From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. On the frontlines outside the Iraq's city of Kirkuk, contact between Kurdish Peshmerga forces and the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) is regular. While Kurdish forces' lines have held so […]
By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has reported that 19 banks took part in its currency auction on Wednesday. A total of $190,311,000 was sold at a price of 1166 Iraqi Dinars (IQD) per dollar. (Source: Central Bank of Iraq)
Iraqi State Budget 2015- It Deserves Careful Reading But Needs Serious Revision By Ahmed Mousa Jiyad. The first reading of the draft law for budget 2015 by the Federal Parliament was done on 25 December at a presence of only 229 members of the Parliament. According to the parliamentary procedure the first reading entail reading […]
By John Lee. The Jordanian news agency Petra reports that the Iraqi government has reduced the fee charged on all Jordanian trucks entering the country from $2,200 to $700. It also quotes a spokesman of the Jordanian Agriculture Ministry, Nimer Haddadin, as saying that Jordanian trucks were entering and exiting Iraq without obstacles, and denying […]
By John Lee. A total of 12 foreign firms are reported to be bidding for the operation of the first civilian airport in Dhi Qar province. The governor of Dhi Qar, Yeha Al Nasiri, said on Sunday that the contract to run the new airport in Nasiriyah would be awarded within the next three months. […]
By John Lee. The Kuwaiti deputy prime minister, Sheikh Subah Al-Subah [Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah], arrived in Baghdad on Sunday for an official visit. The two sides discussed the promotion of relations between the countries, and the efforts to fight terrorism. Sheikh Al-Subah said that Iraq represents a basic pillar to stabilize the region, […]
By Padraig O'Hannelly. Dr Ashti Hawrami (pictured), the KRG's Minister for Natural Resources, has clarified the two stage process involved in the recent agreement between Erbil and Baghdad regarding oil exports. Speaking at CWC's Kurdistan-Iraq Oil & Gas Conference recently in London, Dr Hawrami said that the first stage of the resolution covers the issues […]
The opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Statement/ Open Letter* by Iraqi Energy Experts and Professionals on the Latest Oil Agreement with KRG H.E. the Prime Minister esquire; H.E. the Speaker of the Federal Parliament esquire; T.E: Members of the Federal Parliament and […]
By John Lee. Reuters reports that Iraq’s oil exports may hit a record high in December. Shipping data for the first 23 days of December suggest that exports from Iraq’s southern terminals have averaged at least 2.6 million barrels per day. Additionally, the State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) has been exporting about 180,000 bpd of […]
By John Lee. A new civilian airport in Karbala province has been approved, according to a report from Alsumaria News. The Imam Hussein Airport project is to be funded by the Imam Hussein Holy Shrine Authority. It will be constructed in three phases and will have a capacity of 15-20 million passengers a year. It […]
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By John Lee. The Iraqi Grain Board has bought 200,000 tonnes of hard wheat from Canada, the United States and Australia, Reuters reported on Monday: 100,000 tonnes of Canadian wheat, from trading house Richardson at $331.65 a tonne c&f free out (ciffo); 50,000 tonnes of US wheat, from trading house Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) at $333.87 […]
