By John Lee. Iraq unveiled a new energy strategy on Wednesday that aims to raise $6 trillion from oil and gas sales by 2030 and massively increase local power generation, reports AFP. The Integrated National Energy Strategy (INES) would see Iraq invest $620 billion in the sector over nearly 20 years. Thamir Ghadhban (pictured), former […]
By John Lee. Dubai-based Emaar Properties is expected to sign a contract worth over $2 billion with Kurdish company Faruk Group Holding to develop a resort in Sulaymaniyah. Herish Muharam Muhamad, chairman of Kurdistan Investment Board (KIB), said the Dukan tourist city project will include hotels, restaurants, residential areas, cinemas and casinos. Emaar last year signed […]
By Omar al-Shaher for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Taxi drivers in Erbil, the capital of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region in northern Iraq, are keen to tell every non-Kurdish person they give a ride to that there are more hotels […]
By Waheed Ghanim. This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Basra’s Miracle Flower Show: Growing Petunias without Water In temperatures of over 50 degrees C, in a place where there is either no water or it’s […]
