2 Swiss firms to set up 5,000 housing units in Sulaimaniya

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The Kurdistan Regional Government Kurdistan RegionG) has offered to provide all facilities for two Swiss companies to construct 5,000 housing units in Sulaimaniya province, according to a senior official. “The regional government shows great concern for the establishment of housing projects in the region in order to alleviate the housing crisis,” an assistant to the region’s president for trade and economic affairs, Abdullah Hajj Saeed, said in a statement received by IraqiNews.com news agency. A local company, Rabee al-Jibal, will take part in the project, according to the statement. The statement indicated that units will be sold to residents for $2,500 U.S. dollars each. SS (P) 1