Director of private banks: the coming period will witness the entry of international banks to partner with the Iraqi

05/06/2012 | (Voice of Iraq) -
Baghdad (news) favored the Director of the Association of private banks Abdul Aziz Hassoun, entry of international banks known to the Iraqi market for the purpose of sharing with Iraqi banks in the performance of its duties banking in the coming period. said Goldfinch (of the Agency news): There is a great desire by the international banks to contract with the Iraqi banks to participate in its work and the transfer of technological global banking to it, adding that negotiations are still ongoing with council departments, banking, and that the coming period will witness more of an international bank involved with the Iraqi bank. He added that all the indicators and the results issued during the past year or the first quarter of this year indicate that the Iraqi banking sector began to develop and lead its work well, which is reflected on its balance sheet which increases constantly and check returns good through shares and shareholders. The central bank has put three-phase plan to raise banks' capital to 213 million by June 2013 to stimulate lending in the time he recovers Iraq sanctions, the seventh item. It is noteworthy that Iraq has seven banks owned by the state and 23 private banks, eight Islamic banks in particular, according to the site's central bank, while dominated by the banking sector, banks, Rafidain and Rasheed, and the subject is currently restructuring in order to pay off the debts that have accumulated after years of war and sanctions.