Iraq has already taken steps to cut subsidies while introducing a safety net for the poor. The challenge in front of the new Government is to fight unemployment and proceed with price reforms.
The Australian Wheat Board refused to quote to the government of Iraq prices on FOB basis and consequently they lost out. Iraq will buy one million tons of wheat in the coming days from American companies,
The Iraqi government has made a decision to improve our transport sector and I think with FOB we can lower our prices and add to the transparency of the real cost of the grain and the cost of the transport,
We want to see a national-unity government for the sake of stability,