I’m currently working with the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and they’ve given me a really fantastic report entitled ‘Iraq Through Investors’ Eyes: Perspectives on risks and rewards’. It’s outlined below:

A new survey of senior businesspeople by the Economist Intelligence Unit finds that investor perceptions of Iraq are slowly improving, despite the country’s many problems. Preliminary results from our survey of 300 executives – all of whom have direct input into their company’s decisions on doing business in the Middle East – show that the security situation remains the major deterrent to business. Indeed, 64% said it is still too dangerous to do business in Iraq at the present time. But more than half of those surveyed said their view of Iraq has become more positive over the past two years. Moreover, most respondents expect the security situation for foreign executives and employees to improve over the next two years, with 46% saying it would improve somewhat and 9% saying it would improve significantly, despite the drawdown of Western troops. Just 10% expected it to worsen.

I would be very happy to send you the full report for you to include in your blog if you wish?

Martha