| 01 Mar 2010 |
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Internet in Iraq, promising market and new opportunities
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Despite the negative effect of the recent financial crisis on many market sectors, the internet in the Arab world has grown by 3,567% between 2000 and 2009.
Source: [Internet World Stats - September 2009 - http://www.internetworldstats.com]
54 million Arabs use the internet, and 300,000 of them are Iraqis. However, the number of internet users in Iraq has grown by 2,300% in the last nine years, and the number of internet cafes is increasing quite fast, which explains why companies like Google and Twitter visited the country to explore business opportunities there.
Mr Haydar Al-Rikabi, the manager of RadioDijla.com referred the growth of the internet in Iraq to the enthusiast of more than 60% of the Iraqi population, whom their age is under 35, to explore the internet. Also, there is a strong will to break out from the isolation of many earlier decades.
"Iraqis are very keen to express their views", said Al-Rikabi from RadioDijla.com, "We are taking this into consideration as we are developing our web portal, which includes discussion forums, chat, voice mail, commenting on articles and participating in polls."
The weak operational infrastructure poses a serious challenge for the development of the internet sector in Iraq.
The Ministry of Communications there has signed many contracts with foreign companies to overcome the current issues related to the internet.
The need for improvement has sparked a hot competition amongst companies of various backgrounds that are interested to get the biggest possible share of the market.
The manager of RadioDijla.com explained that "Iraq has a good purchasing power and a great need for various products and services. This situation creates a healthy environment for the advertising industry to grow and prosper."
He added, "Being a successful web portal in Iraq, we are sure to provide the best medium for those willing to reach out to the Iraqi market."
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