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TAQA opens new Erbil Office

TAQA, the international energy and water company from Abu Dhabi, has formally opened its new office in Erbil. The office was inaugurated by His Excellency Abdulla Saif Al-Nuaimi, TAQA Vice-Chairman, in the presence of His Excellency Sinan Abdulkhalq Ahmed Çelebi, Minister of Trade and Industry; Mr. Nawzad Hadi Mawlood, the Governor of Erbil Province from […]

Arab Partnership Participation Fund 2014/15

The British Embassy has the pleasure to invite you to bid for funds from the Arab Partnership Participation Fund (APPF) for the financial year 2014/2015. The Arab Partnership Participation Fund (APPF), led by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) focuses on three priority areas: · political participation · freedom of expression and public voice · […]

Fulbright Foreign Student Program Opens

The U.S. Embassy is pleased to announce that we are now accepting applications for the 2015 Fulbright Foreign Student Program. This prestigious and competitive scholarship program, launched in 1946 by the U.S. Congress and the late U.S. Senator William J. Fulbright, allows outstanding students and professionals worldwide to obtain Master’s degrees at U.S. universities to […]

Urban Development in Post-Conflict Cities

By Leanne Case. Solidere Beirut: A Good Practice Example of Urban Development for Other Post Conflict Cities to Follow? So many towns and cities have failed to achieve comprehensive regeneration in the aftermath of war. This paper, an abridged version of my MSc dissertation, explores the private sector led renewal model used in Beirut, commonly […]

The New Iraq: 2014 Discovering Business

Iraq Business News is delighted to bring you the latest major new guide to business in Iraq. Published by Allurentis, in association with Iraq’s National Investment Commission (NIC) and UK Trade and Investment (UKTI), the fifth edition in the annual New Iraq series - The New Iraq: 2014 Discovering Business - contains a wealth of […]

IEITI Response to Recent Article

Following the publication by our Expert Blogger, Ahmed Mousa Jiyad, of his assessment of the recent report from the Iraqi Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (IEITI), the Secretary General of the organisation has issued some comments in response. Mr Jiyad has requested that we publish this response in full on Iraq Business News; please click here […]

Prepare for "The New Iraq"

Iraq is changing, and over the past four years our team at Iraq Business News have been keeping our readers ahead of the curve. In this week's newsletter, for example, you'll read about the new young entrepreneurs of Erbil. New business is also being won supplying Iraq with the expertise and material it needs in […]

UK University Partnership with Soran University

Leicester University from UK has launched a new Natural Resources Research Centre, bringing together researchers from Leicester and Soran University in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. The new Centre, located in the Zagros Mountains – the largest mountain range in Iran and Iraq – will focus on research in the fields of sustainability, crop production […]

Iraq's First Closed-Loop Car Wash

A closed-loop vehicle washing system designed for semi-permanent installations is being installed in the United States Embassy to Iraq in Baghdad. Launched by Riveer, a provider in engineered wash-water recovery systems, CamelRack filters and recycles wash-water for indefinite periods of time without intervention, separating dirt and oils, while freshening the water for reuse by injecting […]

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DFR welcomes Latvian delegation to Kurdistan

The Head of the Department of Foreign Relations, Minister Falah Mustafa, welcomed a Latvian delegation headed by a senior official from the their Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Rudolfs Bremanis, to the Kurdistan Region. The delegation is visiting Kurdistan to view potential investment and business opportunities and to pave the way for strengthening relations. Mr. […]

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Japanese Signs Loan Agreement with Iraq

On February 16, The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) concluded a Japanese ODA loan agreement with the Republic of Iraq to provide a loan of up to 39.118 billion yen for the Port Sector Rehabilitation Project (Phase II), at the Ministry of Finance, Baghdad. This is the 20th loan agreement under the Japanese ODA loan […]