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ABB named system integrator and automation solution provider INTECH Process Automation UAE as ABB Value Provider (AVP) for the UAE and Iraq. The AVP program ensures that the services customers receive from AVPs meet the high quality standards of ABB products both globally and locally. Huseyn Tarek, Regional President - MEA&CIS Management, INTECH, said: "We […]
By John Lee. The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has included Iraqi companies on its newly-released 2021 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy (the Notorious Markets List). The Notorious Markets List highlights online and physical markets that reportedly engage in or facilitate substantial trademark counterfeiting or copyright piracy. "The global […]
The Government of Iraq has deposited its instrument of accession to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) with the Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), making Iraq the 155th member of the PCT Union. The PCT will enter into force for Iraq on April 30, 2022. As from April 30, inventors in Iraq can file […]
By John Lee. Ain Al-Sayad Company for General Contracts Ltd has won a contract with the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) for the "Supply and Installation of Electric Signals Measuring Instruments for the Signals School in Iraq." The contract is valued at $965,350. (Source: UNGM)
By John Lee. At its regular meeting the Iraqi Cabinet approved the recommendation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to open consulates in the Iranian city of Isfahan; in Melbourne, Australia; and the Irish capital, Dublin. A Cabinet statement added that Iraq "reserves its right to open an Iraqi consulate general in the People's Republic […]
By John Lee. Shares in Swedish telecom company Ericsson closed down nearly 11 percent on Wednesday after the company admitted that some of its employees may have bribed members of the Islamic State group (IS, ISIL, ISIS, Daesh) in Iraq. In a lengthy statement to the markets, the company said: "The investigating team also identified […]
By John Lee. Russia's Shvabe Holding has transferred the first batches of infrared heaters and multi-functional inhalation anesthesia devices to distributors in Iraq. The equipment will be used at medical facilities in Baghdad. The Radiant Heat-BONO heater is used as the primary or additional source of heat for newborns during their resuscitation or super-intensive phototherapy […]
From The Brookings Institution. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Saudi Arabia and Iraq: An evolving relationship Saudi Arabia and Iraq have long had a complex relationship, at times vying for positions of leadership in the Arab World and often closely […]
By Muhammad Jawad Adib for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Will Iran's electricity cut turn Iraq toward Gulf? Iraq is facing reduced electricity and gas supplies from Iran, which might lead Iraq toward an electricity connection with the […]
From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Influx of foreign workers stokes discontent in Iraq Hundreds of thousands of foreign laborers, mostly from South Asian countries, have migrated to Iraq over the past decade to work in a variety of […]
From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the iews of Iraq Business News. Will Iraq overcome its pollution crisis? Iraq is the tenth most polluted country in the world by some estimates. The poor air quality in Iraq is the result of vehicle emissions, war-induced pollution, […]
