By Guest Blogger. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Dinar RV: What Does Sudani's Victory Mean for Speculators? Following Tuesday's parliamentary election, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani's Reconstruction and Development coalition emerged as the largest bloc in the new assembly. Predictably, […]
By John Lee. The US Supreme Court has declined a petition from American defense contractor Wye Oak Technology, which had petitioned it to review its long-running legal dispute with Iraq. The case stems from a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in July 2024, overturning a previous decision […]
By John Lee. The International Energy Agency (IEA) has issued its flagship report, World Energy Outlook (WEO) 2025, emphasising: "In a volatile world, energy security takes centre stage. Pressing threats and longer term hazards are elevating energy to a core issue of economic and national security. Energy is at the heart of today's geopolitical tensions, […]
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (trading week ending: 13th Nov 2025. Please click here to view a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. Rabee Securities' Market Indexes Change - Weekly Index Code Closings Change (w/w) (%) Change (YTD) (%) IQD-RSISX 2,513.2 1.7% 11.7% USD-RSISX 2,471.1 1.7% 11.7% […]
By John Lee. Genel Energy has issued a trading and operations update in respect of the third quarter and first nine months of 2025. Regarding the company's operations in Iraqi Kurdistan, it said: PRODUCTION: KURDISTAN TAWKE PSC (25% interest) Gross production levels are now back to around 80,000 bopd, consistent with the levels achieved in […]
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: Coalition building in focus as Iraq declares vote results Iraq has held its sixth parliamentary elections since the toppling of Ba'ath Party rule in 2003 ... Preliminary results suggest a win […]
By John Lee. Incumbent Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani appears to have been victorious in Iraq's parliamentary elections, which were held on Tuesday. Media sources including Reuters and AFP says his Reconstruction and Development coalition emerged as the largest block in the new assembly. In a statement on X, the Sudani said: Our coalition, "Reconstruction […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) has just announced the preliminary results of yesterday's parliamentary election (see below). Turnout was considerably higher than last time, at 56 percent. Results by governorate (Arabic): Anbar Babil Baghdad Basra Dhi Qar Diyala Duhok Karbala Kirkuk Missan (Maysan) Muthanna Najaf Ninewa Qadissiyah Salahaddin Sulaymaniyah Wassit (Source: […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) has published the preliminary results of yesterday's parliamentary election by candidate. Click here to download the full 402-page report (Arabic). (Source: IHEC)
By John Lee. Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) has announced that voter turnout in the 2025 parliamentary elections reached 56.11 percent, based on results from 99.98 percent of general polling stations and all special voting centres. This is considerably higher than the 41 percent recorded at the last elections in 2021, despite a boycott […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Oil Pipelines Company has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Dubai-based Progwin Ltd as part of the Ministry of Oil's efforts to enhance technical and engineering capabilities and strengthen cooperation with reputable international firms. Director General Ali Abdul-Karim Al-Moussawi said the agreement aims to expand technical and investment cooperation between the […]
By John Lee. The State Company for Petrochemical Industries in Basra, part of the Ministry of Industry and Minerals, has announced a series of projects aimed at restarting production across its plants and strengthening Iraq's national industry. Director General Mazen Abdul-Razzaq said the company is continuing implementation of a partnership contract to establish a chlorine […]
