How goes the reopening of Baghdad's stock market? Ask him yourself

[Alpharetta]

Remember Jay Hallen, the Yale grad who had zero inclination for finance but somehow got the Authority contract to rebuild Baghdad's stock market? LINK to WallStreetJournal article

Well I've been trying to find out how things are going there. Can America's best and brightest kickstart trading in Iraq? I want to know.

Hey! I found a bulletin board where you can ask Jay Hallen how it's going. Wish him luck.

Aw apparently he's in Europe now. A hard-working man for sure. Hmmm. I bet he's in Amsterdam, marshalling resources and investors.

[Parche]

1. stock

I will take some of that Iraqi Halliburton stock

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2. It sounds like he's designing a web store

Online, real time, automatic currency conversions. I wonder if they'll accept PayPal. :eyes:

Not a word about regulation, accounting standards, conflict-of-interest guidelines, etc...

It sounds like he wants to build an online Ponzi-scheme that accepts Mastercard.

I think I'd rather do business with Sanni Abacha's relatives in Nigeria. At least they have $65,000,000 to give away...