Finance minister calls on U.S. ExIm Bank to fund Iraqi projects

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The Iraqi finance minister on Thursday called on the Export-Import Bank of the United States (ExIm) to fund Iraqi projects. This came in a meeting in the United States between the Iraqi minister and a number of the bank’s officials and experts, according to statement issued by the Iraqi Finance Ministry. “The two sides also discussed a credit agreement between Iraq and the U.S. to offer Iraq a short and mid-term credit line,” the release said as received by the IraqiNews.com news agency. MH (P)/SR 1