Prime Minister Mohammed Al-Sudani chaired a meeting on Wednesday to review progress on the Baghdad Metro Project, as the government moves to reassess its investment and implementation framework.
The meeting, attended by the Mayor of Baghdad, the Chairman of the Iraq Development Fund, and government advisers, reviewed the project’s fourth progress report, prepared in cooperation with international institutions and companies experienced in metro projects in Türkiye and China.
Officials examined proposed investment portfolios, along with potential risks and technical and implementation challenges. Following a comprehensive reassessment by the Mayoralty of Baghdad, the Iraq Development Fund, and advisory bodies, earlier proposals were deemed unsuitable for a project of this scale.
Al-Sudani directed the preparation of a final, comprehensive assessment and instructed that international institutions such as the International Finance Corporation (IFC) or the European Investment Bank (EIB) be engaged to develop a new investment portfolio in coordination with Iraqi authorities.
The Prime Minister also ordered the formation of a specialised technical team within the Mayoralty of Baghdad, tasked with building administrative and technical capacity to support future phases of the metro project.
- Published: 5th January, 2026
- Location: Baghdad
- Country: Iraq
- Editor: Nour Ghanem
- Category: Transport
