China's top power equipment maker Shanghai Electric is moving ahead with a $1 billion power-generating plant to boost Iraq's electricity capacity by 1,320 megawatts, officials said on Saturday.
China’s Shanghai Electric in $1bn Power Deal
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Italian Group to Establish Residential Compound
Head of the Diwaniya Investment Commission said on Friday that a Memorandum of Understanding has been signed with an Italian group to establish a residential compound in the province.
Turkish Company to Develop the Infrastructure of Baghdad
The Municipal Secretary of The Secretariat of Baghdad, Naeim Alkaabi, has met with a Turkish Company the discuss the possibilities to develop the infrastructure of the Capital city of Baghdad.
Baghdad Mayor and Governor Discuss Construction 222,000 Housing Units
Baghdad Governor Salah Abdulrazeq and Mayor Saber al-Issawi discussed on Thursday allocation of lands to build 222,000 investment housing units in the capital
Amwag Starts US$238m Housing And Hotel Project
Iraqi-owned Amwag International announced on Monday a housing and hotel project worth US$238m in the heart of Baghdad, while more companies want to invest in the country after the security situation stabilised. Iraq, which has suffered because of decades of war and sanctions, is trying to attract foreign investors to help rebuilding its destroyed infrastructure […]
Investors Can Help Rebuild Iraq
The Iraqi National Investment Commission has said some of the projects — worth nearly $70 billion (Dh257.4 billion) — are expected to be finalised in the near future. The news comes after Emirates announced it will begin flights to Baghdad in July. Etihad Airways has been flying to the Iraqi capital since April.
Governor and Housing Minister Mull Kirkuk Reconstruction Projects
Kurdistan’s Housing Minister, Kamran Ahmad Abdullah, and his accompanying delegation discussed reconstruction projects in the province with Kirkuk Governor Abdulrahman Mustapha on Wednesday, according to the province’s media director. “The two sides discussed reconstruction operations in Kirkuk,” Dalier Samad told Aswat al-Iraq news agency, noting that the minister expressed the region’s support for reconstruction in […]
Iraq’s media regulator calls for greater press freedoms
Ali Al-Mawlawi, Iraqi Institute for Economic Reform 18 May 2010 The head of Iraq’s Communications and Media Commission (CMC) has announced plans to hold a major conference in partnership with the Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council as part of efforts to abolish laws that are incompatible with press freedoms. Dr Burhan Al-Shawi explained that the CMC, […]
Lebanese, Turkish Discuss Housing in Basra
A group of eight Lebanese and Turkish firms on Monday discussed with Basra’s governor new housing compounds in the province. “We discussed housing projects in the province,” the Basra governor Shaltagh al-Mayiah told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. He noted that the Basra Local Authority encourages Arab and foreign companies to invest in the province. ( […]
Baghdad Gate Housing Project Provides Job Opportunities – PM
The Baghdad Gate Housing Project will provide job opportunities, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said on Monday. “This is a new stage, Iraq has become a workshop,” al-Maliki said at a ceremony held on the occasion of laying the project’s corner stone. “All projects that have been agreed upon will be finalized within the coming […]
UK Company Cements Iraq Deal
After winning the contract from the Iraqi ministry of industry and minerals, MerchantBridge will spend US$200 million on renovating and operating the plant under a 15-year lease.
UAE Invests in Big Housing Project in Baghdad
A firm based in the United Arab of Emirates (U.A.E) will invest in a big housing project in the Iraqi capital, the Baghdad Mayoralty said on Sunday. “The company will invest $20 billion over a period of 10 years,” the mayoralty said in a release received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency. The project will consist […]