Archive | 2012

Supplying Polyproplean sacks for Kirkuk Cement Plant

We are (Iraqi Cement State Company ) one of the formations of the Ministry of Industry and Minerals have the pleasure to advertise for the need of Kirkuk cement plant for above mentioned equipment so every one who has the desire to participate in this tender can get their specifications and required conditions from our company center/commercial department (located […]

White Sugar Tender

General Contracts Department MOT/Here by announce about a tender for purchasing the quantity of 25000 MT+/- 5 % in minimum of white sugar from Brazil , Europe , UAE origins  in cash payment or by L/C according to the specifications adopted by State Co for food staff trading and the final quantity will be specified by the […]

Gulf Keystone Spuds Sheikh Adi-2 Well

Gulf Keystone (GKP) announced on Friday that the Sheikh Adi-2 exploration well spudded on the Sheikh Adi block in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The Sheikh Adi block is located immediately to the west of the Company's Shaikan block, which is a major discovery. Sheikh Adi-2, the second exploration well on the block, is being […]

Karbala Printing & Marketing Service Center

The Karbala Printing and Marketing Service Center has gone from a dream, to a concept, to a proposal and will soon be a reality for the Karbala Business Development Center (KBDC). The KBDC recently signed a Performance Grant Agreement with the USAID-Tijara program for funding to establish the Marketing Service Center in Karbala. The KBDC […]

Iraq Stock Market Report

Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 24th May 2012). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. ID1,280 / $1.397,  (+0.1%) (weekly change). The number of week traded shares was 41.4bn and the weekly trading volume was ID50.9bn ($42.7mn).   ISX Company […]

Qatar Airways' First Flight to Erbil; Baghdad to Follow

Qatar Airways has extended its Middle East footprint to Iraq with Wednesday’s launch of scheduled flights to the northern city of Erbil. Qatar Airways inaugural flight QR 446 from Doha to Erbil arrives in the northern Iraqi city to a traditional water salute welcome today. The Doha-based airline is operating four-flights-a-week non-stop on the route […]

KRG PM Barzani's Speech at Erbil Energy Conference

Speech by KRG Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani, at the STEAM Conference, Saad Palace Conference Centre, Erbil, 20th May 2012. Good morning and welcome to Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region. I would like to welcome His Excellency Taner Yildiz, the Minister for Energy and Natural Resources, Mr Madhat Balkan, Chairman of the STEAM organization, […]

Dep Finance Minister: Dropping Zeros Won't Raise Dinar Value

Rudaw reports that Kurdish members of the Iraqi Parliament’s Finance Committee have denied that there is currently any proposed law regarding the removal of zeros from the Iraqi banknotes. Ahmad Faizulla, an MP from the Kurdistan alliance in the Iraqi parliament and member of the finance committee, dismissed claims that their committee has prepared and […]

Weekly Security Update for 24th May 2012

Levels of violence rose significantly in Iraq last week. At least 50 people were killed and 149 injured in nationwide incidents. This is almost double the number of fatalities recorded the previous week. A total of 48 bomb attacks left 21 people dead and 138 injured. This is twice the number of bombings reported the […]

Improving The Environment For Iraqi Media

In order to create an enabling environment for a free and vibrant press, DRL seeks to fund a two-year program to support the creation of legal and regulatory frameworks for media consistent with international standards of press freedom. The program should engage a wide array of stakeholders in government and civil society in the analysis […]