By John Lee. A senior Spanish official has said that Spain is cooperating with Iraq to extend the railway from Basra to Egypt's Sharm El-Sheikh. State-run Iraqi News Agency (INA) quotes Alicia Rocío Varela Donoso, Director General of International Trade and Investment for Spain, as saying: "There are very good companies in the field of […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi State Company for Cement, part of the Ministry of Industry and Minerals, has announced a record production milestone at the Badoush Expansion Cement Plant in October. General Manager Engineer Aqeel Abdul Ali Radam highlighted that the plant exceeded its production targets, achieving 89,568 tons of clinker and 76,656 tons of […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Oil has announced the commencement of drilling the 100th well in the East Baghdad Field (Southern Zone). Operated by Midland Oil Company and EBS Petroleum, a body registered in Iraq to conduct the petroleum operations on behalf of China's ZhenHua Oil, this marks Iraq's first horizontally drilled well in […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Ministry of Planning held a meeting with the World Bank's Reform, Recovery, and Reconstruction Fund team to discuss a proposal for advisory services and support for implementing selected reform strategies. The $3.6-million project, funded by the World Bank, aims to enhance transparency and the efficiency of public services through policy […]
By John Lee. Baghdad-based Future City Co for General Contracts Ltd has won a contract with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for the "Rehabilitation of a main water Conveyor pipe and steel supports in the Aqsu River of Touz - Kifry WTP- Salahuddin Governorate." Contract value is stated as $182,900.76. (Source: UNGM)
By John Lee. The European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) has published a new country guidance document for Iraq, providing an in-depth analysis of the situation in Iraq, focusing on the key elements of qualification for international protection. Click here to download the full 105-page report. To browse our comprehensive library of reports on Iraq, […]
By John Lee. Italy's Università degli Studi di Firenze (University of Florence, UNIFI) has won a contract with the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for a "partnership to establish a minor degree program in conservation and heritage preservation at Northern Technical University in Mosul." Contract value is stated as $202,057.20. The partnership […]
By John Lee. Alshiaar Trading And General Contracting has won a contract with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for the "Rehabilitation Housing Works of 155 units in -Al-Furat Neighborhood /Al-Qaim." Contract value is stated as $323,302.08. (Source: UNGM)
From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Sunni MPs stall new Iraqi law on Ba'ath-era land transfers Iraq's parliament has once again delayed a vote on a proposed property restitution law that has sparked contention. First introduced in April, the […]
From Human Rights Watch (HRW). Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. US Jury Awards $42 Million to 3 Iraqis Abused at Abu Ghraib Prison A federal jury in the US state of Virginia found defense contractor CACI Premier Technology, Inc. legally responsible […]
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (trading week ending: 14th Nov 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 2,240.9 1.3% 44.2% RSISX USD Index […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Oil, Hayan Abdul-Ghani, has met with members of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, led by Chairman Atwan Al-Atwani, to discuss resuming oil exports from the Kurdistan region via the Iraq-Turkey Pipeline (ITP) and the Turkish port of Ceyhan. The meeting focused on strengthening cooperation between the Ministry of Oil and […]
