From the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News.
Bridging the U.S.-Iraq Business Gap
On August 14, The Washington Institute held a virtual Policy Forum with Mais Abbas Abousy, Safwan Al-Amin, and Amer Aladhadh:
- Abousy is a senior attorney with the Commercial Law Development Program at the U.S. Commerce Department’s Office of the General Counsel.
- Al-Amin is an international attorney and public policy advisor who counsels corporations and regional governments on legislative and regulatory matters.
- Aladhadh is an Iraqi American economist who serves as an advisor to Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and chief executive of the government’s Reform Management Cell.
The following is a rapporteur’s summary of their remarks.