Missan governor says future plan to boost investment

MISSAN / IraqiNews.com: The governor of Missan on Saturday said that a plan has been developed to attract investors to the province, noting that conferences will be held inside and outside Iraq to boost investment projects. “In coordination with the investment commission, the local government in Missan has developed an ambitious future plan to encourage investment in the province,” Mohammed Shayaa al-Sudani told Iraqi News. The plan aims to redress an estimated deficit of 165 billion Iraqi dinars in the local budget, Sudani indicated. The government has allocated ID97 billion for provincial development projects in Missan in 2008, he added. Amara, the capital city of Missan province, lies 390 km south of Baghdad. SS (P)/SR 1