We are delighted to announce the 4th edition of the Iraq Finance Expo, taking place in Baghdad and Online between 22-23 September and Officially Co-Hosted alongside the Central Bank of Iraq and the Ministry of Finance. IFEX is your one-stop-shop in discovering all the commercial opportunities in Iraq’s banking, financial services and FinTech sectors.
More than four fifths of the adult population of Iraq are today without a bank account. Personal banking is rare and there is a wide-open future for digital financial solutions offering easy, cost-effective payments systems. People in Iraq are ready to leap from an unbanked present to a fintech future. Mobile phone use is extensive and the market is wide-open to mobile banking opportunities. And with a significant global diaspora easy international payments in and out of Iraq will be very welcome.
Iraq’s redevelopment will require trusted and reliable sources of business financing. There is as yet no widespread network that can provide capital to enterprises in many industries with enormous growth potential. Loans to business and commerce from trusted partners are rare. Opportunities are legion.
Join us at the Iraq Finance Expo and discover how your business can be a part of Iraq’s promising financial future.
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H.E. Professor Ali Allawi
Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs and Minister of Finance -
H.E. Mustafa Ghalib
Governor, Central Bank of Iraq -
Salem Chalabi
Chairman & President, Trade Bank of Iraq -
Hussein Anber Agha
Advisor to H.E the Minister of Finance -
Suha Najjer
Chairwoman, National Investment Commission -
H.E. Eng Arkan Shihab Ahmed Al-Shaibani
Minister of Communication -
H.E. Matthew Tueller
Ambassador of The United States to Iraq -
H.E. Ulric Shannon
Ambassador of Canada to Iraq -
H.E. Dr Eric Chevallier
Ambassador of France to Iraq -
H.E. Dr Mohammed Alani
Head of REFAATO -
Dr Faith Birol
Executive Director, International Energy Agency -
Ihsan Shamran
Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Iraq -
Saroj Kumar Jha
Regional Director of the Mashreq, World Bank -
John Cardenas
Mission Director, USAID -
Wadee Al Handal
Chairman, Iraqi Private Banks League -
Bareen Abdusalam Qasim
Director General & Chairwoman of the Iraqi Fund for External Development -
Dr Yasir Sabri Raouf, MD
Chairman, Hamraa Insurance Company -
Polys Hadjikyriacos
Chief Business Development Officer & Executive Board Member, NETinfo -
Chris Cantelmi
Principal, IFC -
Ali Tariq
CEO, Iraqi Private Banks League & The Station -
Bilal Sugheyer
Iraq Senior Country Officer, IFC -
Hussein Al Bayati
General Manager, Iraq, Careem -
Mujahed Al-Waisi
Founder, KAPITA & The Station -
Christine Van Den Toorn
Founder & President, Iraq Fund for Higher Education -
Johannes Poppele
Project Director, GIZ
