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List of Meetings Held:

Friday 30 October 2009

Chairman’s meeting with H.E. Rafe H. Al-Eissawi, Deputy Prime Minister

Delegation working Lunch with Dr Sami Al Araji, Chairman of the National Investment Commission, and Dr Salar Ameen, Vice Chairman of the National Investment Commission

Investment Conference chaired by Dr Al Araji

• Meeting with representatives of over 40 Iraqi leading businesses

Saturday 31 October 2009

• Investment Conference chaired by Dr Al Araji
• Meeting with HE Farooq A. Abdulrahman, Minister of Telecommunications
• Meeting with Deputy Minister of Municipalities
• Meeting with representative from Ministry of Housing and Construction
• Meeting with representatives of the Ministry of Industry
• Meetings with the Chairmen of the Investment Commissions of all Iraqi Governorates

Delegation meeting with H.E. Baker J. AI-Zubaidi, Minister of Finance

• Discussion with the Mr Sinan Al Shibibi, Governor of the Central Bank,
• Discussion with Mr Hussein Al Uzri, Chairman of the Trade Bank of Iraq

Delegation Lunch banquet offered by the Trade Bank of Iraq together with:

• Minister of Finance
• Minister of Transport
• Minister of Electricity
• Leading Iraqi Businessmen
• Governor of the Central Bank
• Chairman of the Trade Bank of Iraq
• Dr Abdulaziz Albardi, Advisor to President Talabani
• Chairman of the National Investment Commission
• Vice Chairman of the National Investment Commission
• Representatives of the US, UK and Australian Embassies

Delegation Dinner and reception at the Council of Ministers, hosted by Dr Al Dabbagh,
Spokesman of the Government of Iraq and Honorary Patron of IBBC, together with:

• Minister of Telecommunications
• Minister of Industry
• Minister of Higher Education
• Minister of Health
• Chairman of the National Investment Commission
• Dr Abdulaziz Albardi, Advisor to President Talabani
• Mr Hussein Al Uzri, Chairman of the Trade Bank of Iraq

Sunday 1 November 2009

Investment Conference

• Meeting with Director Generals of the Ministry of Industry

Delegation Lunch with Dr Salar Ameen, Vice Chairman of the National Investment Commission

Delegation afternoon drinks reception at the British Ambassador’s Residence hosted by the Charge d’Affaires, together with:

• H.E. Ahmad al-Shawma, Deputy Minister of Oil & Gas
• Mr Hussein Al Uzri, Chairman of the Trade Bank of Iraq
• Dr Abdulaziz Albardi, Advisor to President Talabani
• Leading Iraqi Businessmen
• Representatives of International Companies based in Baghdad
• Representatives of the International Diplomatic Corps

Delegation Dinner at the British Embassy hosted by the Charge d’Affaires

Monday 2 November 2009

Delegation Visit to the Iraqi Council of Representatives, meetings held with:

• HE Sheikh Khalid al Atiyyah, First Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives
• Oil and Gas Committee
• Economy, Investment and Reconstruction Committee
• Finance Committee
• Legal Committee

Visit of Baroness Nicholson, Mr Michael Thomas and one Baghdad based Founder Member to the Office of the Governor of Baghdad and to the Baghdad International Trade Fair:

• Meeting with Dr Salah Abdel-Razzaq, Governor of Baghdad
• Guided tour of the Baghdad International Trade Fair

IBBC Reception and Dinner Banquet in the gardens of the Al Rasheed Hotel together with:

• H.E. Dr Hussein Al Sharistani, Minister for Oil and Gas
• H.E. Sheikh Khalid al Atiyyah, First Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives
• Dr Abdulaziz Albardi, Advisor to President Talabani
• Mr Hussein Al Uzri, Chairman of the Trade Bank of Iraq
• Mr Bahar Al Araji, Chairman of the CoR Legal Committee
• Dr Yonadam Kanna, Co-Chairman of the CoR Economy, Investment and Reconstruction Committee