In our ongoing efforts to brings you all the best information on doing business in Iraq, we continue to add to the list of reports available from our reports service. This week we've added two reports to purchase, and one to download free of charge: ‘Perspective on Iraqi private banks’, researched and written by Ahmad […]
Last week we asked readers to submit their three main suggestions to improve Iraq, and thanks to all who contributed so far. It's noticeable that none of the suggestions included adding an additional layer of administration, which if recent reports are to be believed is a favourite solution of some of Iraq's politicians. The good […]
If you're a regular reader of Iraq Business News, you'll know all about the huge opportunities in sectors such as oil and gas, mining, housing, and electricity. You'll also be aware of the sorts of challenges facing the country. But if you could change just three things about Iraq, what would they be? What three […]
Iraq Business News is attending the Iraq Mining 2011 conference in London on Wednesday and Thursday as Principal Media Sponsor, and it is exciting to see the wealth of opportunities available to investors in the non-oil resources sector. Silica sand, marble, limestone, gypsum, dolomite, kaolin, glauberite and quartzite were just some of the minerals discussed, […]
In our continuing efforts to bring you the top business news from Iraq, Iraq Business News is delighted to announce two new services for its readers: To help you keep track of the markets, starting on Thursday we will provide a scrolling stock ticker from the Baghdad Stock Exchange; and, Every Friday we will bring […]
By Gavin Jones, Director of Iraq Business News, and Partner at consultancy firm Upper Quartile. This article was originally published on the Emerging Economics blog. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The US administration has declared again that it is “on track” […]
If anyone ever doubted the international nature of business in Iraq, just look at the list of nationalities represented on the list of companies pre-qualified for the country's fourth round of oil licences: Angola China Croatia Egypt France India Indonesia Italy Japan Kuwait Malaysia Netherlands Norway Pakistan Russia South Korea Thailand Turkey United Arab Emirates […]
As we reported in recent days, Iraq has decided to offer 18 factories to foreign investors to renovate and run, on very attractive terms. According to the reports, the deals are to be sweetened by some very interventionist means, such as paying half the wages of Iraqi workers in those plants, and restricting the importation […]
The big news this week is the sacking of the Iraqi electricity minister, following the revelation that two recently-announced power generation contracts were, let's say, 'questionable'. While the idea that a government and civil service can be fooled by a website and a company presentation may seem far-fetched, bear in mind that in Iraq the […]
At Iraq Business News, we realise how important it is for our readers to have access to the best possible information on Iraq and the industries that operate there. So far, we have brought you the latest news in the English language only, but we are happy to announce that we are now able to […]
Despite news of increasing security problems, Iraq has attracted as much new investment (in terms of deals announced) in the first half of this year as it did in all of 2010. And the raw figures are impressive; according to Dunia Frontier Consultants, $42 billion was attracted to Iraq last year, with $45 billion announced […]
Arabian Business has just published its list of the 500 most influential Arabs, and 22 Iraqis make the cut: Rank Name Residence Co. of Origin Primary Industry 50 Zaha Hadid London,UK Iraq Culture & Society 58 Sinaan Antoon New York,US Iraq Arts & Entertainment 81 Selim Zilka Los Angeles,USA Iraq […]
