The career and development Center at Basra University, in cooperation with the German International Cooperation Agency (GIZ), held a free training workshop entitled * Mechanism for obtaining a loan from Iraqi banks to finance small projects for students, graduates and the University of Basra * on the hall of the Basra and Arabian Gulf Studies Center on Sunday 6/10/2019 .

The workshop was inaugurated in the presence of Dr. Qasim Raheef, Director of the Central Bank of Iraq _ Basra Branch, who dealt with a detailed explanation of how to apply for a loan from Iraqi banks and what are the most important laws, guarantees and conditions that must be provided in the applicant. The practical side of the workshop, where he stressed the importance of writing the feasibility of work and the type of projects that must be taken into consideration based on the need of the market and urging young people to think about opening their own projects to reduce the phenomenon of widespread unemployment. The workshop witnessed remarkable interaction from the attendees and put forward many ideas that could be applied on the ground. It was also concluded with a free prize draw provided by Zain Telecommunications Company.