Iraq Business News brings you the latest information on developments and opportunities in the construction & engineering industries in Iraq.
The following article was published by Reidar Visser, an historian of Iraq educated at the University of Oxford and currently based at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs. It is reproduced here with the author’s permission. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. […]
The National Investment Commission is pleased to announce the investment opportunity to construct a complete residential complex for the employees of the Shiite Endowments Directorate in Baghdad - Karrada district within a total area of (60) acres in accordance with the Investment law No. 13 of 2006 as amended and according to the requirements set […]
The Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) has released its 33rd Quarterly Report to the U.S. Congress. This 158-page report is a valuable resource for all who are interested in economic development in Iraq. Please click here to download.
A US company named as "EBM" is said to be considering investment in Thi Qar [Dhi Qar] province, according to Aswat al-Iraq. Luay Kheirallla, the director of Thi Qar Investment Commission, said that the company visited the area to investigate investment opportunities in fields of housing and tourism. (Source: Aswat al-Iraq)
The Director General of Iraq's State Company for Iron and Steel has announced a deal with a Turkish company to rehabilitate its factory at the Khor al-Zubair complex, about 45km south of Basra, according to a report from Azzaman. The plant, which was built by a french company in the early 1970s, and was once […]
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth around $16 million from Mass Global Investment Company for the construction of a substation and SVC Light (static var compensator) system that will supply electricity to a new melt shop and steel rolling mill in northern Iraq. The order was received in […]
Japan's Toyo Engineering Corp said it has signed a General Engineering Service Agreement (GESA) to provide technical services to upstream projects to be undertaken by Iraq's state-run South Oil Company (SOC). "This agreement covers all oil fields and related facilities that SOC is responsible for in the south of Iraq. TOYO will, on a long […]
Iraq's electricity ministry signed the $363 million, 1,014 megawatt, power plant deal with Egypt's Orascom Construction, which was announced in February. The contract involves building the plant and installing six 169 MW generators, which Iraq bought from Siemens in 2008, at the facility in Baiji [Beiji, Bayji]. The project is expected to be completed within 21 […]
SGS has been awarded a three-year contract by India's Lanco Group [Lanco Infratech, LANCI] to manage on-site quality control for the construction of its new gas power plant in Anbar Province, Iraq. The AKAZ [Akkaz, Akkas] power plant at al-Qaim will have a capacity of 250MW (2x 125MW) and is estimated to require three years […]
The Turkish Consul in Basra, Farouk Qaimagja, and the Commercial Attache of the Turkish Embassy, met the head of Basra Investment Commission to discuss ways of boosting economic and trade cooperation. "The consul, accompanied by representatives of a number of Turkish companies, reviewed with local officials in Basra ways of attracting Turkish investments to the province […]
The Iraqi Prime Minister, Mr Nouri Al Maliki visited the Copperchase – 4th Dimension Al Ghadeer Village Project on April 9th 2012. Mr Al Maliki’s visit endorses the excellent works carried out by the UK-Iraqi partnership in building low-cost housing as a part of the reconstruction efforts in the country. The Al Ghadeer Village is […]
JBC Energy, the Austria-based research firm, has said that disruptions at a pipeline network carrying Iraqi crude oil to the Turkish Mediterranean port of Ceyhan (pictured) have threatened the reliability of Kirkuk oil exports, Bloomberg has reported. "The closures and reduced flows seen over the last six months raise questions on the viability of Kirkuk […]
