The International Tax and Investment Center (ITIC), in cooperation with the Osoul Foundation for Economic and Sustainable Development, held its annual meeting with foreign oil companies operating in Iraq, with the participation of government officials, parliamentarians, and representatives of economic and tax authorities.

The meeting was attended by Dr. Hassan Al-Ukaili and Dr. Abdul Hussein Al-Anbaki, Advisors to the Prime Minister; Members of Parliament Basim Al-Gharabi, Ahmed Al-Masari, and Ahmed Hama of the Parliamentary Finance Committee; Ms. Nagham Ali, Deputy Director General of the General Commission for Taxes; Mr. Dan Witt, President of ITIC; Mr. Kazim Al-Mousawi, ITIC’s Iraq Branch Representative; and Rua Abdulhafedh, representing the Osoul Foundation.

The four-day meeting addresses the regulatory, financial, and operational challenges facing oil companies, ways to reduce administrative burdens and procedural requirements, improve the investment climate, and attract more foreign companies and capital to Iraq.