Baghdad International Fair (BIF)

WHY BAGHDAD INTERNATIONAL FAIR (BIF)?

In 1957 the first exhibition was held in Baghdad in the current location which was named the Industrial & Agricultural Exhibi- tion showing national products.

In 1964 the fair was characterized as an international Fair to be officially called Bagh-dad International Fair when 5 Arab coun-tries participated in the first session. The International Fairs continued with diversified exhibits and large number of participants. In 1971 Baghdad International Fair joined the International Fairs Union) UFI(based in Paris and in 1997 joined the Arab Union for International Exhibition and Conferences.

The Importance of participation at Baghdad International Fair:

The geographical location of Baghdad International Fair in Baghdad, which made it a link between the two sides of the capital Karkh and Rusafa and an easy road for most of its areas close to the transport garages linking the provinces to transport local participants and visitors as well as the international highway to Baghdad International Airport through the fair for visiting delegations and participation.
An opportunity to meet with the governmental entities keen to visit the fair annually for the belief in the need to support the private sector and improve the level of performance to be an important economic support to support the Iraqi economy under the direction of a free market economy instead of the public sector and the role of the latter to supervise the way of performance and provide investment opportunities in most areas.
Making use of the huge and increasing volume of visitors to Baghdad Fair annually, as a result of the growth and increase of the presence of places of aesthetic, heritage and tourism in addition to places to shop with Iraqi goods and some Arab and international companies, reinforced by the high level of income of the Iraqi individual, which reflected positively in the turnout of purchase.
Baghdad International Fair is the largest socio-economic cultural gathering with a political dimension that reflects positively the development and progress and the keenness to provide everything new and modern and allows the participating companies to meet with relevant government parties and agencies under one dome
Baghdad International Fair is a very valuable opportunity to promote products that cost producing companies large sums outside this economic gathering.
Baghdad International Fair is an opportunity to be acquainted with the latest technology the world has reached.