A Turkish company's proposals for new schools, rebuilding infrastructure, more local energy and medical facilities is likely to be accepted by the local government in the region of Wasit, south-east of Baghdad, reports Aswat al-Iraq. I.F. Spor's plans include wind power and health projects such as a cancer treatment centre. Other redevelopment projects in the […]
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Iraq Business News brings you the latest information on developments and opportunities in the construction & engineering industries in Iraq.
Rising Nationwide Demand Cuts KRG’s Petrol Supplies
As demand for petrol in central and southern Iraq rises to cope with power shortages, the amount of fuel allocated to Kurdistan from Baghdad has been reduced by almost 65%, according to AKnews. Erbil’s fuel distribution director, Nuraddin Hamed, told the agency that while Erbil used to receive 1,600 million liters of petrol from the […]
Tags: petrol
UNHCR to build Homes for Returning Refugees
AKnews reports that the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) is currently constructing 1,000 new homes in Baghdad for Iraqi refugees abroad returning to their homeland, with further housing projects in the pipeline. The Iraqi Minister of Migration, Dindar Doski, told the news agency that the UNHCR’s housing projects came about after a call […]
Tags: Housing
Broadway Malyan Completes Masterplan for $10bn Sadr City
International architecture, urbanism and design practice Broadway Malyan has delivered the concept masterplan for the ‘10×10’ project in Iraq, involving a 17km² extension of Sadr City, Baghdad, and the creation of New Sadr City. The practice’s masterplan is a major milestone in the realisation of the project, named 10×10 because of its predicted $10 billion […]
Tags: Broadway Malyan, Sadr City
IDC Invites To Bid For Supplying Fire Trucks Rosenbauer
Iraqi Drilling Company , one of the Iraqi Ministry of Oil establishments , invites to bid for Supplying Fire Truck Rosenbauer Capacity of 11.000 ltr (Mercedes chasses 6*4 ) , qty /2, in accordance with the conditions and specifications , which can be obtained from the purchasing department at IDC's headquarters in Baghdad. The bidder will […]
Housing Projects Continue to Roll
Iraqi firm al-Faw this week started to build a US$50m housing complex in Iraq's third largest city, Mosul, according to Aknews, at the same time that two more complexes are announced. The Mosul project will create another 100,000 housing units, three schools, a shopping complex and four health centres. It is due to be completed […]
Tags: Housing
Weekly Security Update for 28th July 2011
There was a reduction in overall levels of violence in Iraq last week, making it the quietest week in the country since February. Baghdad actually had the quietest week so far in 2011, which is promising, except that the authorities have warned that the lull is likely to be temporary. It may be the case […]
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First Govt Brick Factory Opens
The first governmental-owned brick factory in Iraqi Kurdistan started operations in Erbil on Tuesday, according to AKnews. The factory which can produce 8,000 cement building blocks daily was opened in a ceremony where Samir Abdullah, Minister for Municipality and Tourism said the ministry hopes to raise the daily output capacity to 20,000. Abdullah told the […]
Basra's Big Business: Fake Building Contractors Defaulting on Jobs
Changes in legislation have led to an explosion in building companies in Iraq’s economic hub, Basra. Some exist only on paper but get jobs worth millions. Some say it’s the fault of US-formulated laws. Others say its corruption and public budgets. One of the most popular kinds of business in Basra city, the second most […]
Tags: Basra News, Corruption
Iraqi Crackdown on Foreign Workers Criticised
This article was written by Hazim al-Sharaa, and was originally published by the Institute for War and Peace Reporting, iwpr.net. It is reproduced by Iraq Business News with permission. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The ministry of labour has drawn criticism […]
US Wastes $34bn in Afghan and Iraqi Contracting
Reuters reports that the United States has wasted $34 billion [40 trillion Iraqi dinars] on service contracts with the private sector in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a study being finalized for Congress. The findings by a bipartisan congressional commission were confirmed to Reuters by a person familiar with the draft of […]
Kurdistan Children’s Hospital Wins Design Award
A new children’s hospital in Kurdistan won a prestigious international design award at a ceremony in Boston on July 9th. The hospital, which was commissioned by the Kurdistan Regional Government, will be the first in Kurdistan dedicated to the treatment of children. The vision for the children’s hospital in Erbil, capital of the Kurdistan Region, […]