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Iraq Stock Market Report

Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 28th December 2023). Note: ISX will be closed on December 31, 2023 and January 1, 2024 due to the end-of-year closing operations. The next trading session will be held on Jan. 2, 2024. Please click here to view a table of listed companies […]

Family Rule in Iraq - the Challenge to State and Democracy

By Sardar Aziz and Bilal Wahab for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Family Rule in Iraq and the Challenge to State and Democracy A handful of personalities have consumed all the country's political oxygen, […]

WHO tackles Low Immunization Challenges in Iraq

Iraq has seen routine immunization coverage fluctuate in 2023, and there has also been a very low uptake of COVID-19 vaccination. To assess the immunization landscape in Iraq, the WHO Country Office in Iraq ran a 4-day Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) bottleneck analysis workshop. The workshop sought to explore how well immunization targets had […]

Go-Ahead for Residential Project in Diwaniyah

By John Lee. The Iraqi Cabinet has endorsed the Central Review and Approval Committee's recommendation to proceed with the referral and appeal process for the Daghara Residential Project in Diwaniyah Province. According to a statement from the Prime Minister's office, the companies involved are Al-Ansab General Contracting Company and Al-Ansab Towers General Contracting Company. It […]

Japan to Fund Samawah Water Project

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has signed a loan agreement with the Government of Iraq to provide a Japanese ODA loan of up to 45,298 million yen [$320,ooo] for the Samawah Water Supply Improvement Project. In order to improve water-supply volume, water quality, and service hours, and to make effective use of water resources, […]

Iraq Finalises November Oil Sales

By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Oil has announced finalised oil export figures for November: Total exports of crude oil: 102,975,782 barrels. Revenues from crude oil exports: $8.482 billion. Oil fields in central and southern Iraq accounted for 101,764,620 barrels of crude oil exports. Exports from Kirkuk through the port of Ceyhan have been suspended. […]

After 'green talk' at COP28, where should Iraq begin?

By Noam Raydan and Harry Istepanian, for Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. After 'green talk' at COP28, where should Iraq begin? Iraq must demonstrate how it will balance its plans to reduce emissions while increasing crude production and continuing […]

Key Investment Projects in 2023 Budget Approved

By John Lee. The Iraqi Ministry of Planning has granted approval for the inclusion of earmarked investment projects in its 2023 budget. The projects encompass allocations such as 1 trillion dinars [$763 million] for Iraq Development Fund projects, 500 billion dinars for projects in the most impoverished provinces fund, 50 billion dinars for Sinjar and […]

Comprehensive Training Program for Iraqi Motorsport Delegation

From the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The Bahrain Motor Federation (BMF), under the guidance of President and FIA Vice President for Sport - MENA, His Excellency Shaikh Abdulla bin Isa Al Khalifa, recently organised an […]

How Tehran-Backed Terrorists Captured the Iraqi State

By Michael Knights, Hamdi Malik and Crispin Smith, for the Combating Terrorism Center (CTC) at West Point. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq's New Regime Change: How Tehran-Backed Terrorist Organizations and Militias Captured the Iraqi State A comprehensive study of the […]

Baghdad Airport Employees "Flag Concerns Over Security Company"

By Aisha Kehoe Down, for the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP). Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Baghdad Airport's Employees Flag Concerns Over Security Company Employees of Canadian company Biznis Intel allege they are owed hundreds of thousands of dollars, […]