Basra receives 163 billion dinars from Petrodollar project

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Basra has received 163 billion dinars from the Finance Ministry as part of the Petro Dollar project, according to a media statement. “Basra Governor Shlatagh Abboud al-Mayah said that Basra is the only province to receive 163 billion dinars, which represents the first batch of the 800 billion Petro Dollar budget,” said the statement received by IraqiNews.com news agency. “The amount will be spent in several energy and service projects,” he added. Basra lies 590 km south of Baghdad. SH (P) 6