By John Lee. Russia’s Stroytransgaz has signed a preliminary contract for the exploration, development and production of Block 17, in Anbar province. At a signing ceremony in Wednesday, Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs and Oil Minister Thamer Abbas Ghadhban said that preliminary studies and information indicate the existence of oil reserves ranging between 2 […]
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New Airline Launched in Iraqi Kurdistan
By John Lee. Fly Erbil, Iraq’s only Kurdish airline, successfully completed its first scheduled flight on Monday. The plane set off from Erbil International Airport en route to Stockholm in Sweden. The airline’s administrative director Ahmad Jamal told AFP that Fly Erbil currently has three planes and plans to increase to 10 in the future. […]
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Iraq lifts Ban on Import of Ukrainian Poultry
By John Lee. The ban on export of poultry products from Ukraine to Iraq has reportedly been lifted. It had been introduced due to outbreaks of avian influenza in Ukraine. Ukrainian egg producer Avangardco had reported a sharp reduction in sales due to the ban. (Source: Ukrinform News)
Avangardco Iraq Business falls by half
By John Lee. Ukrainian egg producer Avangardco has said that its exports of shell eggs decreased by 50 percent year-on-year in the third quarter of 2016, due to what it described as “the unstable situation in Iraq“. In the period, the company sold 59 mln units to Iraq, down from 119 mln units in 3Q […]
Ukraine to open Consulate in Kurdistan
In his meeting with the KRG Minister of Foreign Relations, Ambassador of Ukraine to Iraq Mr. Anatolii Marynts announced the decision of the government of Ukraine to open an honorary consulate in the Kurdistan Region in a near future. The Ambassador expressed his government’s desire to further broaden ties with the Kurdistan Region in various […]
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Egg Imports Down on “Unstable Situation”
By John Lee. Avangardco, the largest producer of shell eggs and dry egg products in Ukraine and number one producer in Europe, has blamed a sharp decrease in exports on the “unstable situation in Iraq“. In its results statement for the first quarter of 2016, the company said: “… exports of shell eggs decreased by 31% […]
Minister Urges Ukrainian Firms to Provide Vehicles
By John Lee. The Iraqi Minister of Transportation, Baqir al-Zubaidi, has proposed that Ukrainian vehicle manufacturers provide samples of trucks, busses and tractors to Iraq free of charge for test purposes. At a meeting with the Ukrainian Ambassador, Anatoly Marenitez, he said he was eager to cooperate with Ukrainian companies and learn more about the […]
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Ukraine Offers Lowest Bid For Iraq Wheat Tender
By Matthew Gayle. Ukrainian wheat was offered at the lowest price of $326 a tonne c&f free out (ciffo) in a tender from Iraq’s state grain board to purchase at least 50,000 tonnes, European traders said on Monday. The offer was for 50,000 tonnes. A separate offer for 50,000 tonnes of Ukrainian wheat was made […]
Ukraine Targets Iraqi Market
By Editor on 30th July 2013 in Agriculture, Construction & Engineering In Iraq, Iraq Industry & Trade News
By John Lee. Ukraine’s Minister of Economic Development and Trade, Ihor Prasolov (pictured), has told his Iraqi counterpart Khairallah Hassan Babeker [Khayri-allah Babakir, Dr Khairallah Hassan Babiker] that Ukraine is interested in increasing exports of metallurgical products to Iraq. At their meeting they also discussed the further engagement of Ukrainian machine-building companies in Iraqi projects, […]
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Interpipe Wins Preferred Supplier Status
Interpipe, the Ukrainian seamless pipe producer, has announced that it is installing a local support team to work in Basra following the company’s approval from South Oil Company (SOC) as a preferred supplier. The announcement sees Interpipe appoint a new Iraq country manager, based in Basra, with immediate effect. Following several recent meetings in Iraq with […]
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Ukrainian Foreign Minister Visits Kurdistan Region
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Gryshchenko Kostyantyn on his first visit to the Kurdistan Region met with President Masoud Barzani, Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani, and government ministers in Erbil. Mr Kostyantyn came to the Kurdistan Region as part of his visit to Iraq and arrived in Erbil from Baghdad. President Barzani and Foreign Minister Kostyantyn discussed ways […]
Foreign Minister Zebari Meets Ukrainian Delegation
By John Lee. Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari met his Ukrainian counterpart Konstantin Krishenko and his accompanying delegation in recent days. The two sides held talks on strengthening bilateral relations and ways of developing them, which coincided with the twentieth anniversary of the establishment of relations between Iraq and Ukraine. They signed a joint statement on […]