In
September 2006, and for the second consecutive year, the international trade
fair and conference was held in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan region
in Iraq. This event aims for attracting foreign companies to support the
reconstruction of the area, where each company had the chance to expose its
services and suggestions.
This
time more than 800 companies from 27 countries exhibited in the makeshift
convention center. Khatib & Alami – KA, represented by Mr.
Garo Bakalian, Ms Hassana Wazzi and Mr. Fadi
Daher, participated and seized the opportunity to present the company’s
capabilities that reflecting its different grounds of expertise.
The
exhibition covered construction, contracting and materials from oil and gas
services, to security, feed, telecommunications, consumer goods, banking and
business services, with a notable strength in the building-related trades.
The
event also highlighted the Kurdistan region as being a platform for
integration and nationwide economic growth through emphasizing on major
projects being implemented in the Kurdish area. Of these projects: an
international airport, hotels, conference centers, power stations,
hospitals, and hundreds of new housing units.