الشركات الاجنبية العاملة في العراق كري : مكنزي و اندرو وير أنموذجاً

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This research studies foreign companies operating in Iraq since the beginning of the seventeenth century and the role that these companies played in Iraqi trade through their control over raw materials and dates trade, which eventually led to their control over the country's economy and price control.

These companies worked (Cree-McKenzie and Andrew Weir) and with the support of the British government to link the Iraqi economy with global capital to demonstrate the growth of British interests in Iraq.

The research also studied the role played by foreign companies in the growth of British interests and colonial penetration through their contact with some sheikhs and merchants in order to create the atmosphere and ideas to accept their presence.

These companies also practiced spying on Ottoman sites and drawing military maps necessary for future military actions.