August 2019 - Iraqi Business Council

The Secretary General of the Arab Economic Unity Council Dr. Muhammad Rabie visited on Wednesday August 28th IBC Headquarters and was received by IBC Deputy Chairman and Secretary General Mr. Saad Naji and IBC CEO. Dr. Rabie was accompanied by the Secretary General of the Arab Federation for Fairs and Conferences Mr. Mahmood Al-Jarrah and the former Director General of Jordan Media Commission Dr. Amjad Al-Qadi. During the meeting, Dr. Saad Naji reviewed IBC achievements and programs and its efforts to serve investors and businessmen to facilitate their business. For his part Ambassador Dr. Muhammad Rabie lauded IBC achievements on the economic level and its role to serve the business community.

The Ambassador also spoke about his vision on Arab economic integration, emphasizing the role of the private sector in supporting the economies of other countries, calling for cooperation with Arab investors abroad, or those of Arab origins, to link them with the economies of Arab countries and attract their investments to profitable projects that contribute to the development of Arab economy. At the end of the meeting the two sides exchanges thanks on organizing this meeting.

The idea of establishing the Iraqi Business Council is based on the common desire generated by a number of elites. Those who are Iraqi investors and businessmen on the territory of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan unanimous in the importance of creating economic reference for them, as well as for those who wish to join them in order to maximize Iraq’s investment in Jordan, as well as to contribute actively to Iraq’s construction and reconstruction.

The idea of establishing the Iraqi Business Council was well-founded and blessed by the Government of Jordan. Accordingly, the approval of the competent Jordanian authorities was commended for launching the Iraqi Business Council in Jordan.

As part of the activities of IBC Cultural Program “Ibdaa”, the personal exhibition of artist Mehdi Al-Shammari was opened on Saturday August 24th 2019 on IBC Hall under the patronage of HRH Princess Najlaa Bint Assim with the attendance of the Iraqi Ambassador to Jordan Mrs. Safiya Al-Siheil and members of the diplomatic mission at the Embassy, in addition to a large crowd of IBC members, members of the Iraqi community and Jordanian artists, academics, businessmen and journalists.
During the opening ceremony, HRH Princess Najlaa Bint Assim toured the exhibition with IBC Chairman and Board members to see the (26) exhibited paintings, through which the artist wanted to raise questions and objections on the overall experience of the Arab individual in general, and the Iraqi individual in particular, emphasizing the universal identity instead of the secondary and divided identities that are part of the concerns of the expatriate artist.

On the other hand, the exhibition attempted to present a non-stereotype form of patterns and ideas which the artist explored about women and cities in his paintings, where he linked cities to a beautiful mare, a raging bull or a mystic dancer, making the forms and shapes harmonious.. with glowing and confusing backgrounds containing the point that is the beginning of everything and the interpretive character of our minds that gives striking abstract beauty.

The artist also wanted to show that woman gives a taste and continuity to life unconditionally, and as she represents the most vulnerable in our culture, therefore, the artist wanted to extend his thanks and admiration through his paintings to every struggling woman whether a month, a sister, a daughter or a wife.