Strengthening Economic Cooperation between Germany and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq 🇩🇪🤝🇮🇶

A pleasure to open and moderate today’s Nah- und Mittelost-Verein e.V. (NUMOV) Round Table in Berlin, welcoming 50 participants representing over 40 companies from Kurdistan.

Many thanks to NUMOV, the Iraqi Embassy in Berlin, Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH for the valuable exchange on economic cooperation, investment and financing opportunities.

At SPG Steiner, we see significant potential in flare gas recovery, gas storage and distribution hubs, and resilient energy infrastructure — combining German engineering expertise with strong local partnerships to strengthen industrial capabilities and increase in-country value creation.

The key is to move from dialogue to bankable projects, reliable financing and sustainable partnerships that create lasting local value.