Iraq Business News brings you the latest information on developments and opportunities in the construction & engineering industries in Iraq.
By John Lee. The World Bank is seeking to finance development projects in areas recaptured from Islamic State (IS, ISIS, ISIL) militants, according to a report from Reuters. Regional vice president Hafez Ghanem (pictured) told the news agency he would also meet with Iraqi officials to discuss ways to help the government tackle its budget […]
By John Lee. Bahraini businesses are investing heavily in Iraq, according to a report from Gulf Daily News (GDN). The country's Ambassador to Iraq, Salah Al Malki [Salah Hassan Al-Maliki] (pictured), told GDN: "In recent years, due to an influx of pilgrims going to Iraq, we have seen a surge in the number of Bahraini […]
By John Lee. Jean-Louis de Brouwer, head of the European Union's humanitarian aid department, warned on Thursday that the situation in Iraq is deteriorating rapidly, while the world is preoccupied with crises elsewhere. He told The Associated Press that the number of displaced people in Iraq has quadrupled in the past year and shows no […]
Atmospheric Water Solutions (AWS) has shipped and successfully installed two commercial Aquaboy 300’s in Northern Iraq. With both machines combined, they will produce up to 600 gallons of pure drinkable water from the air per day. Cedric Turlan, information officer for the NGOs Coordination Committee in Iraq (NCCI), said: “The water shortage is a real […]
Advertising Feature Southern Iraq’s pre-eminent valve engineering specialist was recently awarded its fourth contract for valve management in the Rumaila field. It has also achieved its mid-term target for workforce localisation. Severn Valve Solutions is an authority in valve performance, compliance and reliability. The business draws on 50 years of OEM valve expertise, 30 years’ […]
By John Lee. France's Technip, in partnership with UNICO, a Japanese engineering consultant, has been awarded a Project Management Consultancy (PMC) contract on a reimbursable basis, for the upgrading of the Basra refinery. This contract, awarded by Ministry of Oil's South Refineries Company (SRC), covers the engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, start-up and warranty management phase […]
Iraq’s Prime Minister and many of his most senior colleagues will address a top-level international business conference being held in Baghdad later this week. Organised by the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) together with Iraq’s National Investment Commission (NIC) and the Federation of Iraqi Chambers of Commerce, the event will also be attended by senior […]
By Madeleine White. This is an extract from an article originally published by Nina Iraq, and is reproduced here with permission. Iraq is polluted. In fact the significant levels of pollution in Iraq are such an open secret that people simply accept that this is the way it is, along with the cancers and health […]
By John Lee. Abu Dhabi’s Bloom Holdings is reportedly planning to build a new town outside Karbala. The project, which will take 10 years to complete, involves the construction of 40,000 villas, along with hospitality and educational components, according to Khaleej Times. Sameh Muhtadi (pictured), CEO of Bloom Holdings, told the newspaper: “We have received […]
RSK’s combined geotechnical-chemical laboratory just outside Basra has achieved accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025:2005, the international standard for competence of testing laboratories. The ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accreditation, which was awarded by the Gulf Cooperation Council Accreditation Centre, an accredited body of the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) in March 2015, specifies the general requirements required for a […]
Ministry of Transport has announce the investment opportunity of constructing the Major Port of Faw (Al Faw Grand Port) according to investment law No. 13 for the year 2006, amended and its regulations. DESCRIPTION Project location: Faw Peninsula, Abdullah Khor beach, South of Iraq Project total area: 40 thousand donum Port area: 54 KM² Designed […]
By John Lee. During a visit to Basra, the Iranian Transport Minister, Abbas Akhwandi, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Governor of Basra, Majid al-Nasrawi, to lift sunken ships in the Shaat al-Arab waterway. According to a report from AIN, the two also laid the corner stone for a railway project linking […]
