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By John Lee. Egypt and Iraq have held ministerial talks on expanding cooperation in digital transformation, artificial intelligence, and telecommunications infrastructure. The meeting was attended by Ahmed Khafaji, Egypt's ambassador to Baghdad, and Dr Qahtan al-Janabi, Iraq's ambassador to Cairo and permanent representative to the Arab League. Iraq's Minister of Communications, Mustafa Jabbar Sanad, met […]
By John Lee. The Netherlands Embassy in Baghdad is to lead the first Dutch agri-food trade mission to federal Iraq in almost 15 years, visiting Baghdad and Kerbala from 28 to 30 October 2026. The mission will connect Dutch companies and knowledge institutes with Iraqi businesses, government officials, and other key players to explore trade, […]
By John Lee. The director-general of the Middle Euphrates Electricity Production Company and one of the company's employees have been sentenced to six years in prison and a fine of IQD 10 million (USD 7,600) each for accepting bribes in exchange for releasing payments owed to a contractor. According to the Federal Commission of Integrity, […]
By John Lee. A meeting has been held at Iraq's Ministry of Planning to discuss the activation and development of the Iraq Development Management System (IDMS), a digital platform used to monitor and manage investment projects and government programmes. The meeting, attended by Basim Dari, Director General of the Sector Planning Directorate, and Tahseen Mahmoud […]
By John Lee. Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has received the envoy of Libya's Government of National Unity, Al-Taher Salem Al-Baour, along with an accompanying delegation. Al-Baour delivered a letter from Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Mohammed al-Dabaiba, which affirmed the importance of strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries and expressed an interest in convening […]
By John Lee. The General Company for the Pharmaceutical Industry and Medical Supplies in Samarra has produced the broad-spectrum antibiotic moxifloxacin for the first time, adding it to its range of pharmaceutical products. According to the Ministry of Industry and Minerals, the drug is used to treat a range of bacterial infections in adults, including […]
By John Lee. Investment opportunities in the Iraqi market and ways to attract Emirati companies were discussed at a meeting between Iraq's Ministry of Trade and the Emirati-Iraqi Business Council. According to the Ministry of Trade, Dr. Malik Khalaf al-Durei'i, Director General of the Private Sector Development Department, visited the council's headquarters and attended its […]
By John Lee. Iraq and the Czech Republic have discussed strengthening bilateral trade and economic relations during a meeting in Baghdad between the Department of Foreign Economic Relations at the Ministry of Trade and Michal Svoboda, Minister Plenipotentiary at the Czech Embassy. Riyad al-Hashimi, Director General of the department, called for a fifth session of […]
By John Lee. Progress on combined-cycle power generation projects in four central Iraqi provinces has been reviewed in a meeting between the Minister of Electricity and representatives of Chinese contractor Shanghai Electric. The projects cover stations in Najaf, Karbala, Diwaniyah, and Babil. According to the Ministry of Electricity, Minister Ali Saad Wahib directed the company […]
By John Lee. Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has announced plans to distribute one million residential land plots to citizens, with the last plot to be allocated within three years. He made the comments on Friday during a session at the eighth Baghdad Dialogue Conference, organised by the Iraqi Institute for Dialogue. According to the […]
By John Lee. Plans to automate Iraq's ration card system were discussed at a meeting between the Ministry of Trade and two technology companies. Iraq's Minister of Trade, Mustafa Nizar Jumaa, visited the General Company for Food Commodities Trading, where he met representatives of the National Company for Information Technology and Rabt Al-Najm, alongside senior […]
By Ali Hussein Al-Khafajy, for Chatham House. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Sanctions have Reshaped, Rather than Weakened, the Economic Model of Iraq's Armed Groups Mounting US pressure on the financing channels of armed groups in Iraq may not weaken their […]
