Archive | 27th October 2012

Pakistan's Lucky Cement Enters JV in Iraq

By John Lee. Lucky Cement, which claims to be the largest manufacturer of cement in Pakistan, has entered into a joint venture for a cement grinding plant in Iraq, according the The News. "The contract for the supply of plant and machinery for this project has been signed and the project team, as well as […]

Iraq Stock Market Report

Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 25th October 2012). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. ID1,457 / $1,576  (+1.3%) (weekly change). The number of week traded shares was 4.8bn and the weekly trading volume was ID6.5bn ($5.4mn). Note: There will […]

Iraqi Police Storm Central Bank, Arrest 36

By John Lee. Iraq's Interior Ministry says its forces have stormed Central Bank building in Baghdad and arrested 36 officials on suspicion of corruption. “A security force belonging to the ministry implemented an arrest warrant issued by the judicial council against a numerous officials of the Central Bank without any problem,” the ministry said in […]

Northrop Grumman Equips Iraqi Patrol Vessel

Advanced communication, sensor and navigation systems from Northrop Grumman have been installed on the Iraqi offshore patrol vessel, the Al-Fayhaa, which along with the Al-Basrah will conduct security missions in the northern Arabian Gulf According to a report from UPI, the systems for the first of two patrol vessels, procured by the U.S. Navy for […]

WorleyParsons Awarded Contract Extension at Rumaila

By John Lee. WorleyParsons has been awarded a $90m contract extension by BP Iraq NV, and its partners PetroChina and Iraq's State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO), to continue providing engineering, procurement and management services to boost production from the super-giant Rumaila oilfield in Southern Iraq. In November 2009, BP and its partners entered into a […]

Iraq to Increase November Oil Shipments

By John Lee. Bloomberg reports that Iraq will keep the number of shipments of Basrah Light crude from the Persian Gulf unchanged in November compared to October, but will increase the total volume. According to the loading program, Iraq will ship 46 cargoes from the al-Basrah Oil Terminal (ABOT) (pictured). Exports will total 73.9 million […]

MP Rules Out Deleting Zeros from Currency Soon

By John Lee. Iraqi MP and member of the Parliamentary Economic and Investment Committee, Nahida al-Dayni, has ruled out deleting the zeros from the Iraqi currency soon. Speaking to All Iraqi News Agency (AIN), she said: "The process of deleting the zeros from the Iraqi currency will not be done soon due to the lack […]