Archive | 5th November 2011

Mapping Violence in Iraq

Levels of violence crept up in Iraq over the past fortnight, but conditions have been generally quieter over the last four months when compared to earlier in the year. AKE has compiled maps showing the distribution of the latest violence. The first map shows the location of specific incidents of violence, pinpointed around the country. […]

Claremont Group Poised to Grow in Kurdistan

The Claremont Group has expanded its international development operations into the rapidly growing commercial and residential real estate market in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq. The New York-based real estate firm has launched construction on a major modern residential community in the region's capital of Erbil, Iraq's most secure and fastest-growing city. The Atlantic, […]

Iraq’s Lessons for The Arab Spring

This article was written by Abeer Mohammed, and was originally published by the Institute for War and Peace Reporting, iwpr.net. It is reproduced by Iraq Business News with permission. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. On its road to democracy, Iraq may […]

German and US Firms Propose Grain Silo near Nassiriya

German and American companies have proposed building a grain silo in Shatra County, north of Nassiriya, a Provincial Council member announced on Friday. Hamoud al-Shatri told Aswat al-Iraq that two companies proposed building the storage facility which will have a capacity of 30 thousand tons. The silo project is one of the main infrastructure projects […]

Iraq Stock Market Report

  Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 3rd November 2011). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at ID1,422 / $1,533, -7.7%. The number of weekly traded shares was 16.5bn and the weekly trading volume was ID24.8bn […]

500-MW Power Station Approved in Thi Qar

The Provincial Council of Thi Qar [Dhi Qar] has announced that the ministry of electricity has approved the award of a contract to build a 500-megawatt power station to a local company. Aswat al-Iraq reports that the council expects the work to start this month, after verifying the company's records and abilities. The contract had […]