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Genel Energy: Taq Taq rate of decline slows

Tony Hayward (pictured), Chairman of Genel Energy, has given an update on the business at the Company's Annual General Meeting this morning: Genel has a clear strategic focus - maximising the generation of free cash flow from our oil assets, accelerating the recovery of the receivable for unpaid oil sales, and crystallising value from the […]

Lives of 100,000 Children ‘on the line’ in West Mosul

Some 100,000 children remain in extremely dangerous conditions in western sections of Iraq’s Mosul city as fighting between Government and terrorist forces continues, the United Nations children’s agency today reported, warning that “children’s lives are on the line.” “We are receiving alarming reports of civilians including several children being killed in west Mosul,” said Peter […]

Strikes Continue Against ISIS Targets in Iraq, Syria

U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria on Sunday, conducting 23 strikes consisting of 70 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported yesterday. Officials reported details of the latest strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports. Strikes in Syria In […]

Currency Auction Results, 6th June

By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has reported that 35 banks and 9 remittance companies took part in its currency auction on Tuesday. A total of $159,467,043 sold at a price of 1184 Iraqi Dinars (IQD) per dollar. (Source: Central Bank of Iraq)

Genel Co-Founder Nat Rothschild Resigns

By John Lee. Genel Energy has announced that Nathaniel Rothschild and Simon Lockett have resigned from the Board. Accordingly, they will no longer stand for re-election at the Annual General Meeting of Genel Energy on 6 June 2017. Rothschild, along with form BP boss Tony Hayward, created the company in 2011 when their investment company […]

Rosneft, KRG agree to Expand Strategic Cooperation

Russia's Rosneft and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), as part of the XXI St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, signed a series of agreements on widening their cooperation in exploration and production of hydrocarbons, commerce and logistics. The documents were signed ahead of the meeting between the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and the […]

GardaWorld Weekly Security Report

GardaWorld, a global leader in comprehensive security and risk management, has made its weekly security report available to Iraq Business News readers. Prepared by GardaWorld's Risk Analysis Team in Iraq, this essential report includes short- and medium-term outlooks on the security situation, reports and commentary on recent significant events, and a detailed overview of developments […]

Iraq Stock Market Report

Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 1st June 2017). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at IQD841 (-3.1%) / $870 (-2.7%) (weekly change) (-12.3% and -8.1% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded […]

Air Strikes Continue in Effort to Defeat ISIS

U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria on Saturday, conducting 32 strikes consisting of 65 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported yesterday. Officials reported details of yesterday's strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports. Strikes in Syria In Syria, […]

Currency Auction Results, 5th June

By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has reported that 36 banks and 10 remittance companies took part in its currency auction on Monday. A total of $157,268,429 sold at a price of 1184 Iraqi Dinars (IQD) per dollar. (Source: Central Bank of Iraq)

Calls for Govt to approve Deal for Iraq-Jordan Highway

The Head of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Mohammed al-Halboussi, has reportedly requested that the Iraqi government expedite the approval of the protection and security contract for the International Highway between Iraq and Jordan and allow the re-opening of the border-crossing between the two countries. Halboussi stated that the project was considered an exceptional one, which […]

Gazprom, Luaibi discuss Badra Oil Project

A working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Jabbar al-Luaibi, Minister of Oil of the Republic of Iraq, took place in St. Petersburg today. The parties discussed the Badra project, which is implemented in Iraq by Gazprom Neft. Currently, the Badra field produces as much as 77,000 barrels of oil per day. Gazprom Neft continues to […]