Minister calls to liberate Iraqi economy from oil dependence

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The Iraqi minister of planning and development cooperation on Wednesday called to liberate the country’s economy from its dependence on oil, according to an official statement. “Minister Ali Baban stressed the necessity of reforms to the Iraqi economy to put an end to its bad deterioration,” read a statement released by the National Media Center and received by IraqiNews.com news agency. The minister linked the poor performance of some significant sectors in the country to the lack of a clear reform policy. SS (P)/SR 1