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 […]
Archive | Construction & Engineering In Iraq
Iraq Business News brings you the latest information on developments and opportunities in the construction & engineering industries in Iraq.
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 […]
Baghdad Metro Projects on the Go
Baghdad Secretary Saber Al Issawi said that a contract was signed with a French international consultancy company to prepare the EoI requests for Metro Baghdad project - estimated cost ~$3 billion.
Iran to Build Housing Compounds Throughout Iraq
Iraq and Iran signed on Tuesday an agreement through which Iran will build housing compounds in Baghdad and number of Iraqi provinces. “The agreement was signed by the undersecretary of IraqiElectricity Ministry and Iranian embassy in Iraq,” said a release issued on Tuesday by the Iraqi Trade Ministry and received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency. […]
Ban on Recruitment of Indians for Iraq Lifted
Indian labourers who had been using the UAE as a gateway to enter Iraq can now get to that country directly, following the Indian Government's move to lift a ban on recruitment of Indians to work in Iraq.
Iraq to Build More Than 30 Dams
Iraq Ministry of Water Resources said that it has a plan to establish more than 30 dams in Iraq in order to irrigate agricultural land and to provide drinking water for the habitation regions and stressed that these projects will be implemented in the upcoming years because they cost a lot.
Iraq Launch Five-Year Roadmap to Boost Development
The plan will target five key areas: ensuring inclusive economic growth; environmental management; promoting good governance and protecting human rights; boosting access to basic services for all; and stepping up investment in women, youth and children.
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WB to Finance Rehabilitation of Umm Qasr Port’s Road Project
“The World Bank’s agreement allowed a Danish company to implement the project, in cooperation with a local company,”