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Iraq Stock Market Report

Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 4th May 2023). Please click here to view a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. RSISX Index Return       RSISX Index Closings Change (w/w) (%) Change (YTD) (%) RSISX IQD Index 1,049.2 -2.6% 15.3% RSISX USD Index 1,031.6 […]

Int'l Conference on Iraq's "Development Road Project"

By John Lee. Iraq will hold an international conference in Baghdad at the end of May to discuss the plans for the "development road project", sometimes referred to as the "dry canal project". The project will link Iraq's Grand Faw port by rail to the Mediterranean, with the intention of providing a cost-effective alternative to […]

Iraq to Resume Oil Exports to Jordan

By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Oil, Hayan Abdul-Ghani, received Jordan's Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Saleh Ali Hamid Al-Kharabsheh, and his accompanying delegation on Thursday. During the meeting, they agreed to renew the contract for Iraq to export 10,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil to Jordan, starting this month. Iraq's oil […]

Electricity Contracts Renewed in Northern Iraq

By John Lee. Iraq's Council of Ministers has approved the renewal of two contracts between the Ministry of Electricity's General Company for the Transmission of Electricity for the Northern Region and energy suppiers: Qaiwan's contract to supply 400-800 megawatts of energy to be extended for one year; Kar Group's contract for the supply of 150-385 […]

Russian Firm to Rehabilitate 7 Iraqi Glass Plants

By John Lee. Iraq's General Company for Glass and Refractories has signed a partnership contract with what the Ministry of Industry describes as the "Federation of Russian Companies". The partnership aims to establish and rehabilitate seven glass and ceramic factories in Anbar governorate: A sanitary ware and ceramics production plant with a capacity of 15 […]

Iraqi Airways grounds its Airbus A220-300 Aircraft

By John Lee. The Iraq Civil Aviation Authority (ICAA) has directed Iraqi Airways to ground its Airbus A220-300 aircraft. According to a letter from the ICAA on 3rd May, "it was decided to stop operating all aircraft of the aforementioned model (A220-300) immediately and until further notice, and until the investigation procedures are completed." The […]

Korek ordered to Pay $800m to State Treasury

By John Lee. The head of Iraq's Communications and Media Commission (CMC) has said the regulator has won a judicial decision against Korek Telecom, obliging the company to pay approximately $800 million to the Iraqi state treasury. The decision resolves a long-standing legal dispute between the commission and the company over unpaid dues, and Dr. […]

A Roadmap for Successful Economic Development in Iraq

By Dr. Layth Mahdi. The opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq: A roadmap for successful economic development With every change of government, we hear similar political statements about rebuilding Iraq. I genuinely believe the Iraqi people are capable of developing an economy […]

Shake-Up and New Expansion at Baghdad International Airport

By John Lee. According to a report from Rudaw. the director of Baghdad International Airport (BIAP) has submitted his resignation on Sunday, following an encounter with Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani, at which the PM strongly criticized the director for the airport's poor quality of services. Prime Minister of Iraq, Mr. Mohammed S. Al-Sudani, has […]

Iraq Oil Exports Increase in April

By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Oil has announced preliminary oil exports for April: Total exports of crude oil in April: 98,634,947 barrels Revenues from April's crude oil exports: $7.796 billion Oil fields in central and southern Iraq accounted for all of April's crude oil exports, as exports from Kirkuk through the port of Ceyhan […]

The Rise and Demise of EITI in Iraq

By Ahmed Mousa Jiyad. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The Rise and Demise of EITI in Iraq Enthusiasm and commitment to the international Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI) in Iraq gathered momentum and zeal from 2008 to mid-2013, then declined sharply […]

Pakistani Firm Sells Stake in Iraqi Cement Maker

By John Lee. Pakistan's Attock Cement Pakistan Limited will reportedly sell its investment in its cement grinding facility in Iraq. Pro Pakistan reports that its 60-percent share in Saqr Al-Keetan for Cement Production Company Limited (SAKCPCL), located at Khor Al-Zubair, Basra, will be sold for a US$23.4 million, to be paid in three tranches. The […]