Iraq Stock Exchange trades in dreams of riches

Despite time limits, few tools, brokers see explosive growth

By Vivienne Walt

Globe Correspondent / July 20, 2004

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BAGHDAD -- Gunfire and bombs resound regularly in Baghdad, and a patchy electrical grid plunges the city into darkness almost every night. That means little to Talib Al-Tabatabaie, chairman of the board of governors of the just-opened Iraq Stock Exchange. For him, Iraq is a potential gold mine where investors can make a killing -- the kind that has nothing ... (Full Article: 1110 Words)