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The Kurdistan Region: Invest in the Future


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Éditeur : KRG Date & Lieu : 2007, Washington
Préface : Pages : 143
Traduction : ISBN : 1-905435-59-2
Langue : AnglaisFormat : 230x297 mm
Thème : Économie

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The Kurdistan Region: Invest in the Future


The Kurdistan Region :
Invest in the Future

We believe that Iraq can be a free, democratic, federal, secular, and pluralistic country if sufficient efforts are dedicated to this goal. With our clear and comprehensive vision for the future, the Kurdistan Region can be an example to the rest of the country in achieving peace, stability, democracy and economic development.

To focus on development, we have created a unity government in our region, in which all political parties are included, and through which every person in the region is represented.

The Kurdistan Regional Government is determined to operate as the servant of the people in a transparent and accountable way, while upholding the principles of human rights and civil liberties. The Kurdistan National
Assembly (KNA), our regional parliament, makes the law, which the courts uphold, and our ministries manage most aspects of political decision-making.

There is a great deal to do – our people have suffered from genocide, and our region endured decades of neglect. After years of isolation, we are embracing foreign interaction and encouraging foreign direct investment.

To facilitate external engagement, the KNA passed our Investment Law in July 2006. This is a comprehensive and investor-friendly law, offering generous incentives to outside investors, including the right of full property ownership, tax and customs duty exemptions, repatriation and partnerships.

We believe that the private sector is the true engine of sustainable economic growth and that this law will encourage the growth of this vital part of our economy by strengthening the legal guarantees covering foreign investment.

In August 2007, the KNA passed the Kurdistan Region Oil & Gas Law. Under the Iraq Constitution, regions have the right to manage their own previously untapped oil and gas reserves. We are implementing our rights, but will share the oil revenue with the rest of Iraq, to benefit not only the people of our region, but also the rest of the country. This law ensures that our people will be served by the most reputable international oil and gas companies.


Table des Matières

FOREWORDS

14 The Kurdistan Region: Invest in the Future
His Excellency Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani

22 Kurdistan’s People:
Key Builders of a New Federation
General Jay Garner

26 A Triumph of Determination
Ann Clwyd MP, UK Prime Minister’s Special
Envoy on Human Rights in Iraq and the Chair of
the UK Parliament’s All-Party Iraq Group

29 The Kurdistan Region: New Beginnings
Lord Robertson of Port Ellen, KT GCMG PC
PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE

30 Overcoming A Terrible Past:
Kurdistan and Its People
Professor Brendan O’Leary

36 The Kurdistan Regional Government
Professor Brendan O’Leary

42 Looking to the Future
Professor Brendan O’Leary

45 The Kurdistan Success Story

46 A Vision for the Future
Professor Brendan O’Leary interviews
Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani

50 The Kurdistan Region’s Consensual Government
Adnan Mufti, Speaker of the Kurdistan
National Assembly

52 Doors Open for Investment
Qubad J. Talabani, KRG Representative
to the US, and Professor Brendan O’Leary
interview Herish Muharam, the Head of the
Investment Board

59 Sarkis Aghajan Mamendu
Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman, KRG Representative
to the UK, profiles Sarkis Aghajan Mamendu,
the Minister of Finance
SECTORAL DEVELOPMENT

61 Sectoral Development
amid Kurdistan’s Secure Environment

62 Sustainable Development in Kurdistan
Dr. Anwar Abdullah

64 Agricultural Renaissance in the
Kurdistan Region
Professor Gareth Stansfield

70 Kurdistan Goes Cellular
Vian Rahman

78 Investment Opportunities and Planning
Strategy in the Kurdistan Region
Osman Shwani, Minister of Planning

81 Boomtowns in the Kurdistan Region
Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman,
KRG Representative to the UK

84 Kurdistan’s Treasures: A Window into the Past
Shines a Light on the Future
Kathryn Cameron Porter

87 Planes, Automobiles and Little Motorized Canoes
Michael Howard

89 A Business Visitor’s View of Kurdistan
Michael Thomas, Director General of the
Middle East Association

92 Roaming Kurdistan: Mountain Adventures
Stafford Clarry

98 Doing Business in the Kurdistan
Region of Iraq – a Turkish Perspective
Mehmet Sepil, CEO of Genil Enerji

100 Turkish Business and the Kurdistan Region
Professor Michael Gunter

102 The Transformation of the Peshmerga:
a Personal Account
Tom Hardie-Forsyth

106 Safety and Security
Karim Sinjari, Minister of State
for the Interior
CHALLENGES AHEAD

109 The Road Ahead

110 Future Challenges: Kirkuk
Professor Brendan O’Leary

116 Federal-Regional Relations in Iraq
Jonathan Morrow

119 Economic Development in Kurdistan
Dr. Zeki Fattah, Senior Economic
Advisor to the Prime Minister

RESOURCES

125 Kurdistan’s Natural and
Human Resources

128 The Kurdistan Region’s Oil and Gas Law
Jonathan Morrow

134 Profiles: Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman, KRG
Representative to the UK and Qubad J. Talabani,
KRG Representative to the US

138 Key Questions on Oil and Gas
Dr. Khaled Salih interviews Dr. Ashti Hawrami,
Minister of Natural Resources in the KRG

143 Profiles: KRG UK Representation and
KRG US Representation

146 Capitalizing on Kurdistan’s Water Resources
Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman, KRG
Representative to the UK
HOW TO INVEST

150 Nine Maxims for Wise Investors
Jonathan Morrow

152 Rich Rewards for Adventurous Investors
Tanya Goudsouzian

156 American Investment in Kurdistan
Terry Dunmire, Director of Business
Development at DynCorp International

160 In For the Long-Haul
Wayne Culbreth, Managing Partner of FDF
Capital Management

162 Investing in Stability
David Bohigian, Assistant Secretary for
Market Access and Compliance,
US Department of Commerce
KURDISH SOCIETY

165 Rapid Transformation

166 Universities of Kurdistan:
Knowledge Powers Growth

170 Empowering the Young
Taha Barwary

172 Building an Inclusive and Tolerant Kurdistan
Qubad J. Talabani, KRG Representative to the US

175 Pinching Yourself in the Other Iraq
Christopher Hitchens

178 Directory




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