From Tasnim, under a Creative Commons licence. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The public relations department director of Iran's Taban Airlines announced the launch of weekly Najaf flights from Payam International Airport in Karaj on Saturdays. Speaking in an interview with […]
By John Lee. AAA Holding Group (AHG) has announced a doubling of capacity at its fertilizer plant at Khor al Zubair, in Basra governorate. The new line, producing di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) fertilizer, will have a capacity of 500,000 tons per year, bringing total production at the plant to one million tons annually. Amet Selman, CEO […]
By John Lee. The UK's Department for Business and Trade has said that total trade in goods and services (exports plus imports) between the UK and Iraq was £1.2 billion [$1.5 billion] in the four quarters to the end of Q4 2022, an increase of 57.3% or £432 million in current prices from the four […]
By John Lee. Mr. Hayan Abdul Ghani, Deputy Prime Minister for Energy and Minister of Oil, welcomed Mr. Ivan Romanovski, Lukoil's Vice President for the Americas, Africa, and the Middle East, along with the accompanying delegation, including Mr. Alexey Yakovlev, General Manager of Lukoil Middle East Limited, and the company's Baghdad office director. During the […]
From Kurdistan24. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. KRG hands over 50-60K barrels of oil to Baghdad since mid-June, says official The Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) has handed over about 50,000-60,000 barrels of oil per day to Baghdad since mid-June, as […]
By Julianne Geiger for the OilPrice.com. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. New Revenue Sharing Scheme Could Lead To Iraqi Oil Renaissance Iraq has been looking to bring foreign oil company money and expertise into the fold, and it looks like it […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Oil, Hayan Abdul-Ghani, has inaugurated new projects intended to sustain and increase production in the West Qurna 1 oil field, which has current production at 560,000 barrels per day (bpd). The projects include a water treatment unit with a capacity of 235,000 barrels per day, aimed at optimizing water […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Cabinet has this week approved an agreement between the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity and Al-Bilal Group, a limited general contracting company, which includes a reduction in the power purchase tariff for two solar power station projects in Karbala (300 MW) and Alexandria (Iskandariya) (225 MW). The agreement reduces the price from […]
From Tasnim, under a Creative Commons licence. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. An Iranian official unveiled plans to inaugurate a joint free trade zone with Iraq at the common border by March 2024. Secretary of Iran's Supreme Council of Free and […]
From Henley & Partners. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Japan has been knocked off the top spot on the Henley Passport Index for the first time in five years and bumped into 3rd place, according to the latest ranking, which is […]
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: Iraqi cardinal loses state recognition amid escalating intra-Christian confrontation Iraq's president has revoked state recognition of Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako as Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church. The measure, which has […]
By John Lee. The governments of Iraq and Lebanon have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) wherein Iraq will supply Lebanon with quantities of fuel and crude oil. The agreement, in line with Cabinet Decision No. 23265 in 2023, aims to support Lebanon's electricity sector and strengthen cooperation between the two countries, serving their mutual […]
