modernize customs procedures

UNCTAD and Iraq signed an agreement on 27 May to help the country modernize and automate its customs procedures. Acting UNCTAD head Isabelle Durant and Iraq’s finance minister Ali Abdul Ameer Allawi inked the deal to implement a project that will promote trade and development in Iraq. “The agreement that we are signing today signals the beginning of one of the most ambitious projects in the region,” Ms. Durant said.