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French Company to open Turbine Workshop in Iraq?

By John Lee. Iraq's National Investment Commission (NIC) has hosted a joint meeting with the Ministries of Industry and Minerals and Electricity to discuss the technical proposal for establishing a turbine maintenance workshop. The proposal was presented by the French engineering company "Warmer" [IBN believes it to be Wamar Engineering], along with its Iraqi partner, […]

Yazidis sue Lafarge for supporting ISIS

By John Lee. Hundreds of Yazidi-Americans have filed a civil lawsuit against French conglomerate Lafarge, seeking to hold the company accountable for its admitted criminal conspiracy with the so-called Islamic State group (ISIS, ISIL, Daesh), and to obtain justice for the Yazidi people. Nobel Prize winner and human rights activist Nadia Murad is the lead […]

Jiyad: "TotalEnergies Agreement Smells Filthy"

By Ahmed Mousa Jiyad. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. TotalEnergies Agreement Smells Filthy Recent information indicates what might be the first scandal of this agreement. The Ministry of Oil (MoO) appears to have given away and for free 31% of actual […]

Women's Economic Empowerment in Iraq

From the French Research Center on Iraq (CFRI). Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Women's economic empowerment in Iraq: a double-edged sword? Within the ongoing research project "The Condition of Life of Women in Iraq and the Kurdistan region", Dr Ana Cristina […]

$112m for Turkish Agri Complex at Umm Qasr Port

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World Bank Group, is supporting Sama Al-Manar and Manar FZCO, subsidiaries of Türkiye-based Tiryaki Agro, in developing a new state-of-the-art agro-industrial complex in Iraq's Umm Qasr Port, including a soybean crushing plant and warehouses, which will help bolster food security, create jobs, and diversify the country's economy […]

Oil Ministry Discusses Development Plans with TotalEnergies

By John Lee. In a meeting of the Joint Management Committee, Iraq's Oil Ministry discussed the development plan for fields and projects contracted with the French company TotalEnergies. The Deputy Minister for Extraction Affairs affirmed the ministry's commitment to implementing strategic projects with TotalEnergies and QatarEnergy. According to a statement from the Ministry, the four […]

Preparations for Baghdad Conference on Cooperation and Partnership

By John Lee. The Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein welcomed the French Ambassador to Iraq, Mr. Eric Chevallier. During their meeting, they discussed matters of mutual interest aimed at enhancing the bilateral relations between the two friendly nations. One of the key topics on the agenda was the upcoming Third Baghdad Conference on Cooperation and […]

Empowering Iraq: The $27bn Deal for Iraq's Energy Sufficiency

By Noor Kareem, for the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI). Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Empowering Iraq: The $27 Billion Deal for Iraq's Energy Sufficiency This past July, Iraq and France's TotalEnergies finalized the Gas Growth Integrated Project, a $27 […]

TotalEnergies Delegation meets with Oil Minister

By John Lee. On Wednesday, Oil Minister Hayan Abdul Ghani received a delegation from the French company TotalEnergies. The delegation included Mr. Laurent Vivier, the Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa; Mr. Julien Pouget, the Middle East Director for Exploration and Renewable Energy; and Ms. Dunia Al-Jalbi, the Director of TotalEnergies' Iraq […]