185 projects worth $27.8m approved in December

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The State Directorate for Industrial Development gave the green light to 185 new projects worth nearly $27.8 million U.S. dollars in December 2009, the Iraqi Ministry of Industry and Minerals said on Sunday. “The projects are in the areas of foodstuff industries, textile industries, wood industries, construction, transformational industries, etc,” according to a ministry statement received by IraqiNews.com news agency. The construction industries sector came first with 49 permits, while the foodstuff industries sector came second with 48 permits, the statement pointed out. SS (P) 2