Archive | 2026

American Rice Shipment Arrives at Aqaba for Iraq

By John Lee. A 44,000-tonne shipment of American rice has arrived at the Jordanian port of Aqaba aboard the vessel Equinox Dream (pictured), according to Iraq's General Company for Food Commodities Trading. The company said the shipment arrived despite difficult maritime conditions stemming from regional security challenges affecting shipping in the area. Engineer Lama Hashim […]

Top 10 Dinar Articles from May

The following were the ten most read dinar-related articles on Iraq Business News for the month of May: CBI Boss says No Plan to Revalue Iraqi Dinar What a New Iraqi PM means for Your Dinars You Bought Iraqi Dinars. Now What? Iraq Banking Sector Reform: Second Phase Under Way "Deleting the Zeros": What Iraq […]

New Oversight Body for Iraq's Public Finances

By John Lee. A new supreme oversight body is to be established in Iraq to monitor government contracts and recover public funds, following a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi on Saturday. The meeting was attended by the head of the Federal Board of Supreme Audit (FBSA), the head of the Federal Commission of […]

Iraq's Mishraq Sulphur Company Signs Private-Sector Partnership

By John Lee. The Mishraq Sulphur State Company, a subsidiary of Iraq's Ministry of Industry and Minerals, has signed a partnership agreement with a private Iraqi company to develop an integrated industrial project for refined sulphur production at the Al-Lazzaka 2 field [Al-Lazakah, Allizaqa] field [in Nineveh Governorate], with an initial production capacity of one […]

EBRD and Iraq in Talks on Development and Banking

By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Finance has held talks with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on financial and technical cooperation and support for development priorities in Iraq. Finance Minister Falah Sari received EBRD Iraq Country Head Katarina Bjorlin Hansen on Sunday to discuss the outlook for collaboration. The minister said the […]

Trump names Tom Barrack as Special Envoy to Iraq

By John Lee. Tom Barrack, the United States Ambassador to Türkiye, has been appointed Special Presidential Envoy to both Syria and Iraq, while retaining his ambassadorial post in Ankara. The appointment was announced on Truth Social by President Donald Trump, who said Barrack would operate with the full backing of the US Department of State […]

New KRI Aggregation Hub Boosts Farmer Incomes by 48%

By John Lee. A new agricultural facility in Dohuk is enabling refugee, displaced and host community farmers in Iraq's Kurdistan Region to sell directly to formal retailers for the first time, with early results showing produce selling out within 24 hours and farmers earning up to 48% more per kilogram than through traditional wholesale channels. […]

Two Months for Iraq and Turkey to reach Pipeline Deal

From Arabian Gulf Business Insight (AGBI). Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Two months left for Iraq and Turkey to reach pipeline deal Iraq is suffering a steep drop in its oil exports due to the near-closure of the Strait of […]

Possible New Ministry as Iraq grapples with PMU Reform

From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Talk of new ministry emerges as Iraq grapples with PMU reform Shortly after winning a contentious confidence vote in parliament on May 14, Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi told lawmakers that his government […]