Iraqi Securities Commission Chairman Mazen Sabah Ahmed discussed proposals to improve market performance and amend regulations and instructions to encourage investment during a visit to the Iraq Stock Exchange. The discussions addressed challenges facing the market and ways to improve its efficiency. In a meeting with the exchange’s board of governors and executive director, Ahmed reviewed the commission’s strategic vision alongside the exchange’s strategic plan and implementation plan. He also examined the exchange’s depository and securities trading mechanisms and received briefings on departmental activities.