Minister for the Middle East, Alistair Burt MP, visits Baghdad and talks with Ahmed Shames from the British Embassy Baghdad about issues raised by people on www.facebook.com/ukiniraq and Twitter @UKinIraq. (Source: UK FCO)
By Abdel Hamid Zebari for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The Kurdistan Region of Iraq is preparing to change its investment approach to focus on new areas of foreign and local investment — including tourism, agriculture and industry — after […]
FEDRERAL BUDGET 2013 - DETAILS AND CHALLENGES The Iraqi Institute for Economic Reform (IIER) has the pleasure of inviting you to attend the above seminar to discuss the details of the Federal Budget and the challenges facing its implementation. In attendance there will be Members of Parliament, government officials, Iraqi economic experts, academics as well […]
Alistair Burt, the UK’s Foreign Office Minister responsible for the Middle East, on Thursday met President Masoud Barzani in Erbil. During his visit, an agreement was made to extend the British National School of Government’s training programme in Kurdistan, and the Kurdistan Regional Government allocated land for the British Consulate’s permanent residences. Minister Burt on […]
From Jewish News One. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Double-decker red buses are making a comeback in Baghdad -- a sign that Iraq is moving back towards normality following years of war: (Source: Jewish News One)
By Reidar Visser. The following article was published by Reidar Visser, an historian of Iraq educated at the University of Oxford and currently based at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs. It is reproduced here with the author’s permission. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq […]
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 14th February 2013). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. ID1,634 / $1,767 (-0.8%) (weekly change). The number of week traded shares was 36.7bn and the weekly trading volume was ID140bn ($116.6mn). ISX Company […]
By John Lee. In an interview with Reuters, the chief executive of Kuwait Energy says the company is committed to pumping gas and finding oil in southern Iraq, and will not risk aggravating Baghdad by pursuing deals in Iraqi Kurdistan. Sara Akbar (pictured) said strong ties with Baghdad are core to its strategic investment in southern […]
By John Lee. Reuters reports that Iraqi Airways will resume flights to Kuwait on Saturday for the first time since the invasion in 1990. In December, Kuwait Airways dropped legal cases against Iraqi Airways in return for compensation of $500 million. However, Kuwait's state-run airline has not resumed flights to Iraq. Iraqi Airways flies to regional […]
By Omar al-Shaher for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The Iraqi Ministry of Health is engaged in a study regarding the possibility of enacting a health care law, which is supposed to be the cornerstone of Iraq's plan to improve […]
By John Lee. Lufthansa Consulting is pursuing at least 10 percent annual sales growth as clients such as Iraq, which is reviving its airline, tap into the German carrier’s experience in safety and infrastructure. Dr Andreas Jahnke, head of Lufthansa Consulting, told Bloomberg: "There are lots of opportunities for us helping clients set up a new business […]
Construction and engineering company Versar has announced that the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Middle East District (USACE-MED) has exercised an option year for Versar's ongoing Personal Services and Support contract in Iraq. The option year has a ceiling not to exceed a value of $4.4 million and the period of performance runs through […]
