Archive | 17th November 2012

Total Says Unclear if Iraq Wants it to Exit Halfaya

By John Lee. The chief executive of French energy giant Total, Christophe de Margerie (pictured), has said that it is not clear if Iraq wants the company to withdraw from the Halfaya oilfield due to its dealings in Iraqi Kurdistan. Total recently acquired a 20 percent interest in the Taza oil exploration block there from […]

Iraq Stock Market Report

Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 15th November 2012). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. ID1,502 / $1,625  (+2.3%) (weekly change). The number of week traded shares was 43.1bn and the weekly trading volume was ID39.9bn ($33.3mn). ISX Company Announcements […]

Opposition? What Opposition? The Incredible Shrinking Iraqiya Party

By Mustafa Habib. This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Since it lost the race to power in 2010, major opposition bloc Iraqiya has been shrinking, with defections and internal dissent. Now two leading members want […]