Iraq Business News brings you the latest information on developments and opportunities in the construction & engineering industries in Iraq.
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 […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Transport Minister has said that companies from the UAE, Iran, Turkey and China have offered to invest $7.4 billion dollars (8.6 trillion Iraqi dinars) for the development of the Grand Faw (Grand Fao) port project. Baqir Al Zubeidi told al-Forat news agency that the investment would cover the construction of quays […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Electricity, in coordination with the National Investment Commission (NIC), have announced an investment opportunity to construct three solar power stations and one wind power station. The plants will capacity of between 5 and 10 MW, and be situated in Diwaniya, Najaf and Missan (Maysan) provinces: Diwaniya: A solar power […]
By John Lee. Fund has reportedly been agreed for the new Imam Hussein Airport in Karbala. Emirates 24|7 cites local sources as saying that international firms will soon be invited to bid for the project. Land has already been allocated for the project, which Zuhair Abu Dakkah, a member of Karbala’s governing council, described as […]
By John Lee. The foundation stone has been laid for a $92-million (108-billion-Iraqi-dinar) project to build 716 apartments in Dhi Qar, following the resolution of land disputes in the area. The Kashmara-1 project is being undertaken by the Al Mansour Company for Constructional Contracts, an affiliate of Iraq’s construction and housing ministry, and the UK’s […]
By John Lee. Karbala [Kerbala] governorate is reportedly planning to build an industrial city to attract local and foreign capital into the manufacturing sector. The province's deputy governor, Jassim Al-Fatlawi, has said that an agreement has been signed with the Ministry of Industry to create the infrastructure. Karbala’s government is to allocate the land for […]
By John Lee. South Korea's Hanwha Group has reportedly won a $2.12-billion (2.5-trillion-Iraqi-dinar) order to build the social infrastructure for Bismayah New City. According to Yonhap News Agency, the agreement was signed with Iraq's National Investment Commission (NIC) on Monday. The Group is currently building 100,000 homes at the project, which are due for completion […]
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 2nd April 2015). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at ID1,151 / $1,207 (+0.6%) (weekly change) ) (-17.4% and -18.5% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded […]
By John Lee. Iraq has reportedly invited global investors to bid for its multi-billion-dollar Grand Faw port project. The Ministry of Transport put the project’s total cost at around $6.5 billion (7.6 trillion Iraqi dinars), adding that only "serious and financially able" companies can bid. The port has a planned capacity of around 99 million […]
