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Investment in Iraq

Wasit Province

Vision & Strategy

Wasit Investment Commission ا محافظة ستثمار الهيئة واسطفي

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Geographic


Location:

South of Baghdad – 180 KMs

بغداد – العاصمة جنوب كم 180تقع

Provincial HQ:

Al-Kut

الكوت / مدينة المحافظة مركز

Borders: االدارية الحدود

North (Baghdad & Diyala )

) وديالى ) بغداد محافظتي الشمال من

East (Iran)

اال ) ايران جمهورية الشرق (سالميةمن

West (Babil)

) بابل ) محافظة الغرب من

South-Western (Diwaniyah)

) الديوانية ) محافظة الغربي الجنوب من

South (Missan & Dhi Qar )

) قار ) وذي ميسان محافظتي الجنوب من

Wasit Province

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Wasit Province Organizational Structure


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Al KutDistrict

Al SuwiraDistrict

BadraDistrict

Al AziziaDistrict

Al Noumania

District

Al HayDistrict

Shikh Sa'adSub- District

WasitSub- District

JassanSub- District

ZurbatiaSub- District

Al MuafaqiaSub- District

Al BashairSub- District

Al AhrarSub- District

Al DibonySub- District

HafriaSub- District

Al ZuobidyaSub- District

Al Shuhaimya

Sub- District

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Population


The population of Wasit province to the 2006 population projections by about (1032838) people make up (3.9%) of the total population of Iraq, the number of male (513880) people per form (50.2%) of the total population in the province and by sex of (101) males per 100 females. Total urban population (539692) per million (52.4%) of the total populationGeneral structure of the reconstruction in the province of Wasit is as follows:

A- 0-15 year(456997) person, with Percent (44.2)%

B- 15 - 24 year(208094) person, with Percent (20.2)%

C-25-44 year(244659) person, with Percent (23.7)%

D- 45- year(94938) person, with Percent(9.2)%

E- more than65 year (28150) person, with Percent(2.7)%

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Population


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Percentage Area of Wasit Districts

Total Wasit area\ 17153 Km2

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Economic

Distinct from the production of strategic crops (wheat, barley, maize, rice, cotton and the flower of the sun) in addition to the crops of various fruits and vegetables. Also includes preservation of the many projects for the livestock (poultry, cattle, sheep and buffalo) and beekeeping projects.

Available sources of irrigation in the province, where is the Tigris River from the north to the south and the city of Kut, Kut is the top of the famous, which was built in 1937, which protruded from the Dujailah Gharraf River, and there is a wide range of channels and other rivers, which is located by a number of small dams and barrages, and preserve agricultural projects and land reclaimed wide.

Opening the border between the provinces and Wasit, and the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the promotion of trade between the two neighboring countries in the region of the border crossing in the district of Badra / hand Zurbatiyah (70 kilometers from the provincial capital).

There is a very small number of factories in the province, such as plant tissue Walcott returns to the Ministry of Industry and Minerals, in addition to the factor has a special laboratory in the district of licorice Aziziyah and canning plant and the production of dates, Tomato paste, pickles in the district of Numaniya. There is also a small number of brick factories in the province to provide a suitable soil for the manufacture of bricks.

It should also be noted here that a number of stone quarries and gravel quarries to produce in the area of Badrah provide and maintain the neighboring provinces in the gravel as the initial construction

Availability of investment opportunities in conservation and the preparation and creation of all the possibilities, such as information, data and formulas possible within the purview of local government to deal with the issue of investment


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Vision

Implementation Goals of Wasit Development Strategy 2007- 2012

Investment in Wasit Province Through:

First. Local economic development and national II. Bridging the deficit in the various service sectors III. Capital accumulation IV. Production of various goods and services V.. The development of local cadres


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Development strategy for Wasit province2007 - 2012

Current economic developments

The function of local government in the province

Development strategy to identify targets

Objective to maintain for years Implement the strategy and

identify priorities for years to target

SWOT analysis of Wasit province


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Investment in the province First. Local economic development and national

Investment in the agricultural sector:

Both vegetation and livestock, forestry and related services.


• Availability of water from the Tigris River during a long and crooked path in addition to the power of a Walcott and irrigation projects and Alambazl• Arable land

• Availability of rural roads and the spread of the population regularly

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Investment in the petroleum industry The presence of oil wells with a large stock In the previous steps in the province (land acquisition

of oil and not by the construction) The site of Wasit province to Iraq for the geographical

and regional states The presence of the largest stores of oil derivatives in

the provincial capital No airport Kut Availability of main roads from the north of the county

to the south


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Investment in manufacturing industries:

Dairy products Food processing Leather Textiles Clothing Construction materials industries


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Investment in the province II. Bridging the deficit in the various

service sectorsHealth and the environment:

Number of beds in hospitals and the percentage


The total number of beds / bed

1297

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Investment in the province II. Bridging the deficit in the various service sectors

Health and the environment: Medical and health professional staff to maintain


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Investment in the province II. Bridging the deficit in the various service sectors

The housing sector: Number of housing units required to be provided to 15454

per year broken down as follows:


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Investment in the province Other field

Building & Construction sector in infrastructure projects, including construction projects, construction, roads and bridges, railways, airports, dams and irrigation.

Tourism and recreational projects, including the establishment of hotels and cities of the Games, and natural reserves.

The sector of trade and free markets and markets of contemporary commercial and advisory services related mechanisms as well as the development of trade in border and port cities, providing Khoznip (cargo village).

The education sector and all levels within the framework of national education policy. The information technology sector and scientific research and technology. Transport and communications technologies (rail, excellent ground transportation for

passengers, air transport). The energy sector (hydro, solar). The banking sector with respect to domestic investment. Any project in any other sector or local authority decides to approve the national

coverage of the provisions of the investment.


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