From AFP. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump criticized American military policy in Iraq during a campaign rally on Tuesday, saying the US "shouldn't have been there" and referring to Iraq as the "Harvard of terrorism."
By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has reported that 28 banks and 21 remittance companies took part in its currency auction on Tuesday. A total of $101,450,000 sold at a price of 1182 Iraqi Dinars (IQD) per dollar. (Source: Central Bank of Iraq)
By John Lee. Iraq approved plans to transform the air base in Kirkuk into a modern civic airport. To do so it is seeking an investor to carry out the project an Iraqi MP told Rudaw, citing that several domestic and foreign companies have requested tender to start working on it. Iraqi MP Arshad Salehi […]
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Armed groups in Iraq are involved in renewed fighting outside of Tikrit, a town that was controlled by ISIL. The fighting is concentrated on neighbouring oilfields and Iraqi forces say they are coming […]
By Ahmed Mousa Jiyad. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. IEITI New Annual Report 2013: Again, Modest Progress but More Improvement Still Needed The Iraq Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (IEITI) succeeded in launching its fifth annual Report 2013 on 10th December 2015, […]
By Dr. Kamal Field Al Basri and Mr. Mudher Sebahi, of the Iraqi Institute for Economic Reform (IIER). This article questions whether the government’s attempt to reform the economy is going to be successful. To achieve that end, it discusses why some countries that used identical polices are successful in reforming their economy while others […]
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 11th Feb 2016). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at IQD968 (-1.0%) / $1001 (-1.3%) (weekly change) (-11.2% and -12.6% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded […]
Prime Minister Dr. Haider Al-Abadi met business leaders and representatives of German companies in Berlin on Friday morning and welcomed the participation of German companies and investors in the building and reconstruction of Iraq and the development of its economy and the revitalisation of industry, agriculture, housing and other investment opportunities available in most of […]
U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported on Sunday. Officials reported details of the latest strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports. Strikes in Syria Fighter aircraft conducted […]
By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has reported that 29 banks and 21 remittance companies took part in its currency auction on Monday. A total of $118,137,024 sold at a price of 1182 Iraqi Dinars (IQD) per dollar. (Source: Central Bank of Iraq)
By John Lee. An investment manager who correctly predicted that Dana Gas would miss payments on its Islamic bonds in 2012, has said the company's stocks and bonds are now core holdings for his company. Ghassan Chehayeb, who helps manage about $30 million of assets at Houston-based SanctaCapital Group, told Bloomberg that the $2 billion […]
Following a first-of-its-kind meeting hosted by Defense Secretary Ash Carter in Brussels on Thursday, the defense ministers of nations involved in the coalition to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant released a statement summarizing the meeting’s outcome. In addition to Carter, the defense ministers of Belgium, Bahrain, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, […]
