-cap. I don't have time to watch a 20 min video! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
behaviorkat Posted June 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 I am not sure what is being talked about either, but it is much more expeditious (and perhaps the only capacities available are being utilized) attempting to diminish someone through ridicule of their husband's activities, or lewd comments, rather than direct evaluation and/or analysis or opinion of a person's professional accounting and accomplishments. Secretary Clinton has been an outstanding secretary of State, and I also believe that she would have been an excellent president. more people would be working right now! IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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