Israel starts exportation of its products to Iraq

The Israeli daily Yediot Ahronot said yesterday that scores of Israeli companies started several days ago to export their products to Iraq after it had got the consent of the Israeli ministry of finance.

The paper added that these companies seek trade dealings with Iraq through foreign companies and exporting through Jordan or Turkey. The paper added that the former chairman and former transport minister Amnoun Shahak who joined the business sector, after quitting the military sector, is working actively in this field.

The paper indicated that the large Oseim company for food processing intends to sell cookies to the Iraqi children.

In this regard, "Tamy 4" company for water filtration said it had sold a model of its products in Iraq at a cost of 10,000 dollars and it expects to sell water purification equipment, later, at a cost of 100,000. The Israeli center for exports sees that there is a possibility of Israeli exports to Iraq to reach 100 million dollars annually.