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Aberdeen City Council has announced a new initiative to encourage North-east companies to explore business opportunities in Iraq. Upper Quartile, an Edinburgh-based economic development consultancy, will manage the programme, which will target the oil and gas sector, academic institutions and other contractors. Seminars will be held over the coming months to inform firms of the […]
Foreign Office Minister Lord Howell welcomed the Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister H.E Rowsh Nuri Shaways to the Foreign Office on 9 September. They met to discuss the latest political developments in Iraq and to explore the commercial opportunities for British business in Iraq. The Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister was visiting London to attend a conference […]
--- Update: Just 6 places available -- Thanks to the generosity of IHG, the MEA will be holding a Golf Tournament on Friday 9th September as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations. The tournament will be held at the picturesque and historic Stoke Poges Golf Course at Stoke Park in Buckinghamshire, about 35 minutes from […]
The Middle East Association, supported by the National Investment Commission of Iraq, UK Trade & Investment and Allurentis, is pleased to announce the 2011 Iraq Trade and Investment Conference, “Iraq: Untapped Opportunities”. This conference will take place at London’s Dorchester Hotel on 22nd November. This event will provide a high-level forum for senior representatives from […]
On Wednesday 7th September, the Middle East Association will be holding a Business Briefing on ‘The Future of Renewables in the Middle East and North Africa’ at Bury House, the third event of our Energy Series. This briefing will give expert analysis on the opportunities, risks and challenges of this important emerging energy sector, as […]
By Chris Bowers, British Consul General in Erbil. This article was originally published by Rudaw, and is re-published with permission by Iraq Business News. I was delighted to see that a UK consortium, Spectrum C2R, has just won a major contract for waste management in Salahaddin and half of Erbil: an excellent choice and coming […]
British MPs yesterday launched a report on their most recent fact-finding visit to the Kurdistan Region at a press conference in the UK parliament. The MPs concluded that although Kurdistan has to urgently overcome some defects, it is an inspiring success story in the making which deserves stronger support. Meg Munn, the Co-Chair of the […]
Foreign Office Minister Lord Howell said that Iraq's natural resources have the potential to help tackle the world's energy challenge when he spoke at the Iraq Petroleum Conference. Speaker: Foreign Office Minister Lord Howell Event: Iraq Petroleum Conference Location: London Ladies and Gentlemen I am delighted to be back at the Iraq petroleum conference addressing […]
The Middle East Association will be holding a market clinic on Thursday 21st July, ‘Introducing the Kurdistan Market’, ahead of the British Trade Mission to the Kurdistan region this autumn. This event is free, although priority will be given to MEA Members. Our panel will include senior representation from the Kurdistan Region Government, UK Trade […]
Closer trade and political ties were forged this week between Kurdistan and Northern Ireland during a visit to Belfast by a Kurdish business delegation led by two ministers. Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Trade and Industry Minister Sinan Celebi, Municipalities and Tourism Minister Samir Abdullah and several KRG officials met with Northern Ireland's Enterprise, Trade and […]
A ministerial-led delegation of business leaders from the Kurdistan Region in Iraq this week visited Edinburgh, where they met Scottish ministers, members of parliament and business organisations who all agreed the two nations should strengthen their ties. Trade and Industry Minister Sinan Çelebi and Municipalities and Tourism Minister Samir Abdullah Mustafa discussed tourism, the trading […]
By Chris Bowers, British Consul General in Erbil. This article was originally published by Rudaw, and is re-published with permission by Iraq Business News. Let me start by asking a question: why is gas less talked about than oil in Iraq? I am not sure why this is the case but it does seem to […]
