Iraq Business News brings you the latest information on developments and opportunities in the construction & engineering industries in Iraq.
By Michael Young, for Carnegie Middle East Center. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Big Bang in Baghdad? In an interview, Marsin Alshamary discusses the current crisis in Iraq, and the possibility of a wider armed confrontation. Click here to read […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Industry and Minerals, Mr. Manhal Aziz Al-Khabbaz, has opened the Dandan water project in Mosul. The project is affiliated with the textile factory in the city, which is run by the General Company for Textile and Leather Industries, and which was completely destroyed during the operations to liberate Mosul […]
By Bilal Wahab for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The U.S. Role in Iraq's Political Crisis: Guidelines for More Effective Engagement Disengaging after last year's election was a costly miscalculation, but Washington can still […]
By Adnan Abu Zeed for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq starts rebuilding Mosul airport Determined to complete the delayed Mosul airport reconstruction project, Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi is granting the project special exceptions to shield it from […]
Five years since the end of the ISIL(so-called Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant) conflict in 2017, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Iraq and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), with funding from the Government of Japan, has established a debris recycling centre in Mosul. After its initial use, the centre has now […]
By John Lee. Iraq and Saudi Arabia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) regarding the allocation of a grant from the government of Saudi Arabia to finance the renovation of Ibn Al Khatib Hospital in Baghdad. The Saudi embassy initially announced its support for the hospital last year, following a fire that killed at […]
By John Lee. The General Company for Ports of Iraq (GCPI) has sent two marine dredgers to deepen the Khor Abdullah Navigational Canal. The company's general manager, Dr. Eng. Farhan Al-Fartousi, said the "Kufa" and "Al-Maqal" rigs will operate near the marine buoys no. 17 and 19, to improve the entry of large ships and […]
By John Lee. Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi has laid the foundation stone for a new power station in the Al-Furat district of Anbar Governorate. According to a statement from the Media Office of the Prime Minister, the total capacity of the plant is 1,642 megawatts, at a cost of one billion dollars, and the project […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi government has decided to exempt the project to rehabilitate Mosul International Airport from the "contracting mechanisms that apply to government contracts and from the instructions for implementing the federal budget". The decison was approved at this week's cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi. (Source: Govt of Iraq)
By Haider Ibrahim for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Mega projects do little to calm Iraq's housing crisis Despite several mega housing projects launched in Iraq, most notably the Al-Rafeel City project and Bismayah New City in Baghdad, […]
By John Lee. Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi chaired a meeting on Monday to discuss plans to rebuild Mosul International Airport, which was damaged during the war against ISIS terrorist gangs. The meeting, which was attended by the Minister of Construction, Housing, Municipalities and Public Works, the Governor of Nineveh, and a number of specialized officials […]
By John Lee. UK-based heavy machinery maker JCB has announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with Khair Al-Wady Al-Athim (KAW). Under the contract, KAW will supply the full range of JCB construction, industrial, access and power products in Iraq. According to media reports, KAW is part of the Baghdad-based Al Sadeq Group. (Source: […]
