{"id":7754,"date":"2026-07-09T11:05:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T11:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifbc-iq.com\/?p=7754"},"modified":"2026-07-09T11:05:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T11:05:17","slug":"ifbc-meets-french-franchise-federation-fff-in-paris-to-expand-business-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ifbc-iq.com\/ar\/ifbc-meets-french-franchise-federation-fff-in-paris-to-expand-business-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"IFBC Meets French Franchise Federation (FFF) in Paris to Expand Business Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>IFBC Meets French Franchise Federation (FFF) in Paris to Expand Business Opportunities<br><br>On Tuesday, 30th June 2026, the Iraqi-French Business Council (IFBC), led by ( Mr. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/adham-al-fakhar-25b077178\/\">\u0623\u062f\u0647\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u062e\u0627\u0631<\/a> \u2013 Advisor to the Prime Minister for International Investment Affairs ), held a high-level meeting with the ( <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/federation-francaise-de-la-franchise\/\">F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Fran\u00e7aise de la Franchise<\/a> &#8211; French Franchise Federation (FFF) at the Embassy of the Republic of Iraq in Paris.<br><br>The meeting was graciously hosted by the Embassy under the patronage of ( Mr. Thaer Wahib Hassan \u2013 Charg\u00e9 d&#8217;Affaires of the Embassy of the Republic of Iraq ) in Paris.<br><br>The meeting brought together representatives of the ( French Franchise Federation ) and a number of its member companies operating across the retail, restaurant, caf\u00e9, and tourism sectors.<br><br>The meeting was attended by a distinguished delegation of Iraqi business leaders, alongside IFBC&#8217;s strategic partner, Business France, represented by ( Mr. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pascal-r-60031613\/\">Pascal Roger<\/a> \u2013 Project Manager ) for the Middle East.<br><br>Opening remarks were delivered by ( Mr. Adham Al-Fakhar ) and ( Ms. V\u00e9ronique Discours-Buhot \u2013 Chief Executive Officer of the French Franchise Federation ) (FFF).<br><br>The discussion featured contributions from:<br><br>\u2022 Mr. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ahmed-dawood-286a429\/\">Ahmed<\/a> Salman \u2013 Legal Advisor to the Council<br><br>\u2022 Mr. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/maythem-al-asadi-435372\/\">Maythem Al-Asadi<\/a> \u2013 Member of the Board of Directors<br><br>\u2022 Mr. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bassam-al-ateia-aa6484a9\/\">Bassam Al-Ateia<\/a> \u2013 Member of the Board of Directors<br><br>\u2022 Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bashar-neamah-6a394b287\/\">Bashar Neamah<\/a> \u2013 Director General of Sawa Group<br><br>\u2022 Mr. Haider Al-Dujaili \u2013 President of the Iraqi Travel and Tourism Association<br><br>\u2022 Ms. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/havin-gulabakh-imcm-73a132102\/\">Havin<\/a> Gulabakh \u2013 Owner and Founder of Wardat Al-Rafidain Tourism Company, Sulaymaniyah<br><br><br>Discussions focused on establishing a framework for promoting French franchise brands across multiple sectors within the Iraqi business community. The meeting also explored opportunities for Iraqi business leaders to participate in the ( French Franchise Expo 2027 ), organized by the ( French Franchise Federation ) in March 2027.<br><br>Both sides further discussed hosting an official delegation from the ( French Franchise Federation ) in Baghdad to strengthen institutional cooperation and identify new trade and investment opportunities between Iraq and France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"7759\" src=\"https:\/\/ifbc-iq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1782834498764-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ifbc-iq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1782834498764-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ifbc-iq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1782834498764-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ifbc-iq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1782834498764-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ifbc-iq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1782834498764-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ifbc-iq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1782834498764-1-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/ifbc-iq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1782834498764-1-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ifbc-iq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1782834498764-1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"7758\" src=\"https:\/\/ifbc-iq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1782834485685-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ifbc-iq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1782834485685-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ifbc-iq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1782834485685-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ifbc-iq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1782834485685-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ifbc-iq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1782834485685-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ifbc-iq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1782834485685-1-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/ifbc-iq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1782834485685-1-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ifbc-iq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1782834485685-1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IFBC Meets French Franchise Federation (FFF) in Paris to Expand Business Opportunities On Tuesday, 30th June 2026, the Iraqi-French Business Council (IFBC), led by ( Mr. Adham Al Fakhar \u2013 Advisor to the Prime Minister for International Investment Affairs ), held a high-level meeting with the ( F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Fran\u00e7aise de la Franchise &#8211; French Franchise&hellip;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7756,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,9],"tags":[],"post_series":[],"class_list":["post-7754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","category-news","entry","has-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ifbc-iq.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ifbc-iq.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ifbc-iq.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ifbc-iq.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ifbc-iq.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7754"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ifbc-iq.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7754\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7760,"href":"https:\/\/ifbc-iq.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7754\/revisions\/7760"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ifbc-iq.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7756"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ifbc-iq.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ifbc-iq.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ifbc-iq.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7754"},{"taxonomy":"post_series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ifbc-iq.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_series?post=7754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}