KURDISH IRAQ TOBACCO MARKET IS MIDDLE EAST BLACK MARKET HUB
December 1st, 2010
BY PAUL COCHRANE
Kurdish Iraq tobacco market is Middle East black market hub
International tobacco companies entered Kurdish Iraq after the US-led invasion. But political instability has made this a tough market to operate in. Black market trades thrive. And there are a wide variety of brands from around the world available. The Iraqi Kurd government is under pressure to crackdown on smuggling.
The tobacco market of Kurdish Iraq has undergone profound change since the United States-led invasion in 2003, opening the region to international brands with the ...
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