Karbala authorities, Chinese delegation agree on residential projects

KARBALA / IraqiNews.com: Karbala‘s local authorities reached an agreement with a delegation of Chinese firms to execute a number of residential projects in the province at a total cost of ID80 billion. “The Chinese delegation will be granted investment permissions in this regard within the coming days,” a local source told IraqiNews.com news agency on Monday. He noted that the Chinese delegation has been in Karbala for a few days. The oil-rich city of Karbala lies 110 km southwest of Baghdad. MH (P)/SR 2