Following the earlier announcement that Philip Dimmock will retire and thus not seek re-election at today's Annual General Meeting, Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) has announced the appointment of Martin Angle as Senior Independent Non-Executive Director with effect from Monday 16th July 2018. Mr Angle has had a distinguished executive career across investment banking, private equity and […]
Iraq Britain Business Council and Iraq’s Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research sign Memorandum of Understanding The Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Iraq’s Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research at the IBBC Cumberland Lodge Retreat on 7 July. The memorandum was signed by Baroness Nicholson of […]
By John Lee. The United Nations has advertised new positions in Iraq: National Consultant on Gender Programmatic Review, UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund Senior Security Risk Management Advisor, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Head of Projects, UNOPS - United Nations Office for Project Services Associate Programme Support Officer, UNOPS - United Nations Office […]
By John Lee. The United Nations has advertised new positions in Iraqi Kurdistan: Child Protection Officer (GBV), UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund Operation Specialist, UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund Civil Society Initiatives Assistant, ICMP - International Commission on Missing Persons Civil Society Initiatives Officer, ICMP - International Commission on Missing Persons Business Development […]
From AFP. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Dozens of people demonstrate in the southern Iraqi port city of Basra, four days after security forces opened fire killing one person during a protest against unemployment. View on YouTube
By John Lee. Protestors took to the streets of Basra for the fourth day on Wednesday, protesting the killing of a demonstrator by security forces, and demanding jobs and public services. According to AFP, protesters also blocked the road leading to the oilfields of West Qurna, while international oil companies (IOCs) have reportedly moved senior […]
UK-based ONEm is partnering with Asiacell to bring unlimited news and entertainment content from Reuters to Iraq. Asiacell subscribers can now exclusively access global news on any mobile device. The #Reuter service provides full coverage of real time news and entertainment content in Arabic delivered by SMS. Users interact with the #Reuter service menu by […]
By John Lee. On Wednesday, "as requested by the Iraqi government", NATO launched a new training mission in Iraq. Canada has agreed to lead the non-combat mission of several hundred trainers. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said: "We will also establish professional military schools and academies for the Iraqi forces". (Source: NATO)
IBBC holds annual Cumberland Lodge Conference with Political, Academic, Education and Business Experts, 6-8 July The Iraq Britain Business Council hosted its annual Cumberland Lodge Retreat on 6-8 July, inviting a host of political, business, academic and education experts to discuss the most pertinent issues relating to Iraq and its future. The title of the […]
From AFP. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. A group of Mosul residents celebrates, as the Iraqi city marks one year since pro-government forces recaptured it from the Islamic State group. View on YouTube
By John Lee. Iraq's Etihad Food Industries will reportedly provide Iraq's Ministry of Trade with 200,000 tonnes of sugar and 90,000 tonnes of vegetable oil. According to Reuters, the Ministry has also bought rice from Vietnam and wheat from Australia. (Source: Reuters)
From AFP. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. In southern Iraq, fields where rice has been sown for centuries now lie bare for lack of water…. This season many farmers have not planted the treasured amber rice local to Diwaniyah province because […]
