EghtesadOnline: Iran and Iraq agreed to establish a joint committee between their central banks as soon as possible, during a meeting between Iranian Minister of Industries, Mining and Trade Mohammad Shariatmadari and Chairman of the Central Bank of Iraq Ali Mohsen Al-Allaq.

EghtesadOnline: The head of Iran-Iraq Chamber of Commerce believes that the establishment of a joint bank could considerably facilitate bilateral trade between the two allies, in view of the significant volume of exports from Iran to its neighboring country.