Archive | 2021

Election Protesters Injured

By John Lee. More than two dozen people are reported to have been injured on Friday in clashes in Baghdad between Iraqi security forces and people disputing the results of October's general election. Police used tear gas to disperse protesters rejecting the results of the election. Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi has ordered an investigation into […]

Empowering Women in Iraq through Digital Reskilling

Empowering Women in Iraq for the Future of Work through Digital Reskilling A programme empowering women in Iraq for the future of work through digital reskilling is being conducted with the financial support of Japan's Hiroshima prefecture Government. The online training programme will be run for 6 weeks which will include self-paced online courses, webinars, […]

UN Awards More Contracts in Iraq

By John Lee. Two more companies have won contracts with the United Nations in Iraq: SAGMAN Company for Construction and Contracting Ltd: Construction of low-cost housing units in Dkory, Sinjar, Ninewa Governorate; Contract value $311,168; Sar Albraa for General Contract and Trade Ltd.: Renovation and Extension of the Existing Internal Road at UNAMI Field Support […]

Iraq Stock Market Report

Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 4th Nov 2021). Please click here to view a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at IQD964 (+2.1%) / $845 (+2.1%) (weekly change) (+32.9% and +27.5% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded […]

Korea Supports Vulnerable Families in Iraq

The Republic of Korea supports vulnerable families in Iraq to put food on the table The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has received a US$1 million contribution from the Republic of Korea to support WFP's food assistance for up to 327,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) and Syrian refugees until the end of the year, […]

Erbil's first Agricultural Fair Opens

Prime Minister Masrour Barzani on Wednesday launched Erbil's first-ever agriculture fair, for farming and animal products. The fair is supervised by the Iraqi ministry of agriculture and the Kurdistan Region ministry of agriculture and water resources. PM Barzani said the fair is an important step towards developing Iraq's agriculture. "This fair will be a starting […]

DNO reports Third Quarter 2021 Results

DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, today reported third quarter revenues of USD 253 million, a 38 percent quarter-on-quarter increase driven by higher North Sea sales and strengthening commodity prices. The Company's operating profit climbed seven percent to USD 65 million, weighed down by non-cash net impairments of USD 40 million primarily related […]

US provides Additional $3m COVID-19 Assistance to Iraq

The United States, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is pleased to announce an additional $3 million in urgent COVID-19 assistance for Iraq. USAID's contribution will help Iraq better detect and diagnose COVID-19 infections, reduce COVID-19 cases and deaths, and broadly increase access to vaccines for Iraqis nationwide. This assistance, implemented by […]

ILO workshop on Maternity Protection in Iraq

ILO workshop with tripartite partners sheds light on maternity protection in Iraq A one day workshop funded by the European Union focusing on maternity protection was organised by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Baghdad on Tuesday (November 2). The workshop, which brought together representatives of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, the women's […]