Iraq, Jordan put in tender to build joint economic city
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Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – Iraq and Jordan invited on Sunday international tenders to build a joint economic city between the two countries.
the Jordanian Ministry of Industry, Trade and Supply mentioned in a statement that the tender includes preparing studies, designs, engineering plans, developing, financing, implementing, managing, investing, promoting and operating the economic city, as well as sustaining and maintaining its facilities, Jordan News Agency reported.
The statement elaborated that all international companies specialized in developing economic cities, industrial cities, development zones or free zones have been invited to participate in the bid.
The Jordanian Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply, Yousef Al-Shamali, and the Iraqi Minister of Industry and Minerals, Khaled Battal Al-Najm, emphasized the importance of the project to enhance economic cooperation between the two countries and achieve integration in many fields, according to the statement.
The two ministers said that they reached an advanced stage to start implementing this strategic project, which will strongly boost economic cooperation and attract Arab and foreign investments.
The area of the economic city that will be built on the border between Iraq and Jordan is estimated at 22 thousand square meters.