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UAE investors to establish banks in Iraq
(Wam)

5 April 2005
ABU DHABI — An Iraqi official has disclosed that intensives contacts are under way with UAE investors for the establishment of private or joint stock banks in Iraq.

Dr. Sanan Al Shabibi, Governor of the Central Bank, said that the negotiations might yield fruit in form of one or more Gulf banks in Iraq, pointing out that UAE and Gulf investors had shown great concern in benefiting from the tremendous opportunities provided by the Iraqi banking sector.  He said that the Iraqi central bank has invested its $5 billion reserves in external markets, which are considered a basic step for marinating stability of the Iraqi dinar, adding that the movement of the Iraqi currency would depend on the entry or exist of Iraq of foreign currencies.

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