Iraq's government is proposing to offer soft loans to build 500,000 homes and provide much-needed hospitals across the country, the Iraqi News Agency said.
The agenda was discussed in a special cabinet meeting on Monday.
The programme includes the building of hospitals in Basra, Maysan, and Anbar, adding 1,000 beds across the cities, plus up to 5,000 schools, the report said, quoting a government source.
It has been more than a month since Iraq’s parliament approved a new government headed by Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani, ending more than a year of political deadlock during which the country teetered on the verge of collapse.
Works passed by the cabinet also included the urgent start of a project to tackle traffic in Baghdad by building tunnels, overpasses, bridges and improving highways.
The programme also looks to address food security, improve social welfare and quadruple the funds available for small project loans, the government source said.
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Completed an electrical diploma at the Adnoc Technical Institute
Works as a public relations officer with Adnoc
Apart from the piano, he plays the accordion, oud and guitar
His favourite composer is Johann Sebastian Bach
Also enjoys listening to Mozart
Likes all genres of music including Arabic music and jazz
Enjoys rock groups Scorpions and Metallica
Other musicians he likes are Syrian-American pianist Malek Jandali and Lebanese oud player Rabih Abou Khalil
