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There’s More to Iraq than the Headlines

There’s More to Iraq than the Headlines

It has been a rough couple of weeks in Iraq, with a string of major attacks bringing the death toll for the year to nearly 2,500. But despite the upsurge in sectarian attacks, the country is still managing to make progress on a number of fronts. In the energy sector, for example, Shell has announced [...]

Weekly Security Update 15 – 22 May 2013

Weekly Security Update 15 – 22 May 2013

By Tom Walker, Director, Assaye Risk COUNTRY OVERVIEW  Severe countrywide violence has gripped Iraq this week in a continuation of recent sectarian hostilities, which claimed the lives of approx. 401 people, bringing the yearly total to approx. 2486. After a brief period of respite levels of violence rose dramatically during this brief reporting period with [...]

BP to invest $2.85bn in Rumaila

BP to invest $2.85bn in Rumaila

By John Lee. BP has reportedly allocated $2.85 billion to develop the Rumaila oilfield in 2013, up from $2.2 billion last year, of which only $1.9 billion was used. Salah Mohammad, head of the joint management committee for the project, also told Reuters that output at Rumaila would rise to 1.450 million bpd by the [...]

Biggest Ever UK Trade Mission to Iraq

Biggest Ever UK Trade Mission to Iraq

The Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) Executive Chairman, Baroness Nicholson has announced the biggest ever trade mission to Iraq. In a push to boost UK business in Iraq UKTI and the IBBC will take 100 UK companies to Baghdad, Basrah and Erbil in mid-June. The mission will be led by David Willetts, Minister of Universities [...]

Video: Border Crossing Offers Syrians a Lifeline

Video: Border Crossing Offers Syrians a Lifeline

21 May 2013

From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. A border crossing between the Kurdish Region of northern Iraq and Syria has become a lifeline for thousands of Syrians. About 150 people seeking refuge or to buy essential supplies cross a river [...]

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Video: Iraq Sees Worst Violence in Years

Video: Iraq Sees Worst Violence in Years

21 May 2013

From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Tribal chiefs in Iraq have issued a dire warning about the country’s future after the latest wave of sectarian violence. Sunni leaders in Ramadi say there’ll be all out war if Iraq doesn’t [...]

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News Flash – 20 May 2013

20 May 2013

By Tom Walker, Director, Assaye Risk NEWS FLASH Levels of violence rose dramatically during this brief reporting period with multiple high impact attacks across the country, especially in the central and southern belts.  With Friday Prayers in Baquba and Baghdad heavily targeted nearly 93 people were killed in one day, the highest total of any [...]

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Dana Gas Reports Strong Profit Growth

Dana Gas Reports Strong Profit Growth

19 May 2013

Dana Gas PJSC, the Middle East’s largest regional private sector natural gas company, has announced its financial results for the first quarter ended 31 March 2013 with a net profit after tax of AED 241 million (US$ 66 million), an increase of 17% as compared to AED 206 million (US$56 million) in Q1 2012. Revenue [...]

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Iran to Boost Diesel Exports to Iraq

Iran to Boost Diesel Exports to Iraq

19 May 2013

By John Lee. Iran plans to more than double its diesel exports to Iraq, according to Reuters. The director of the National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC), Alireza Zeighami, said that Tehran will supply 3-5  million liters of diesel a day, an increase on the 2-million-liters-a-day agreement signed by Iranian Oil Minister Rostam [...]

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Discussions Continue on Reducing Oil Targets

Discussions Continue on Reducing Oil Targets

19 May 2013

Shell is reported to be in “exploratory discussions” with the Iraqi government to lower the target for oil output at the Majnoon field. The Iraqi government agreed in January with Lukoil to cut targeted production at the West Qurna-2 field. It is also in talks with Exxon Mobil to reduce targeted output at West Qurna-1, [...]

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Foreign Minister Receives Japanese Ambassador

Foreign Minister Receives Japanese Ambassador

19 May 2013

By John Lee. Foreign Minister, Mr. Hoshyar Zebari, received on 15th of May 2013, the Japanese Ambassador to Iraq Mr. Masato Takaoka. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations between two countries, and the desire of the Iraqi government and the Iraqi Sports audiences to set up the home game between the Iraqi and Japanese [...]

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Iraqi Politics Needs Roadmap For the Future

Iraqi Politics Needs Roadmap For the Future

19 May 2013

By Mustafa al-Kadhimi for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Since Prime Minister of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region Nechirvan Barzani’s visit to Baghdad on April 29, 2013, there has been talk of the agreement signed between Barzani and Iraqi Prime Minister [...]

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Shell to Start Majnoon Oil Output

Shell to Start Majnoon Oil Output

18 May 2013

By John Lee. Shell is to start producing crude at the Majnoon oil field (pictured) as early as next month. Bloomberg quotes the company’s regional vice president, Mounir Bouaziz, as saying that output will start “around mid-year” and increase to 175,000 bpd by the end of 2013. He said that the project had faced “teething problems”, [...]

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Iraq Stock Market Report

Iraq Stock Market Report

18 May 2013

Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 16th May 2013). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at ID1,771 (-1.7%) / $1,799 (-1.2%) (weekly change). The number of week traded shares was 33.4bn and the weekly [...]

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Foreign Minister Receives Kuwaiti Ambassador

Foreign Minister Receives Kuwaiti Ambassador

18 May 2013

By John Lee. Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari has met with the Kuwaiti Ambassador to Iraq, Ali Mohammed Al Mu’min. The Minister received a written letter from the Kuwaiti Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister, Sheikh Sabah Khalid Al Sabah, on bilateral relations. During the meeting, the positive progress achieved between the two parties due to their [...]

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Camp Liberty Residents Relocated to Albania

Camp Liberty Residents Relocated to Albania

18 May 2013

The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Iraq (SRSG), Mr. Martin Kobler, welcomed the relocation of a first group of 14 Camp Liberty residents to Albania. “The residents’ arrival in Albania late last night is an encouraging first step in the relocation of the group of 210 residents the Albanian government has agreed [...]

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Video: Attacks on Sunni Mosques

Video: Attacks on Sunni Mosques

18 May 2013

From Jewish News One. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. There has been a sharp rise in attacks on Sunni holy sites in Iraq, causing a fear that the country could face more sectarian violence reminiscent of the bloodshed that the country [...]

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Iraqi Judiciary Opens Hawija Investigation

18 May 2013

By Ali Abel Sadah for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Nearly a month following the bloody events that took place in the town of Hawija, the Iraqi judiciary has decided to investigate the circumstances surrounding the events, just as it has [...]

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Afren Shares Up on Interim Mgt Statement

Afren Shares Up on Interim Mgt Statement

17 May 2013

Shares in Afren have risen more than 5 percent since the publication of its Interim Management Statement on Thursday. In the statement, the company gave the following update on its operations in Iraqi Kurdistan: Barda Rash As part of the phased development of the field, Afren initiated production operations in August 2012 producing its first [...]

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PhotoSat Completes Satellite Mapping of Garmian Block

PhotoSat Completes Satellite Mapping of Garmian Block

17 May 2013

By John Lee. PhotoSat has announced the completion of its satellite topography mapping of WesternZagros‘s Garmian Block in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, using stereo satellite photos from the high-resolution Pleiades 1A and 1B imaging satellites. Pleiades 1A and 1B are the world’s newest 50cm resolution satellites. The satellite topography mapping consists of an elevation [...]

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