The Kurdistan Region is an emerging market
offering excellent opportunities
With a young and increasingly prosperous population of nearly 4
million, the Kurdistan Region covers about 40,000
square kilometres , around the same size as the
Netherlands or Switzerland.
A stable security situation - not a single
coalition soldier has lost their life nor a single
foreigner been kidnapped in the area administered by
the Kurdistan Regional Government.
The Region has two new international airports in
Erbil and Suleimaniah with over 80 direct flights
per week from Vienna, Frankfurt, Stockholm,
Amsterdam, Dubai, Amman, Istanbul...
A liberal
investment law,
ratified in July 2006, offers foreign investors
incentives including customs relief, tax holidays
and the freedom to repatriate profits.
A regulated banking & finance sector providing
basic banking services.
Seven universities, two of which teach
exclusively in English, and a returning diaspora
provide a skilled workforce with English as a second
language.
Attractive investment opportunities in
agriculture, banking, communication, construction,
education & training, energy, healthcare,
professional services, oil & gas and tourism...
