French plans to finance infrastructure projects in Iraq

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The French ambassador in Iraq, Boris Boillon, has revealed his country’s willingness to finance projects in the sectors of energy, water, agriculture and transportation. During a Baghdad-based press conference, the ambassador said that the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) singed in November 2009 an agreement that establishes an official presence in Iraq as of September 2010. The agency will finance projects in the fields of energy, water, agriculture, and transportation in an attempt to help rebuild the infrastructure in the country, Boillon explained. SS (P) 1