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Turkey "Not Sure" who's Buying KRG Oil

By John Lee. Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yıldız (pictured) told journalists on Monday that a third shipment of oil from Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) had been transported via Turkey's Ceyhan pipeline and that a fourth was being prepared for shipment. According to a report from Cihan, the transactions for the oil sales are being conducted […]

Video: Kerry backs Iraq Against 'Existential' Threat

From AFP. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday pledged "intense" support for Iraq against the "existential threat" of a major militant offensive pushing toward Baghdad from the North and West:

Video: ISIS takes Key Border Town

From CNN. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. ISIS captured a key town on the border between Iraq and Syria. They now control 70 percent of Anbar province:

KRG Takes Measures to meet Fuel Demand

The KRG Oil and Gas Council held a meeting last week to discuss fuel shortages. The meeting culminated with the announcement of four important steps aimed at combating fuel shortage in the Kurdistan Region. The meeting was headed by KRG Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani and Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani. In the meeting, also attended […]

Iraq Stock Market Report

Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 19th June 2014). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at ID1,727 (-1.4%)/ $1,853 (-2.0%) (weekly change) (-8.7% and -8.5% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded shares […]

John Kerry: Mission Impossible?

By John Cookson. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. US Secretary of State John Kerry's whistle-stop swing through the Middle East and Europe will likely include a meeting this week with Iraq's embattled caretaker prime-minister Nouri al-Maliki. At the Baghdad summit we […]

Lafarge Launches New Cement for Iraq

Lafarge Iraq has launched a new version of Karasta, its multipurpose cement, tailor-made for the Iraqi climate. In order to meet customer expectations and needs the formula of Karasta was revised to improve its workability, decrease cracking and improved setting time as well as better adhesion. Karasta’s new formula meets the Iraq specification 3868 and […]

Iraq Bondholders Eye Default Risk

By John Lee. The escalating conflict in Iraq is making holders of the country's international debt nervous about repayment, according to a report from Reuters. The size of Iraq's dollar debt is relatively small - a $2.7 billion bond launched in 2006 in a restructuring of Saddam Hussein-era commercial debt. It is held by investors […]

Video: Will there be a Third Iraq War?

From CNN. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. CNN's Jim Sciutto reports on President Obama's comments about the role of the U.S. in the crisis in Iraq:

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Video: 'Long Road' of Mistakes in Iraq

From CNN. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. CNN's Christiane Amanpour speaks with Jay Garner, who led America's post-war Iraq reconstruction efforts in 2003:

Ex-Saddam Baathists Unite in Ninevah Campaign

By Omar al-Jaffal for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The Iraqi government has yet to tell its side of the story after the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) occupied the province of Ninevah on June 10, leaving the door open for interpretations […]

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