Archive | 2010

More Delays to Election Re-Count

According to a report by BBC this morning, Iraqi election officials said that a recount of the Baghdad ballots from the parliamentary vote on 7 March could take another three weeks. This comes as Nouri al-Maliki, who is disputing the results, has harshly criticized calls for international involvement in setting up a new government, according […]

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Germany Opens Economic Office in Sulaymaniyah Next Month

Germany's consul in Iraq's Kurdistan region, Oliver Schnackenberg, announced that a German economic office will be opened in Sulaimaniya next month. The Governor of Sulaimaniya, Behrouz Mohamed Saleh, discussed the plan, and its role to support and promote business between Germany and the region, during his meeting with Schnackenberg. He also requested that the German […]

Finance Minister Urges Ambassadors to Attract Investments to Iraq

Finance Minister Baqer al-Zubaidi urged Iraqi ambassadors to Egypt, South Korea and Belarus to attract investments to Iraq, mainly in housing and energy sectors, according to a ministerial statement on Wednesday. “This came during his meetings with ambassadors to Egypt, Nezar al-Khierallah, South Korea, Ismail Shafiq, and to Belarus, Haidar Masour. He urged them to […]

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Asiacell Launches Its 'Bawe3 Zaen' Campaign

29 April 2010 - AME Info Showcasing its unique and competitive standing in the Iraqi telecom market, Asiacell - the largest private Iraqi company and the first and only mobile telecommunications company to provide coverage for all of Iraq - announced the launch of its new 'Bawe3 Zaen' campaign, which highlights the distinctive privileges that Asiacell […]

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Project to Line Dyke in N Karbala

Local authorities in Karbala started on Wednesday a project to line a dyke north of the city at a cost of 4 billion Iraqi dinars, according to Karbala governor. “The authorities started today a project to line al-Wand dyke in al-Wand,” Engineer Amal al-Din al-Herr told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. “The project will be implemented […]

Water Ministry Signs 63 Contracts

The Iraqi Water Resources Ministry signed 63 contracts within the first quarter of 2010. “The contracts total ID175.292 billion,” the Ministry said in a release on Wednesday received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency. It explained that the funds come from the Ministry’s investment plan and the Iraqi government’s agricultural initiative. ( Aswat Al Iraq )

ID6b for Baghdad Water

Baghdad’s Mayoralty has allocated ID6 billion to repair drinking water systems in the Iraqi capital.“The amount is allocated in the 2010 investment plan,” the mayoralty said in a release on Wednesday received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency. It noted that the mayoralty has a plan to renew every outdated drinking water system in Baghdad. ( […]

Fee Exemption for Jordan Certificates of Origin

Iraq’s embassy in Jordan on Wednesday issued new regulations that entail exempting Jordanian made products from the fees charged for ratifying the certificate of origin, bills and related documents as of April 14, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Industry and Trade. The regulations are in line with decisions of the Economic […]

Al Fida’ Reopens Factories

Al Fida’ Public company affiliated to the Ministry of Industry has reopened a number of its factories after they had been  destroyed and stolen in 2003. The company specialized in manufacturing hydraulic systems receiving subsidies from the ministry with a value of $6 billion. Meanwhile, the different state directorates wait to sign supply contracts. ( […]