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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Minister of Health of Iraq, Prof. Dr. Saleh Al-Hasnawi, met with representatives from the German Agency for International Cooperation (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH) and the German Deputy Minister of Health to discuss cooperation between the two countries. They discussed increasing cooperation in digital electronic governance, transferring German […]
In coordination with the Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources, the Kurdistan Region will construct three new strategic dams to capture one billion cubic meters of water. Within the framework of the Kurdistan Regional Government's strategic plan to fight drought, three dams named "Dalga", "Mandawa", and "Bakrman" will be constructed in the Erbil, Duhok and Raparin […]
