AMMAN, 8 May 2007 — Jordanian Minister of Trade and Industry Salem Khazaleh yesterday opened the Fourth Rebuild Iraq Exhibition with the participation of about 1,000 firms from 40 countries. The four-day event provides a “good opportunity for international firms to forge regional investment alliances” for taking part in Iraq’s reconstruction, Khazaleh said. Chairman of the Economic and Investment Committee at the Iraqi Parliament, Unadem Kena, said that the reconstruction of the war-ravaged Iraqi economy would require $300 billion worth of projects.