The United Nations Inter-Agency Information and Analysis Unit (IAU) has issued a progress report on its operations for 2010. The unit is an integral part of the Office of the Resident Coordinator/ Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq. It was established in 2008 to provide support in evidence-based programming and advocacy in line with the needs and […]
Visa problems for foreign workers in Iraq continue to make the headlines. Last week we reported on the difficulties caused by a decision to channel visa applications through the office of the Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki; now we hear that the Basra Investment Commission has imposed its own restrictions, with the intention of reducing unemployment. […]
Dome International has met the chairman of Basra Investment Commission (BIC) to discuss the possibility of constructing warehouses for oil derivatives in Basra. The director of the company, Amen Jaffer, said, "the preliminary study of the project includes the construction of oil warehouses near Khor Al-Zubair port on an area of 40 acres with an […]
Iraq has awarded a $125 million [150 billion Iraqi dinars] contract to a Saudi Arabian company to build a 150 MW power plant in Basra, an Iraqi official said. Haider Ali Fadhil, head of the Basra Investment Commission, said the Saudi-based Dao al-Jomaih Group was awarded a contract to build the plant and install two […]
Iraq has told the International Monetary Fund that its central bank would remain independent, despite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki winning a court ruling in January placing the central bank under the control of the cabinet, rather than the parliament. The ruling attracted criticism that the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) might lose its independence. The […]
The head of the Basra Investment Commission said on Wednesday that it has placed strict controls on the entry of foreign workers to the province. Haidar Ali Fadel told AKnews that the commission is restricting the numbers of foreign workers in the province in order to prioritize local manpower, and that formal approval has not […]
A report on Monday by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) suggests that the Iraqi dinar is currently fairly valued at 1170 dinars to the US dollar: "The CBI [Central Bank of Iraq] will continue to aim at keeping inflation low, predominantly by maintaining a stable exchange rate. The low level and the relative stability of […]
Iraq Business News recently had the pleasure of interviewing the Kurdistan Regional Government's High Representative to the United Kingdom, Ms Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman. Iraq Business News: Ms Abdul Rahman, thank you for taking the time to speak with us today. May I ask you firstly for your opinion about the ongoing protests in the […]
By Tom Cleveland, market analyst for Forex Traders, exclusively for Iraq Business News. Forextraders.com is an online resource for the foreign exchange market. “Buy on the rumor, sell on the news” is a time-honored investment phrase that is oftentimes more confusing than the wisdom it attempts to impart. The meaning relates primarily to company securities […]
By Leanne Case. Years of war and suffering in Iraq have left a legacy of destruction which includes ancient monuments and broken cities. During my time there I pestered those that I knew to share both their stories and images of what once was. One doesn’t have to go far to discover a land of […]
The Iraqi unit of Kuwait telecoms firm Zain is planning to spend $100m this year as part of its plan to expand throughout the entire Kurdish region over the next five months, its chief executive said yesterday. Emad Makiya, CEO of Zain Iraq, the country’s biggest mobile phone operator, said the firm planned to extend […]
The United Nations' Inter-Agency Information and Analysis Unit (IAU) has issued a fact-sheet on water in Iraq. According to the report, Iraq faces difficulties in meeting the target of 91% of households using a safe drinking water supply by 2015. Currently 20% of households in Iraq use an unsafe drinking water source2 and a further […]
