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Saudi Arabia looks to Expand its Footprint in Iraq

By Ali Mamouri for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Following Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's two visits to Saudi Arabia last year, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is set to visit Iraq soon, according to Iraqi parliamentarian Saadoun al-Dulaimi. Although neither Riyadh […]

Former PwC Partner joins AMAR Management Team

By Robert Cole. Chris Frost, the Chairman of the AMAR International Charitable Foundation’s Finance Committee, has retired from the position after five years at the helm. Since he began his Chairmanship, Mr Frost has skilfully overseen AMAR’s already excellent financial arrangements. A frequent visitor to Iraq and the wider Middle East region during his many years […]

Rehabilitation of Mosul's Bridges Improves Livelihoods

Rehabilitation of three vital bridges in the heart of Mosul improves livelihoods for more than 1 million Iraqis Home to a very ethnically and religiously diverse population, Mosul is a symbol of interreligious coexistence and cultural diversity in modern Iraq. During Daesh occupation, the damage inflicted deliberately on the city and the surrounding areas within […]

Biwater, Wood Partnership to Improve Iraq’s Water Infrastructure

A strategic partnership has been established between Biwater and Wood to work together in Iraq to address acute water shortages, beginning with the supply of water to the Basrah region. This important agreement between two leading UK infrastructure firms, demonstrates the scale of international interest and support in Iraq’s extensive infrastructure reconstruction efforts, and follows […]

Lukoil reports Less Compensation Oil from West Qurna-2

By John Lee. Russian oil company Lukoil has said that lower volumes of compensation crude oil from the West Qurna-2 project in Iraq had "a negative impact on EBITDA dynamics". In its audited consolidated financial statements for the full year of 2017, it added that net of this project, EBITDA increased in 2017 by 17.8 […]

New Career Opportunities in Iraq

By John Lee. The United Nations has advertised new positions in Iraq: National Legal Consultant with Child Protection, UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund Area Logistics Manager, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Fire Safety Assistant - United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq Generator Mechanic, UNAMI - United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq Monitoring Assistant, UNAMI - United […]

New Career Opportunities in Iraqi Kurdistan

By John Lee. The United Nations has advertised new positions in Iraqi Kurdistan: National Coordination and Community Engagement Consultant with Child Protection, UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund Procurement Assistant, UNAMI - United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq Supply Chain/Fleet Management Associate, UNOPS - United Nations Office for Project Services WPE Admin Assistant, International Rescue […]

IBN Welcomes New Expert Blogger

By Padraig O’Hannelly. This week at Iraq Business News, we are delighted to welcome a new Expert Blogger to our ranks: Elena Kornienko (pictured), has more than 15 years of professional experience in contracts, procurement and tendering in various roles from demand-identification to contract close-out. She has worked on major international oil and gas projects, […]

KRG, Pearl agreement to boost Electricity Generation

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and Pearl Petroleum have signed an agreement to increase production of gas from the Khor Mor field later this year, to boost much needed electricity generation for the people of the Kurdistan Region and Iraq as a whole. The 10-year gas sales agreement will enable gas production from Khor Mor […]

Procurement in Iraq: Cinderella or Superman?

By Elena Kornienko. Little did I know back in 1999 when I got my first job in procurement on the Sakhalin-2 project which became one of the mega projects in oil and gas industry not only in Russia but also worldwide. I was young, ambitious and also very naive about what years later became my […]