Sulaimani factory makes first international export, ships 1,200 batteries to Jordan
SULAIMANI, Kurdistan Region - Sulaimani’s Maya battery factory ventured into international exports for the first time on Sunday, shipping 1,200 to Jordan, with plans to export more batteries to gulf countries and Europe in the forthcoming months.
On Saturday, Rebin Azad, the managing director of Maya factory, told Rudaw’s Peshawa Bakhtyar that in order to export to any country, the product must first pass the quality control check for the country in question.
The factory, with its workforce of 200 employees, operates around the clock with a daily output of approximately 5,000 batteries.
Haval Abubakir, governor of Sulaimani, asserted on Sunday that the city stands as a leading hub for industrial production in light of the low production rate of other cities in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region, highlighting the significant role played by Sulaimani as a contributor to the country's economic output.
The government and relevant stakeholders are actively attempting to incentivize traders and investors to reduce imports across sectors, including the agricultural one, by 80 percent while also aiming to boost exports by 20 percent.
A main objective of Prime Minister Masrour Barzani’s cabinet has been to diversify the Region’s economy and take advantage of its agricultural potential to export goods abroad instead of continuing to rely on agricultural products from neighboring Iran and Turkey.
The Kurdistan Region in December exported its renowned pomegranates to gulf countries for the first time, marking the Region's first non-oil export and a landmark step in efforts to broaden the economy.
On Saturday, Rebin Azad, the managing director of Maya factory, told Rudaw’s Peshawa Bakhtyar that in order to export to any country, the product must first pass the quality control check for the country in question.
The factory, with its workforce of 200 employees, operates around the clock with a daily output of approximately 5,000 batteries.
Haval Abubakir, governor of Sulaimani, asserted on Sunday that the city stands as a leading hub for industrial production in light of the low production rate of other cities in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region, highlighting the significant role played by Sulaimani as a contributor to the country's economic output.
The government and relevant stakeholders are actively attempting to incentivize traders and investors to reduce imports across sectors, including the agricultural one, by 80 percent while also aiming to boost exports by 20 percent.
A main objective of Prime Minister Masrour Barzani’s cabinet has been to diversify the Region’s economy and take advantage of its agricultural potential to export goods abroad instead of continuing to rely on agricultural products from neighboring Iran and Turkey.
The Kurdistan Region in December exported its renowned pomegranates to gulf countries for the first time, marking the Region's first non-oil export and a landmark step in efforts to broaden the economy.