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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Jordan and Iraq began a coordination meeting with international companies interested in constructing an oil pipeline between the Iraqi city of Basra and the port city of Aqaba in Jordan. Work on the project will begin soon, and once completed, it will be used to export crude Iraqi oil through the Aqaba port. The final […]
An Oil Ministry spokesman has said that the ministry "will not put time limit for the Angolan oil company [Sonangol] in developing Najma and Qayara oilfields, due to the security obstacles facing it in these areas". According to the report from Aswat Al Iraq, the company suffered terrorist attacks on its personnel and sites, so […]
The Head of the Embassy Office of the Czech Republic, Dr. Jaroslav Reif visited the KRG's Department of Foreign Relations on Monday to meet with the Head of the Department, Minister Falah Mustafa and the Assistant Head, Siham Jabali to discuss his new role and ways to strengthen mutual relations. Dr. Reif is the first […]
#wearethepeople has been tweeted more than four million times in the past three weeks. It looks like an anti-government protest, but who’s really behind it? The Trending team investigates how financial ‘gurus’ are using the hashtag to encourage people to buy Iraqi dinar. Click here to listen to the report from BBC. (Source: BBC) (Iraqi […]
