On Tuesday, February 11, 2025, the Iraqi Company for Financing Small and Medium Enterprises participated in a ceremony honoring the young men who graduated from the initiative’s workshops."Space for a thousand projects"Organized by the Hayaz platform, sponsored by the Ministry of Youth and Sports, the German Cooperation Organization (GIZ), and in partnership with the Iraqi Company for Financing Small and Medium Enterprises.

The ceremony witnessed the presence of representatives of the Ministry of Commerce, the Undersecretary of GIZ in Iraq, Mr. Joseph, and the Director General of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, along with representatives of the Iraqi company.

The ceremony included an introductory presentation by Mr. Muhannad about the platform’s objectives and its working mechanism, in addition to a simplified explanation of the path of loans granted and a 0% loan risk guarantee to support and empower emerging youth projects.

This ceremony comes to honor the first batch of trainees, and the initiative will be completed by organizing additional workshops targeting more young people aspiring to start their own business projects.