South Korea and Iraq have initialed a double taxation avoidance pact, South Korea's finance ministry said Friday, in a move that could boost bilateral economic cooperation.
The agreement is set to take effect after a formal signing and parliamentary ratifications in both countries, according to the ministry.
The move comes as South Korean construction companies are participating in major infrastructure projects in the war-torn country.
(Yonhap)
Hanwha Engineering & Construction Corp. is set to build 100,000 homes in Besmaya, a sprawling suburb located about 10 kilometers southeast of Baghdad, by 2019 under a $7.75 billion deal.
The contract is the single largest overseas project for any South Korean builder.
In 2014, a South Korean consortium led by Hyundai Engineering and Construction Co. won a $6.04 billion contract to build a large oil refinery in the southern Iraqi city of Karbala.
South Korea and Iraq have initialed a double taxation avoidance pact, South Korea's finance ministry said Friday, in a move that could boost bilateral economic cooperation.
The agreement is set to take effect after a formal signing and parliamentary ratifications in both countries, according to the ministry.
The move comes as South Korean construction companies are participating in major infrastructure projects in the war-torn country.
Hanwha Engineering & Construction Corp. is set to build 100,000 homes in Besmaya, a sprawling suburb located about 10 kilometers southeast of Baghdad, by 2019 under a $7.75 billion deal.
The contract is the single largest overseas project for any South Korean builder.
In 2014, a South Korean consortium led by Hyundai Engineering and Construction Co. won a $6.04 billion contract to build a large oil refinery in the southern Iraqi city of Karbala. (Yonhap)