The Middle East Association, in partnership with UK Trade & Investment and the Kurdistan Regional Government, will be leading a Trade Delegation to Iraqi Kurdistan in the spring of 2012, visiting Erbil and Sulaymaniyah. Mission Participants will have the opportunity to meet government ministers, senior business leaders, and the local Chambers of Commerce.

The Kurdistan region remains one of the MEA’s major success stories. In October we took the largest UK trade delegation to the region to date, which was also the largest UKTI-supported trade mission anywhere in the world this year.

Our mission will have a particular focus on education & training, and construction & infrastructure. Each of these areas of interest will have a comprehensive sector-specific mission programme organised by the KRG. The KRG are especially keen to welcome representatives from British universities and other well-respected institutions to develop a variety of educational links. Given the current construction and infrastructure boom, the MEA would also be glad to bring along participants from organisations that would be well-placed to contribute to developing the major infrastructure requirements of the Kurdistan region as it accelerates towards being a major commercial and cultural hub in the broader region.

The highly stable security situation in Kurdistan has lent itself to business prosperity. Economically, the region is moving rapidly ahead of the rest of Iraq, and the economy’s growth this year is expected to be over 7%. It also has one of the friendliest investment laws in the Middle East. Currently, 68 UK companies are registered in Kurdistan, making the UK the third largest foreign presence in the region. British-Kurdish relations are strong, and British business is welcomed and encouraged for the high quality of its skills, expertise, and products.

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