The role of Small and Medium-sized Industries in Achieving Economic Development in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region
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Small and medium enterprises play a crucial role in the overall economic affairs of Iraq’s Kurdistan region. This is related to the availability of human and material possibilities which result from a historical creativity and innovative accumulation in the field of crafts and services practiced by individuals or families in the cities and countryside of Kurdistan. People there have left their marks on many industries that have been famous throughout history and continue to grow and develop at present time. The research aims to identify the reality of small and medium enterprises in the region of Iraq’s Kurdistan so as to highlight its role in achieving the desired goals in economic development. So as to fulfill the objective of the study, the study is divided into three axes: the first axis deals with the concept of small and medium enterprises and the characteristics of their importance, while the second axis deals with the reality of small and medium industries in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, and the third axis deals with the most important problems facing small and medium industries in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.
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