AMMAN —
The
Jordanian-Iraqi Industry Company, which is owned by the governments of
Jordan and Iraq, signed an agreement with the Coalition for Engineering
Consultancy for the latter to provide consulting services for a Jordanian-Iraqi
border economic city project, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
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As per the
agreement, the consultancy firm will offer consulting services at all stages
leading to finding a developer to carry out the joint economic city project,
including regarding the tender documents.
According to the company, the project’s administrative and procedural
steps have started. The project will improve Jordanian-Iraqi economic
cooperation and bring about the necessary development in the regions of western
Iraq and eastern Jordan.
“As the products
and industries produced in the economic city will benefit from the advantages
of the
free trade agreements signed by the Kingdom with many countries, as well
as reach more than one billion consumers without technical or customs
restrictions, the project “constitutes an opportunity to build Jordanian-Iraqi
economic integration in many fields, especially industrial ones,” a company
statement said.
The joint economic city
will be established on the Jordan-Iraq border; 10,000-dunum plots will be
allocated by each side for the project.
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