By John Lee. Nearly 4,000 ancient artifacts illegally acquired by a US-based arts-and-crafts retailer are to be returned to Iraq on Wednesday. In July of last year, Hobby Lobby agreed to pay a $3 million fine for illegally importing thousands of ancient Iraqi artifacts smuggled into the US through the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel. […]
By John Lee. The United Nations has advertised new positions in Iraq: Guard, Danish Refugee Council (DRC) Field Coordinator, Action contre la Faim - ACF International Deputy Head of Office, Save the Children Area Office Award Management Coordinator, Save the Children WASH Project Manager, Terre des hommes (Tdh) Base Administrator, Terre des hommes (Tdh) Logistic […]
By John Lee. The United Nations has advertised new positions in Iraqi Kurdistan: Finance/Administration Assistant, Danish Refugee Council (DRC) Head of Programmes/ Deputy Country Director, Danish Refugee Council (DRC) Field Security Radio Operator, UNAMI Program Manager, Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Expert Monitoring Stabilizing Livelihoods, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Humanitarian Affairs Officer, Pooled Fund […]
By John Lee. Iraq has reportedly signed a contract with two Chinese companies to build the Fao [Faw] oil refinery. An Iraqi oil official told Reuters the 300,000-bpd facility will include a petrochemical plant. It is to be built by the Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) and Norinco. (Source: Reuters)
By John Lee. Having sold its stake in the West Qurna 1 project to Japan’s Itochu, Shell is now said to be "fully committed" to the giant Basra Gas Company (BGC), which captures gas from Iraq's southern oilfields. Frits Klap, managing director of BGC, told Reuters that processing capacity has more than tripled to 938 […]
By John Lee. Pakistan's Lucky Cement has announced a plan to build a greenfield clinker production facility in Samawah. The plant will have a capacity of 1.2 million tons per annum, and will be set up as a joint venture project with the company's existing local partner. The company already has a cement grinding unit […]
By Dr. Layth Mahdi. The opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq at a Crossroads – Will the New Government Succeed in Restoring Security and Economic Growth Iraq is experiencing a severe socio-economic crisis due to the country’s inability to develop and implement […]
By Alessandro Bacci. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Alessandro Bacci is an independent energy consultant in relation to business strategy and corporate diplomacy (policy, government, and public affairs). Much of his activity is linked to the MENA region, an area where […]
The Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command headquarters was deactivated today at a ceremony in Baghdad, signifying the end of major combat operations in Iraq against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria and acknowledging the changing composition and responsibilities of the coalition. CJFLCC was responsible for coalition land force operations in support of Iraqi […]
By John Lee. Basra Oil Company (BOC) has signed contracts with the Chinese company Anton Oilfield Services Group (Antonoil) and the US company KBR to operate and maintain the Majnoon oil field. A statement from the Ministry of Oil put the value of the contracts at $118 million, adding that there would be "other secondary […]
By John Lee. Saudi Arabian food producer Goody has signed an agreement to become the first Saudi food firm to supply the Iraqi market in nearly 30 years. The Jeddah-based company plans to supply pasta, dates, chilled coffee, burgers, tuna and canned fruits to Iraq. It is part of the Basamh Trading and Industries Group. […]
By John Lee. Qatar's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has announced steps towards cooperation in air transport with Iraq. The announcement came during a visit by Iraq's Minister of Transport, Kadhim Finjan Al Hammami, during which he met Qatar's Minister of Transport and Communications Jassim bin Saif Al Sulaiti and CAA Chairman Abdullah bin Nasser Turki Al […]
