Subsequent to the roundtable discussions on social cohesion amongst Iraq's social and political actors that were held in Baghdad on 26 and 27 November 2014 and following-up on their recommendations, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Iraq (SRSG), Mr.Nickolay Mladenov, on Sunday chaired in Kerbala the first of a series of roundtable […]
By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has reported that 12 banks took part in its currency auction on Tuesday. A total of $69,593,000 was sold at a price of 1166 Iraqi Dinars (IQD) per dollar. (Source: Central Bank of Iraq)
By John Lee. Mississippi’s congressional delegation has asked Secretary of State John Kerry to help encourage Iraq to buy more US-produced rice. According to a report from Clarion Ledger, they have asked for diplomatic assistance to improve trade relations with the Iraqi Grain Board (IGB), which is expected to soon begin accepting bids on a […]
The UN refugee agency's Special Envoy Angelina Jolie is in Dohuk, Iraq, visiting Syrian refugees and displaced Iraqi citizens in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq to offer support to 3.3 million displaced people in the country and highlight their dire needs. Since Ms Jolie's last visit to Iraq in September 2012, the scale and gravity […]
From AFP. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Salam Shakir scored the winning spot-kick as Iraq stunned 10-man Iran 7-6 on penalties to reach the Asian Cup semis in a match of high drama between the arch-rivals.
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister, Nechirvan Barzani, yesterday received the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, accompanied by Nadhim Zahawi, member of the British Parliament and a number of British businessmen. Mr. Johnson expressed his pleasure for visiting the Kurdistan Region and witness personally the developments that have been achieved, and observe the progress made by the […]
By John Lee. Prime Minister, Dr. Haider al-Abadi met with Mr. Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos last week. They discussed the monitoring of human rights in Iraq and, according to a press release from the Prime Minister's office, Mr. Roth appreciated the […]
By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has reported that 14 banks took part in its currency auction on Monday. A total of $77,907,000 was sold at a price of 1166 Iraqi Dinars (IQD) per dollar. (Source: Central Bank of Iraq)
By John Lee. The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is reported to be about to sign a three-year contract with Jordan to improve its healthcare system. KRG Health Minister, Rekawt Hama-Rashid, told BasNews: “We have some projects in the next years such as separating the private sector healthcare from the public sector, and introducing health insurance. […]
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 22nd January 2015). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at ID1,273 (-1.5%) / $1,358 (-1.2%) (weekly change) (-8.6% and -8.4% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded […]
By John Lee. Finance Minister Hoshyar Zebari received this week the CEO of the General Electric Company (GE), Mr. Aziz Koleilat, and his delegation. During the meeting, they discussed projects and activities of the company in the country in the energy, electricity and health sectors. The Minister of Finance stressed the government's keenness to secure […]
From AFP. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. A massage belt, a PlayStation controller, a gold ring -- it sounds like a gift list, but the items the Islamic State group left in Iraq are rigged with explosives to kill.
