By John Lee. Chinese smartphone company Xiaomi has announced that the talabat app will now come preloaded on Xiaomi phones in United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Egypt and Iraq. Talabat, a food and grocery delivery app, was founded in Kuwait in 2004, and entered the Iraqi market in 2021. It was acquired in 2015 by German-based […]
The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI), with the support of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), are partnering to empower individuals and businesses in southern Iraq with financial literacy skills. A week-long initiative kicked off in Al-Muthanna governorate this week aligns with the CBI's broader Financial Inclusion Week […]
From UNICEF: Climate Landscape Analysis For Children And Young People In Iraq Iraq is ranked 61st out of 163 countries on UNICEF's Children's Climate Risk Index, and the United Nations Global Environment Outlook 6 (GEO-6) ranks it the fifth most vulnerable country to water and food shortages and extreme temperatures. These rankings reflect the significant […]
From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Amid new intra-Shiite dynamics, Sadr signals return to Iraqi politics 21 months after pledging his "final retirement" from Iraqi politics, Muqtada Al-Sadr is rebranding the Sadrist Movement as the National Shiite Movement. The […]
By Sabena Siddiqui for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Can $20B Iraq Development Road project rival India-Middle East corridor? A new trade route is in the works to connect the Gulf with Europe along the Development Road, starting […]
From the International Labour Organization (ILO): ILO Director-General calls for national momentum to achieve social justice in Iraq During a two-day visit, ILO Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo held talks with Iraq's President, Prime Minister, senior Iraqi officials, social partners and youth representatives on advancing social justice and ensuring decent work in Iraq. Click here to […]
By John Lee. Representatives from the Jordanian company Eco Consult, including General Manager Dr. Raed Dawood and consultant Dr. Khadija Al-Jabri, have held a meeting with the Technical Undersecretary of Iraq's Ministry of Water Resources, Engineer Hussein Abdul Amir Bakka. The meeting focused on what was describesd as "water diplomacy" and its impact on the […]
By Amnesty International. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq: Authorities in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq must immediately end their assault on press freedom The authorities of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KR-I) must end their assault on the right to […]
By William Warda, for the British Psychological Society (BPS). Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. What does it mean to be a politician in Iraq? William Warda explores how democracy can develop in post-war Iraq, in the face of deeply entrenched […]
By Ahmed Tabaqchali, Chief Strategist of AFC Iraq Fund. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Middle East Conflict Widens, Iraq's Equity Market Rallies The equity market, as measured by the Rabee Securities U. S. Dollar Equity Index (RSISX USD Index), was up […]
By John Lee. Dana Gas announced on Friday that production at the Khor Mor facility in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq has been restored to normal levels following the recent attack. The facility's daily production output capacity now exceeds 500 million standard cubic feet (MMscf) of gas, 1,100 metric tons (MT) of LPG and 15,000 […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministerial Council for Energy has recommended proceeding with the signing of a preliminary contract for the Mansuriyah gas field between the Ministry of Oil's Middle Oil Company [Midland Oil Company] and a consortium consisting of China's Jereh Group and a company referred to as "Petro Iraq". According to a statement from […]
