Iraqi Economists (Ien)

the ien is a non-profit, informal organization, with no political affiliation, and is currently in the process of registration as international ngo in germany. since established in 2009, the iraqi economists network (ien) has been a platform for iraqi expats and national experts and professionals in economic policy, oil economics, monetary and fiscal policies and sustainable development. the ien aims at: - mobilizing iraqi experts and professionals in diaspora to promote the transfer of knowledge and expertise through networking and interacting with national counterparts, joint research and capacity development. - providing consultations and advisory services to the parliament and the goi in policy formulation and decision-making in economic reform, sustainable development and democratic governance; and - promoting awareness of economic and sustainable development challenges and issues among policy makers, particularly mps, senior goi executives, political parties, csos and the med