Security holds the key to a troubled land
13 September 2012
The new government has finally been granted power by the coalition that ousted Saddam Hussein, but business prospects in Iraq are not immediately bright, report Kenn Kurtz and Paul Jackson
With the handover of the administration in Iraq on 28 June, a new chapter began in the Middle East. Although this was a significant event for the future of the country, it by no means heralds immediate peace for Iraqis. Similarly, western businesses monitoring the changing political landscape with a view to new commercial opportunities must realise that, although the...