An eye on alluring leaders, emerging sectors, leading companies and rising trends shaping the future of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. 2014/1 THE REVIEW Issue 5 KURDISTAN REGION OF IRAQ Speed Ahead 25 Saad Hasan Qaiwan Group Sulaimani First Mover Forum Investor Highlights from the 66 Sulaimani Forum Rasheed Abu Hamad Carl Bistany SABIS Trillium Bringing Best Practices Holding Luxury Landmark Page 78 86 Alexander Lifting the Baseline Faruk Medical City Dodds MOL Group Global Ambitions Page 70 98 INVEST IN GROUP AN EYE ON THE EMERGING WORLD AUSTRALIA — AustRIA — EuropEAN Union — FrANCE — GERMAny — IRAn — ITAly — POLAnd — RUSSIA — SPAin — SWEDEn — SWITZERLAnd — UNITED KINGdom — UNITED STATES KRG Worldwide The KRG has representative Department of Foreign Relations Kurdistan Regional Government offices in 14 countries. www.dfr.krg.org www.krg.org CONTENTS 2014/1 Diplomacy & Politics 31 Economy 41 Kurdistan’s Shifting Political Economy Iraq-Britain Business Council Henri Barkey Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne Long-term Collaboration Investing in Long Term Growth Dilshad Barzani Paul Bailey Promoting Spanish Investment Turkish Economic Expansion Daban Shadala Dr. Anwar Anaid Promoting Opportunities for Growth Building Bridges Rezan Kader Bakir Lashkari Notes from Westminster Focus: Expanding Trade Ties Gary Kent Dubai / Kurdistan Investor Highlights from the Pursuing Common Interests: Sulaimani Forum 25 AmCham Slated to Open in Erbil 44 The Sulaimani Forum brought together many The US business community will soon find additional of the most influential and distinguished figures shaping support in the Kurdistan Region. This spring, the KRG’s the modern Middle East, and set a high standard for first AmCham office will open in Erbil, and Kurdistan will WE THINK OF INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS AND TECHNOLOGIES. conferences in Kurdistan and Iraq. become the latest addition to the AmCham network. WE CREATE BETTER WAYS TO SERVE ENERGY NEEDS. WE MOVE FORWARD TO CREATE VALUE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. 17-29 DK>'ƌŽƵƉŝƐĂůĞĂĚŝŶŐŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůŽŝůĂŶĚŐĂƐĐŽŵƉĂŶLJĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚŽĨƵƌŽƉĞǁŝƚŚƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞŝŶŵŽƌĞ Briefing ƚŚĂŶϰϬĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐ͘tĞŚĂǀĞŽǀĞƌϳϱLJĞĂƌƐ͛ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ͕Ϯϵ͕ϬϬϬĞŵƉůŽLJĞĞƐŽŶϯĐŽŶƟŶĞŶƚƐ͕ĞdžƉůŽƌĂƟŽŶĂƐƐĞƚƐ ŝŶϭϯĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐĂŶĚϭ͕ϳϬϬƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐƚĂƟŽŶƐŝŶƵƌŽƉĞ͘ THINK. CREATE. MOVE. 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A MACAIR, Inc. company Kurdistan Region of Iraq — 13 The Review Kurdistan Region of Iraq An update on alluring leaders, emerging sectors, leading companies and rising trends shaping the future of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Co-Publisher ollowing the successful completion of our project in 2013, Invest in Group (IIG) and the KRG Department of Foreign Relations (DFR) renewed their partnership agreement for 2014. According to this Fpartnership agreement, IIG will continue creating awareness of the alluring leaders, emerging sectors, leading companies, rising trends and opportunities shaping the future of this promising Region through its quarterly issues, The Review: Kurdistan Region of Iraq, and annual issue, Kurdistan Review 2014. We are living in a period of rapid change, with increases in growth as Department of Foreign well as improvements in the health of the global economy. The Kurdistan Relations (DFR) Region of Iraq, as a rising frontier market, has remained steady and Kurdistan Regional flourishing. Kurdistan has undergone an exciting stage in its economic and social development. The KRG is committed to creating the best Government (KRG) possible business environment for the companies operating in the Region. These efforts have created results: each year sees a rise in the number of foreign companies opening their doors in the Kurdistan Region. In our fifth issue, we focus on the private sector, which has played an increasingly effective role in the economic and social development of the Region. The leading private sector giants in this publication’s Economy, Finance, Energy, Real-Estate, ICT, Health, Transport, and Tourism sections describe their success stories, future plans, and the business environment in Kurdistan, in exclusive interviews with IIG, as well as analysis pieces. Published in May 2014 We are privileged to have met these remarkable individuals, who are Copyright © Invest in Group 2014 committed to strengthening the private sector and believe in the future of the Region. Goldcrest Executive, Cluster C, In 2014, IIG will continue to provide fresh business perspectives JLT, Dubai, UAE from Kurdistan, and feature new leaders, companies, and tremendous opportunities rising in the Kurdistan Region. We would like to express [email protected] our gratitude to Minister Falah Mustafa Bakir