Iraq and IFC agree project to modernise Baghdad airport

Baghdad (AFP) Sept 3, 2023

Iraq signed an agreement Sunday with the World Bank's International Finance Corporation to modernise Baghdad's international airport after years of neglect in the war-scarred country. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani's government signed the agreement with the IFC, which pledged to "harness private sector capital and expertise" to upgrade Iraq's main airport. The IFC will present "a