Iraq Business News brings you the latest information on developments and opportunities in the construction & engineering industries in Iraq.
By John Lee. A company has won a tender to supply two truck tractors with low-bed trailer to the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) in Iraq. The contract with US-based Al-Kasid Commercial Agencies Ltd is valued at $269,300. According to the company's website, Al-Kasid Commercial Agencies Ltd is the official distributor in Iraq for […]
Rebuilding & Reconstruction - Iraq - Delivering the Vision Register Now IBBC returns to Dubai on 25 November with a full agenda of expert speakers to discuss the most important issues facing Iraq's economy. Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne, President of IBBC and The Prime Minister's Trade Envoy to Iraq, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan & Kazakhstan will open the conference, alongside […]
By John Lee. ABB is reportedly targeting 2024 for the completion of energy projects in Iraq. Its managing director for the Middle East, Mostafa Al Guezeri, told The National that the Swiss-Swedish company is in the planning stage for its $1.2-billion work in the country. He added that the company was committed to spending more […]
The Government of the Republic of Korea and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) signed partnership agreement today for USD 5M million to support stabilization and recovery in newly liberated areas in Iraq. Korea’s contribution will be channelled through UNDP’s Funding Facility for Stabilization (FFS) which finances fast-track initiatives in areas retaken from ISIL. This […]
Promoting the alignment of development plans with the Sustainable Development Goals The United Nations Development Program (UNDP), in partnership with the Ministry of Planning in Baghdad and the Ministry of Planning in Kurdistan region, organized two consecutive workshops to review and discuss the alignment of plans and policies with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and […]
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Doctors in the southern Iraqi city of Basra are worried that diseases like cholera and diarrhoea might spread through the city's unuseable water supply. Basra's canals are blocked by piles of rubbish and […]
The Al-Bayan Center for Planning and Studies has just published a new report by Hayder al-Khafaji on electricity generation in Iraq: Meeting energy needs in a manner that achieves security for Iraq has become a major source of concern for the electricity sector in the country; with the industry claiming that it lacks the capacity to […]
The Federal Republic of Germany, UNDP’s Iraq Crisis Response and Resilience Programme (ICRRP), along with the administrative authorities of Halabja and Sulaimaniyah Governorates and Garmiyan and Raparin Administrations today initiated 12 projects to improve essential services for an estimated 680,000 people. The projects target critical needs in the electricity, water, roads, and sewerage sectors and […]
By John Lee. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is reportedly in discussions with Iraq to connect electricity grids. An official at the UAE's Ministry of Energy and Industry told Reuters that the GCC could export its surplus electricity to Iraq. (Source: Reuters)
By John Lee. Canada's Torino Power Solutions Inc. has announced that it has been working with a U.K. based engineering firm that has existing business and projects in the Iraqi market. Torino was approached regarding its Power Line Monitoring (PLM) temperature sensors and in the last few months, the UK engineering firm has introduced the […]
Following a meeting hosted by the UK at the UN General Assembly, Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt (pictured) has welcomed renewed commitments from international partners to support a strong stabilisation partnership with Iraq. Minister Burt said: "Today I hosted a roundtable on the future of Iraq with His Excellency Iraqi Foreign Minister Dr […]
Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani opened Zakho Tunnel in a ceremony attended by cabinet ministers, members of Parliament, the Republic of Turkey’s Consul General to the Kurdistan Region, and a number of KRG officials. In a speech during the ceremony, Prime Minister Barzani said: “Opening of this tunnel on this important international highway that links the […]
