Archive | 2019

Oil Ministry Finalises Export Figures for April

By John Lee. Iraq’s Ministry of Oil has announced final oil exports for April of 103,988,607 barrels, giving an average for the month of 3.466 million barrels per day (bpd), up from the 3.377 million bpd exported in March. These exports from the oilfields in central and southern Iraq amounted to 100,635,009 barrels, while exports […]

UN Security Council extends UNAMI Mandate

In a resounding statement of support for the Government and people of Iraq in the country’s post-conflict recovery, the United Nations Security Council on 21 May 2019 extended the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) for another year, until 31 May 2020. Unanimously adopting resolution 2470 (2019) under Chapter 6 of the […]

Video: Could Iraq be pulled into a US-Iran Conflict?

From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Could Iraq be pulled into a conflict between the United States and Iran? The United States is raising the stakes against what it calls threats from Iran. President Donald Trump is sending an […]

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Has Russia begun to Play a Role in Iraq?

By Mustafa Saadoun for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Has Russia begun to play a role in Iraq? Member of the Iraqi parliament's Security and Defense Committee Hakim al-Zamili announced May 9 that negotiations were underway to buy an S-400 air missile system from […]

GardaWorld Weekly Security Report

GardaWorld, a global leader in comprehensive security and risk management, has made its weekly security report available to Iraq Business News readers. Prepared by GardaWorld's Risk Analysis Team in Iraq, this essential report includes short- and medium-term outlooks on the security situation, reports and commentary on recent significant events, and a detailed overview of developments […]

Iraq has "Strategic Alternatives" for Exporting Oil

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel abdul-Mahdi said on Tuesday that his country had prepared “strategic alternatives” for exporting oil in case a war erupted between the US and Iran, Anadolu reported. During his weekly press conference, he said: “It is important to deal with the North Iraq region and Turkey to find alternative ways to export […]

Video: Iraq's Marshes Thrive Again

From AFP. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Thirty years after Saddam Hussein starved them of water, Iraq's southern marshes, which straddle the famous Tigris and Euphrates rivers, are blossoming once more. View on YouTube

How US-Iran Tensions could Disrupt Iraq’s Peace

By Ranj Alaadin, Brookings Institution. The opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. How US-Iran tensions could disrupt Iraq’s fragile peace Tensions between the United States and Iran are escalating rapidly, particularly since U.S. warships were dispatched in response to reported threats against U.S. […]

Tribalco Wins $14m Iraq Contract

By John Lee. Tribalco LLC, Bethesda, Maryland, has been awarded a $14,425,217 firm-fixed-price Foreign Military Sales (Iraq) contract for computer hardware, services and MEMEX software. One bid was solicited with one bid received. Work will be performed in Bethesda, Maryland, with an estimated completion date of May 22, 2020. (Source: US Dept of Defense)

Iraq Stock Market Report

Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 23rd May 2019). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at IQD640 (+3.0%) / $689 (+3.0%) (weekly change) (-2.9% and -2.9% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded […]