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WesternZagros Updates Kurdistan Presentation

WesternZagros Resources, the natural resources company engaged in acquiring properties and exploring for, developing and producing crude oil and natural gas in Iraq, has updated its corporate presentation "to address the Company's significant prospective resources and its near term priorities". Highlights from the presentation were presented at the TD Newcrest 2011 Energy Conference in London, […]

Kirkuk Again Supplying Electricity to Grid

Iraq’s Kirkuk province resumed power supplies to the national grid on Friday, after a deal that ended a dispute this week over the provision of electricity. The oil-rich northern province that produces more electricity than it is allocated, announced on Monday that it would stop supplying power to the national network, a decision it implemented […]

Iraq May Open Subsidised State Supermarkets

The General Manager of the Iraqi Exhibitions Company said on Monday that the Trade Ministry is preparing a two-year investment plan for the reintroduction of Iraq’s subsidized state supermarkets. Sadiq Hussein Sultan told AKnews that the Trade ministry plans to invite investors to help reinstate the Central Markets Company, set up by the Iraqi government […]

Unemployment: 15% in Iraq, 14% Kurdistan

After the Iraqi Planning Ministry announced that the unemployment rate across Iraq has spiked to 15%, an official from the Kurdistan Region said the rate in Kurdistan is just one percentage lower than the Iraqi level, according to a report from AKnews. The Iraqi planning minister, whom the report names as 'Mahdi Allaq' [Nasar al-Rubaie?], […]

Iraq Plans More Exhibition Centres

The general director of exhibitions and companies in the Ministry of Commerce announced on Sunday that the ministry is preparing to build exhibition centres in all Iraqi provinces, in coordination with local governments or through investment projects that are similar to Baghdad International Fair. Sadiq Hussain Sultan told AKnews that the ministry has large commercial […]

New Business Opportunities in Iraq's Aviation Industry

The first annual Iraq Airport Expansion Cargo and Logistics (IAECL) conference & exhibition will be held in Erbil on the 26th and 28th of April, 2011, at the Erbil international fair grounds. Iraq’s major airports are being re-developed, and provincial governments are upgrading existing airports as well as planning the construction of new airports. Cargo […]

Cable Placer Required at Doura Refinery

Iraq's Ministry of Oil has issued a tender for the supply of a 'hi-ranger cable placer' at the Doura [Daura] refinery. The tender specifies that the unit must be made by either Volvo, Terex, or MAN, and must me made in Sweden, Germany, France or Italy. Please click here to download the tender document. The […]

Tender for Telehandlers at Doura Refinery

Iraq's Ministry of Oil has issued a tender for the supply of 2 rough-terrain telehandlers for Daura refinery. Please click here to download the tender document. The closing date for receipt of bids is 13:00 (Baghdad time) on 15th February.

Doura Refinery Needs Electrical Equipment

Iraq's Ministry of Oil has issued a tender for the supply of a wide range of electrical equipment to the Doura [Daura] refinery: Please click here to download the tender document. The closing date for receipt of bids is 13:00 (Baghdad time) on 15th February.

Iraq Ministry of Oil Tender for Chemicals

Iraq's Ministry of Oil has issued tenders for the supply of chemicals for the Doura [Daura] refinery: 2,000 Kg of anti-foam agent. Please click here to download the tender document. 3,000 Kg of oleine. Please click here to download the tender document. The closing date for receipt of bids for both items is 13:00 (Baghdad […]

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Iraq to Buy 15 New Aircraft

Iraq's Transport Ministry revealed on Thursday that it has signed a contract with a German company to buy 15 civilian aircraft to be delivered by 2013. According to the report from AKnews, this indicates that the ministry plans to contract with international airlines to operate flights to the country, on the condition that about 45% […]