Archive | 2018

A Distracting Debate on Banning Porn in Kurdistan

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. By Histyar Qader. One might assume that the long-stalled Kurdish parliament would have other things to talk about: One of the most pressing issues up for debate revolves around banning […]

New Iraqi Budget, New Rules To Anger and Upset

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. By Mustafa Habib. For the first time in over ten years, Iraq managed to pass a federal budget with MPs’ votes. In the process there have been last minute deals, […]

New Career Opportunities in Iraq

By John Lee. The United Nations has advertised new positions in Iraq: Humanitarian Affairs Officer/Reporting Officer, UNAMI - United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq Support Services Associate, UNAMI - United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq Support Services Associate, UNOPS - United Nations Office for Project Services Programme Officer, UNOPS - United Nations Office for Project […]

New Career Opportunities in Iraqi Kurdistan

By John Lee. The United Nations has advertised new positions in Iraqi Kurdistan: Senior Supply Assistant, UNAMI Deputy Finance Manager, Syria Response, Mines Advisory Group (MAG) Research Officer, International Organization for Migration (IOM) IKEA Project Manager, Save the Children Support Services Associate, UNOPS - United Nations Office for Project Services (Source: UN)

Iraq to establish Gas Pipeline Company by end-March

By Padraig O'Hannelly. Iraq's Ministry of Oil is to establish a Gas Pipeline Company (GPC), which shall perform the functions of the Gas-to-Power Aggregator, by the end of this month. According to documents obtained by Iraq Business News, the Director General of the Gas Pipeline Company will be appointed by the Council of Ministers based […]

Iraq to launch Tender for Gas Contracts by end-June

By Padraig O'Hannelly. Iraq's Council of Ministers has resolved that the Ministry of Oil shall implement the process for awarding Supplemental Natural Gas Processing Contracts (SNGPCs) for the processing of associated gas to qualified investors through a competitive and transparent bidding process that adheres to best international standards. The SNGPCs will provide that investors will […]

KRG PM Barzani and US Ambassador meet

KRG Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani received US Ambassador to Iraq, Mr. Douglas Silliman and his accompanying delegation. In the meeting, also attended by Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani, they discussed the latest developments in the talks between Erbil and Baghdad, upcoming elections in Iraq and in the Kurdistan Region, the Kuwait International Conference for Reconstruction of […]

Iraq Approves Plan to Improve Relations with GCC

By John Lee. The Iraqi cabinet has reportedly approved a plan to improve relations with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states. In a news conference, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi (pictured) recalled that the GCC leaders had adopted a resolution in their last meeting on expanding strategic cooperation with Iraq, which they considered a "main […]

Iran, Iraq Economic Roadmap to be Outlined

By John Lee. Iran's Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade, Mohammad Shariatmadari (pictured), has said it is hoped that upcoming visit of Iran's first vice president Es’hagh Jahangiri to Iraq will "outline the economic cooperation roadmap between the two countries." Shariatmadari and his accompanying delegation held talks on Monday with Iraq's Minister of Housing and […]

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Govt-Wide Institutional Performance Management in Erbil

Launching the capacity building program on "Government-Wide Institutional Performance Management" The first in a series of capacity building workshops has been concluded in Erbil, Iraq. With the ultimate aim of helping Iraq reinforce its accountability and efficiency mechanisms, the workshop’s objective was to improve the Iraq public sector readiness to apply a new model of […]

300 Peugeot Pars on their way to Iraq

By John Lee. By the end of this year Iran's IKCO will strengthen its presence in Iraq, dispatching 300 Peugeot Pars passenger cars, equipped with automatic gearboxes. "Iraqi market is one of the foremost export markets for IKCO," said Hassan Golchubian, IKCO Export Director of the Middle East and Africa, adding that as other markets, […]