Iraq Business News brings you the latest Iraq Industry & Trade News, with information on developments and opportunities.
By John Lee. On Wednesday 24 July, Khaled T. Kanaan, Chairman of the Jordan Iraqi Economic Association (JIEA), met with HE Mr. Ali Mohsen Al-Alaq, Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI). The meeting was a follow-up to the "Digital Transformation in Financial Sector Forum" held in Baghdad on 10 July, which was jointly […]
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. It has been five years since the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) was defeated in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq. The area has been stable since then, […]
By John Lee. Iran and Iraq have reportedly signed an agreement on developing commercial cooperation aiming to facilitate and remove trade barriers between two countries. Iran's commercial attaché to Iraq, Naser Behzad, told IRNA that the agreement was signed during the visit by the head of the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) and the […]
This past week, IBBC’s , Christophe Michels, Managing Director of the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC), and IBBC’s Deputy Chairman, Eng. Rasmi Al Jabri, visited Iraq with Brigadier James Ellery CBE, Chairman of Turnkey LLC. The main focus of the visit was construction and redevelopment in Ramadi, Anbar Province, which has undergone a remarkable period […]
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq and Iran are neighbours: Around $25m worth of Iranian goods enter Iraq every day. But a US deadline that allows Iraq to trade with Iran is set to expire in three months, […]
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. With the economy in Iran suffering from US sanctions, many Iranian Kurds are crossing the border to find work in Kurdish Iraq, a semiautonomous region in the northern part of the neighbouring country. […]
By John Lee. Erbil-based SMB Group has won tender to provide 41 ambulances in Iraq, with three years maintenance, to the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS). The contract is valued at $3,984,972. (Source: UNGM)
By John Lee. The National Investment Commission (NIC) has announced a new investment opportunity in Iraq: Rehabilitation, Modernization and operation of Plastic factories, Municipalities and Public Works (Source: National Investment Commission) (Picture: Business opportunity word cloud, from ibreakstock/Shutterstock)
By John Lee. Iran has reportedly reassured Iraq that there will be freedom of international maritime navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (pictured) gave the reassurances to an Iraqi delegation visiting Tehran. (Source: Reuters)
By John Lee. New Zealand's Ambassador to Baghdad, Tredene Dobson, has informed the Iraqi Foreign Ministry of her country’s agreement to open an Iraqi Embassy in New Zealand. The announcement followed a meeting between Ambassador Dobson and the Acting Head of the Iraqi Foreign Ministry's Department of Asia and Australia, Mr. Hamid Abbas. (Source: Iraqi […]
On Thursday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated two militia figures, Rayan al-Kildani and Waad Qado, and two former Iraqi governors, Nawfal Hammadi al-Sultan and Ahmed al-Jubouri, pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13818, which builds upon and implements the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act and targets perpetrators […]
Re:Coded is launching its first boot camp in Baghdad. If you want to learn how to design and code websites or web apps, don’t miss it! The bootcamp duration is four and a half months and the application deadline is July 20th, 2019 You will get to learn how to use HTML, CSS and JavaScript […]
