JETRO participated at the 46th Baghdad International Fair

On November 1, 2022, Iraq officially re-opened the 46th Baghdad International Fair at Baghdad International Fair Ground, Baghdad, Iraq after a four-year hiatus.

Before the event, JETRO announced its participation at BIF and encouraged Japanese companies who were interested in the Iraq market to submit their application to participate in BIF. JETRO received numerous applications, and a total of 50 Japanese companies were selected after the screening. Each company were required to submit a brief product information to be included in JETRO’s BIF digital brochure.

During the 10-day exhibition show, JETRO’s booth assistants promoted various products and services of the 50 participating companies from cosmetics, health & wellness, healthcare, construction/tools/machinery, food & beverages, etc using JETRO’s compiled digital brochure.

On the second day of the event, Japan’s Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs H.E Kei Takagi attended the celebration of “Japan Day” at the BIF Fair. He delivered an opening speech and participated in the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Japan Pavilion. High officials from Iraq including Mr. Atheer Daoud, Minister of Commerce of the Republic of Iraq, and Mr. Hummam Ahmed AbdulJabbar, Director General of the State Company for Iraqi Fairs and Commercial Services; Mr. Futoshi Matsumoto, Ambassador of Japan to the Republic of Iraq and Mr. Nobuyuki Nakajima, Managing Director of JETRO Dubai & MENA attended the “Japan Day” event.

Many government officials and representatives, as well as businesspeople visited JETRO’s Booth at the Japan Pavilion during the exhibition event, and several expressed their interest in Japanese products. JETRO will continue to facilitate and connect Japanese companies to potential partners in Iraq.