The American chamber of commerce in Jordan, with the assistance of the American embassy and the support of Jordanian al Ahli Bank, held a seminar concerning banking activities in Iraq. More than 80 participants from the Jordan, Iraq, and other states took part in this event.
The seminar discussed a number of issues concerning the banking sector in Iraq and the needs of Iraqi bankers in fields such as technology, real estate loans and housing finance. According to <i>Petra</i> news agency, the value of housing finance in Iraq is estimated at US$200 million.
This seminar was part of the activities of a joint American - Jordanian business program, which started June 2003 in order to help Jordanian, American and Iraqi companies and provide them with all information concerning trade with Iraq.
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