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By John Lee. Imperial Brands, formerly Imperial Tobacco Group, stated on Wednesday that "ongoing instability [in Iraq and Syria] continued to impact performance, particularly of Gauloises and Gitanes" cigarette brands. In its half-year results to the end of March, the company said that Iraq and Syris now represent less than 3 percent of total Group […]
By John Lee. Iran has reportedly resumed electricity exports to Iraq following a hiatus over unpaid fees. Power was restored following the visit of an Iraqi delegation to Tehran to settle the issue. (Source: PressTV) (Electricity image via Shutterstock)
President Masoud Barzani received a Japanese embassy delegation headed by Ambassador Fumio Iwai, Japan's Ambassador to Iraq. President Barzani and Ambassador Iwai spoke of the current political situation in Iraq and expressed optimism that matters will be moving in a more positive direction. The two sides also spoke of the military operations against the terrorists […]
The Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) will be holding its Spring Conference on April 27 at Mansion House and on April 28 at Vintners' Hall in London. In recent weeks considerable political debate has taken place in Iraq following Prime Minister Abadi’s announcement of a technocrat reshuffle of his cabinet. It seems that the motto of the conference - ‘Iraq […]
By John Lee. AccuWeather reports that a slow-moving storm system will lead to flash flooding from Iraq and western Iran into Saudi Arabia and Yemen on Wednesday and Thursday. Rainfall of 12-25 mm will be common with locally higher amounts in the strongest thunderstorms. Areas such as Baghdad and Basrah will get multiple downpours. (Source: […]
IBBC Women’s Group Roundtable: Judge Marilyn Mornington on Women in the Workplace The Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) Women’s Group held its first roundtable with District Judge Marilyn Mornington as the key note speaker. The event was held at G4S offices in Victoria on the 7th April and was attended by representatives of member universities […]
By Mustafa Saadoun for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq is facing a new crisis with Saudi Arabia as a result of their differing points of view regarding regional issues, most notably those related to Lebanon-based Hezbollah, which was recently classified […]
By John Lee. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Ibrahim Al-Jaafari, received a copy of the credentials of the new Chinese Ambassador to Iraq, Mr Chen Weiqing, at the ministry Headquarters.. "Last year, trade [between Iraq and China] reached $20 billion, and today Iraq represents the third largest partner in the Arab world," Mr Chen […]
This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. A Dirty Job: Iraqi Kurdish Poor Turn To Scavenging At Local Dumps Dozens of locals make a living scavenging the huge rubbish dump on the outskirts of one of Iraq’s […]
By John Lee. Antigua's opposition is planning to stage a public rally against government plans to establish an embassy in Iraq, and to allow Iraqis to become citizens under the Citizenship by Investment Programme (CIP). Under the CIP programme, foreign individuals can effectively buy citizenship, which allows them access to the European Union via the […]
By John Lee. Citizens of Iraq are now eligible to apply for citizenship of Antigua & Barbuda, under the country's Citizenship by Investment Programme (CIP). Iraq's Newly appointed Ambassador to Antiqua & Barbuda, Ahmed Abbas Oleiwi Al-Hassani, thanked the government for, “opening the doors for Iraqis ... to Antigua”. On Friday, he signed a multi-million US-dollar […]
By Amberin Zaman, for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Massoud Barzani vows to fight corruption with same dedication as KRG has fought IS These are critical times in the quasi-independent Kurdish entity in Iraq better known as the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, or […]
