More than 30 senior representatives of some of France’s biggest businesses were in Paris on Fridayto hear the Executive Chairman of the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) talk about the organisation’s work and ambitions for the future. Baroness Nicholson was joined by the Council’s COO, Christophe Michels, at the event which was held in the […]
Minister Falah Mustafa, the Head of the Department of Foreign Relations, addressed a conference in the European Parliament on human rights in Kurdistan and Iraq during a two-day official visit to Brussels this week. Minister Mustafa also met with members of the European Parliament, government officials from the European Union and Belgium and visited both […]
TAQA, the international energy and water company from Abu Dhabi, has formally opened its new office in Erbil. The office was inaugurated by His Excellency Abdulla Saif Al-Nuaimi, TAQA Vice-Chairman, in the presence of His Excellency Sinan Abdulkhalq Ahmed Çelebi, Minister of Trade and Industry; Mr. Nawzad Hadi Mawlood, the Governor of Erbil Province from […]
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. Changing Sea Lanes: Basra Wrecks Pose Ecological and Political Risks One of Iraq’s most important waterways is littered with sunken wrecks and the debris of past conflicts. Some, like […]
The British Embassy has the pleasure to invite you to bid for funds from the Arab Partnership Participation Fund (APPF) for the financial year 2014/2015. The Arab Partnership Participation Fund (APPF), led by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) focuses on three priority areas: · political participation · freedom of expression and public voice · […]
The U.S. Embassy is pleased to announce that we are now accepting applications for the 2015 Fulbright Foreign Student Program. This prestigious and competitive scholarship program, launched in 1946 by the U.S. Congress and the late U.S. Senator William J. Fulbright, allows outstanding students and professionals worldwide to obtain Master’s degrees at U.S. universities to […]
By Leanne Case. Solidere Beirut: A Good Practice Example of Urban Development for Other Post Conflict Cities to Follow? So many towns and cities have failed to achieve comprehensive regeneration in the aftermath of war. This paper, an abridged version of my MSc dissertation, explores the private sector led renewal model used in Beirut, commonly […]
Iraq Business News is delighted to bring you the latest major new guide to business in Iraq. Published by Allurentis, in association with Iraq’s National Investment Commission (NIC) and UK Trade and Investment (UKTI), the fifth edition in the annual New Iraq series - The New Iraq: 2014 Discovering Business - contains a wealth of […]
Following the publication by our Expert Blogger, Ahmed Mousa Jiyad, of his assessment of the recent report from the Iraqi Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (IEITI), the Secretary General of the organisation has issued some comments in response. Mr Jiyad has requested that we publish this response in full on Iraq Business News; please click here […]
Iraq is changing, and over the past four years our team at Iraq Business News have been keeping our readers ahead of the curve. In this week's newsletter, for example, you'll read about the new young entrepreneurs of Erbil. New business is also being won supplying Iraq with the expertise and material it needs in […]
By John Lee. Just as some observers were saying the dispute looked intractable, Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Hussein al-Shahristani has announced a potentially big breakthrough in the ongoing saga of deal and no deal between Baghdad and the Kurdish Regional Government over oil exports to Turkey and oil revenues. Reuters has reported that after intensive […]
By Semih Idiz for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. With hundred of thousands of barrels of its oil stuck in the Turkish Mediterranean port of Ceyhan, unable to be sold on the world market because of its continuing row with Baghdad, the Kurdistan Regional […]
