By John Lee. KRG Prime Minister Masrour Barzani recently laid the foundation stone for a new 100-metre wide highway in Slemani (Sulaymaniyah). The 146-kilometre road will be built in three phases through a cost-sharing arrangement between the KRG and the Qaiwan Group. The first stage, valued at IQD 400 billion ($336 million), is planned to […]
By John Lee. On Wednesday evening, the Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab received an Iraqi delegation headed by Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar, representing Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, and which included Deputy Health Minister Hani Al-Aqabi, Chargé D'affaires, Amin Al-Nasrawi, Political Advisor Ahmad Jamal and Oil Minister's Office Head Haidar Obaid, in the presence of […]
By John Lee. Shares in Genel Energy were trading down 4.5 percent on Thursday morning after the company announced its unaudited results for the six months ended 30 June 2020. Bill Higgs, Chief Executive of Genel, said: "Genel's robust business model, which is designed to provide resilience in a challenging environment, has demonstrated its value […]
Weir Oil & Gas Dubai announced today it has signed a multi-year multimillion dollar contract in Iraq with a major gas company. The contract secures the provision of Weir Oil & Gas fabrication, workshop-machining services and field services to support the company's operations in Iraq, especially with respect to brownfield modifications and rotating equipment maintenance. […]
By Ahmed Mousa Jiyad. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. A number of Iraq's oil professionals and technocrats have authored books documenting their own experience during the period of their time in the Iraqi petroleum sector. In addition to providing invaluable first-person […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Oil has announced preliminary oil exports for July of 85,663,290 barrels, giving an average for the month of 2.763 million barrels per day (bpd), down from the 2.816 million bpd exported in June. These exports from the oilfields in central and southern Iraq amounted to 82,700,381 barrels, while exports […]
By Aymen Salman, for The Station. Re-published with permission by Iraq Business News. As the impact of the health and economic crisis ravages, the world start-ups are trying to overcome the economic difficulties they face; these projects face an existential threat that has damaged many companies around the world. Despite the pessimistic circumstances, we can […]
By Ali Abdulhadi al-Mamouri for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq is facing a difficult housing crisis due to oil prices dropping amid the coronavirus pandemic. Click here to read the full story.
By Sajad Jiyad, for the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR). Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Torn between two allies: How Europeans can reduce Iraqi dependence on Iran and the US After the long fight against the Islamic State group […]
By Azhar Al-Ruabie for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraqi doctors under siege as they battle surge in COVID-19 cases Doctors complain that they have been suffering violence and abuse from some families who blame medical personnel for […]
By Ali Al-Saffar, Middle East and North Africa Programme Manager at the International Energy Agency (IEA), for 1001 Iraqi Thoughts. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Powering Iraq: Why Electricity is key to Peace, Stability and Prosperity It does not have to […]
Pathway to peace: New recommendations to enhance local policing programmes in Iraq Designing adaptable programmes, promoting the role of women in policing, and streamlining international interventions and are some of the key recommendations made by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in a recent conflict assessment on local policing in Iraq. Conflict Assessment in Support […]
