By John Lee. Romanian airline Dan Air has announced that it will operate flights from Iraq to Europe on behalf of the Iraqi airline Fly Baghdad. This follows a recent decision by the European Commission to ban Fly Baghdad from EU airspace because, according to the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), they do not […]
From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Deep Dive: Anti-establishment parties unite to transform Iraqi politics Supporters of the October (Tishreen) protest movement are uniting to take on Iraq's political establishment. Groups that previously boycotted elections are now choosing to […]
By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed Shiaa Al-Sudani received the Ambassador of Austria to Iraq, Mr. Andrea Nasi, on Tuesday, on the occasion of assuming his duties as the country's first resident ambassador in Baghdad in thirty years. According to a statement from the Prime Minister's office, discussions covered various aspects of bilateral relations between […]
DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, today announced that gross production from its operated Tawke license in the Kurdistan region of Iraq continues to climb, with the December to date average approaching 90,000 barrels of oil per day (bopd). That lifts the projected fourth quarter 2023 figure to 65,000 bopd, up from 26,000 […]
By John Lee. The President of Iraq's Communications and Media Commission (CMC), Dr. Ali Al-Mouyad, has signed a memorandum of cooperation with Chinese company Huawei in the field of cybersecurity and capacity building. According to a statement from CMC, the agreement aims to foster collaboration, mutual innovation, knowledge exchange, and training development in cybersecurity for […]
By Aram Mahmood, for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The Case of Iraq Underscores the Need of an International Anti-Corruption Court Given the inability-or unwillingness-of Iraqi institutions to adequately combat corruption, the need for […]
The Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) is establishing an Agritech Committee under the Chairmanship of Dr Amet Selman (pictured), CEO of AAA Holding. For its first project the committee is looking into 'AI Driven Agriculture and Sustainable Use of Fertilisers'. Dr Selman will gather interested IBBC Members and external experts to draw up a plan […]
By John Lee. France and the United Kingdom are to co-chair the Iraq Economic Contact Group (IECG) from the start of January. In a statement, the group added that, as friends and partners of Iraq, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the World Bank commit to […]
From the French Research Center on Iraq (CFRI). Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Women's economic empowerment in Iraq: a double-edged sword? Within the ongoing research project "The Condition of Life of Women in Iraq and the Kurdistan region", Dr Ana Cristina […]
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 14th December 2023). Please click here to view a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. RSISX Index Change RSISX Index Closings Change (w/w) (%) Change (YTD) (%) RSISX IQD Index 1,563.1 6.1% 71.7% RSISX USD Index 1,537.0 […]
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Rudaw Media Network have officially partnered to initiate a 12-month training programme to enrich women's experience in media and journalism across Iraq. Garik Hayrapetyan, Deputy Representative of UNFPA and Ako Mohammed, CEO of Rudaw Media Network, signed the agreement in Erbil, marking a significant collaboration between a media […]
By Dewey Grant. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Social Media Marketing Strategies: Reaching Iraqi Audiences Effectively Iraqi digital landscape is evolving rapidly, and even though there are plenty of limitations when marketing to Iraqi audiences, there is a way to […]
