The head of the Jordan Chamber of Industry, Adnan Abu Ragheb, said on Wednesday that the Iraqi market is a "strategic depth" for the Jordanian national industry, indicating that the industrial sector is waiting and waiting for a decision by the Iraqi authorities to implement the exemption of Jordanian products from customs duties.
"The industrial sector is waiting and waiting for a decision by the Iraqi authorities to implement the exemption of Jordanian products from customs duties, which was adopted at the end of 2016 and has not been implemented until now," Abu Ragheb said in an interview with the Jordanian daily al-Ghad.
Abu Ragheb called on the government to "intensify communication with the Iraqi authorities in order to resolve this file, which gives the advantage and ability of national products in the competition within the Iraqi market." He pointed out that "the Iraqi market is one of the main markets for the national industry, By geographical proximity and the ability to meet the needs of this market. "
He explained that "the national industry needs the Iraqi market, which is strategic depth and an important trading partner in the current circumstances in the countries of the region and led to the closure of traditional markets important," noting that "the existence of continuous private sector in both countries, but that There is a need to activate the decision to exempt national products to increase cooperation and export to the Iraqi market. " Ending / 25
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"The industrial sector is waiting and waiting for a decision by the Iraqi authorities to implement the exemption of Jordanian products from customs duties, which was adopted at the end of 2016 and has not been implemented until now," Abu Ragheb said in an interview with the Jordanian daily al-Ghad.
Abu Ragheb called on the government to "intensify communication with the Iraqi authorities in order to resolve this file, which gives the advantage and ability of national products in the competition within the Iraqi market." He pointed out that "the Iraqi market is one of the main markets for the national industry, By geographical proximity and the ability to meet the needs of this market. "
He explained that "the national industry needs the Iraqi market, which is strategic depth and an important trading partner in the current circumstances in the countries of the region and led to the closure of traditional markets important," noting that "the existence of continuous private sector in both countries, but that There is a need to activate the decision to exempt national products to increase cooperation and export to the Iraqi market. " Ending / 25
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