Archive | 2024

Investment Opportunity: Ur New City

By John Lee. Iraq's National Investment Commission (NIC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Construction, Housing, and Public Municipalities, invites investment proposals for: the new Ur City in Dhi Qar Governorate This project spans 4,000 dunams and offers four investment opportunities (4x 1000 donums). Interested investors must purchase the investment portfolio for 30 million Iraqi […]

Investment Opportunity: Al-Majar Al-Kabir New City

By John Lee. Iraq's National Investment Commission (NIC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Construction, Housing, and Public Municipalities, invites investment proposals for: the new Al-Majar Al-Kabir City in Maysan/Missan governorate. This project spans 2,299 dunams and offers two investment opportunities. Interested investors must purchase the investment portfolio for 30 million Iraqi dinars and review […]

Investment Opportunity: Balad New City

By John Lee. Iraq's National Investment Commission (NIC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Construction, Housing, and Public Municipalities, invites investment proposals for: the New City of Balad in Salah al-Din Governorate This project spans 804 dunams and offers a single investment opportunity. Interested investors must purchase the investment portfolio for 30 million Iraqi dinars […]

Investment Opportunity: Al-Warka New City

By John Lee. Iraq's National Investment Commission (NIC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Construction, Housing, and Public Municipalities, invites investment proposals for: the development of Al-Warka New City in Al-Muthanna Governorate. This project spans 356 dunams and offers a single investment opportunity. Interested investors must purchase the investment portfolio for 30 million Iraqi dinars […]

Iraq accused of targeting Palestinian Cab Owners

From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Controversy erupts as Iraq accused of targeting Palestinian cab owners In Iraq, claims of new restrictions on Palestinians' access to social support and economic opportunity have sparked public outrage on social media. The […]

Iraq's Lingering ISIS Challenge

By Osama Gharizi, for the United States Institute of Peace (USIP). Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq's Lingering ISIS Challenge and the Role of Dialogue in Return and Reintegration KEY TAKEAWAYS: Thousands of people with perceived ISIS affiliation are being […]

Iraq Stock Market Report

Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (trading week ending: 21st November 2024). 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 2,257.0 0.7% 45.2% RSISX USD Index […]

Putin discusses Oil Prices with Iraqi PM

By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al-Sudani received a phone call today, Thursday, from the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin. According to the Media Office of the Prime Minister, the phone call touched on energy-related matters, "highlighting the importance of coordination among all concerned countries within OPEC and the OPEC+ group to […]

New Iraq Oil Exploration Venture

By John Lee. Canada's Sonoro Energy has announced the signing of a Heads of Agreement ("HOA") with TransAtlantic Petroleum LLC, a privately owned energy company headquartered in Dallas, Texas, to evaluate production investment opportunities in Iraq. Sonoro is chaired by Sara Akbar (pictured), co-founder of Kuwait Energy Company (KEC), which has had interests in Iraqi […]