Karbala offered huge investments – commission

KARBALA / IraqiNews.com: Investors began showing interest in working in Karbala, the province’s investment commission said, explaining that among the most important offers are an airport and a German firm to produce plastics, according to a release issued by the commission. “The commission is increasingly receiving investment offers in different fields from both Arab and foreign companies,” said the release that was received by IraqiNews.com news agency “A committee has been formed by the commission to study the offers and to accept the best among them,” it added. The holy city of Karbala, lying 110 km southwest of Baghdad, receives around 25 million pilgrims per year. MH (P)/SR 1