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President of the Entrepreneurs Union of Kurdistan, Samir Ismail Daizi, has announced that a delegation of entrepreneurs of the region will pay a visit in Tunisia in September 2014. During a Tunisian-Kurdish business forum held, Monday in Erbil, on the theme "opportunities of partnership and trade exchanges", Daizi said that the visit scheduled by the […]
Tunisair announced two direct flights per week to Kurdistan at the first Tunisia – Kurdistan Economic Forum hosted by the KRG in Erbil. Tunisian government officials, representatives of more than 50 companies, as well as journalists were among the delegation aboard the first Tunisair flight to arrive in Kurdistan. At the well-attended forum, KRG Minister […]
By John Lee. Nawah Port Management (NPM) has reportedly won approval from the Iraqi government to import food cargo at its Basra port container terminal. Nicholas Kunesh, NPM’s president and CEO, said: “This is an important moment for Basra and Iraq writ large. Given Iraq’s growing disposable income, particularly within the expanding middle class, demand […]
Last week the Municipality of Dubai proposed a twinning project with the capital of the Kurdistan Region, Erbil, to foster cooperation on a number of issues, especially regarding the real estate market, e-governance and reducing bureaucracy in government institutions. The proposal came at a Kurdistan – United Arab Emirates trade forum held in Erbil on […]
Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari talks last week with the Algerian Foreign Minister, Ramtane Lamamra. During the talks, the two sides discussed bilateral relations, the establishment of the Joint Ministerial Committee and agreed to hold a preliminary meeting at the level of experts and technicians to set the foundations for cooperation in the fields of energy […]
By John Lee. ANBA reports that a delegation of Iraqi government officials will visit Brazil from June 2nd to 12th to assess the sanitary conditions of Brazilian livestock and consider lifting the embargo on beef imports in place since 2012. They will see the beef shipping system at the Santos Port, pay visits to a […]
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) for Iraq, Mr. Nickolay Mladenov (pictured), officially inaugurated UNDP’s sub-office for southern Iraq in Basra. Held at the premises of the sub-office, the inauguration ceremony was attended by local officials and civil society leaders, including the Chief Justice of the Basra Appellate Court, the Head of […]
By John Lee. Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari arrived in the Algerian capital on Monday to participate in the Ministerial Conference of the non-aligned countries to be held in Algiers on 28-29 May 2014. The Minister will hold a number of meetings with officials of the Algerian side to discuss relations between the two countries. (Source: […]
By John Lee. UK-based FurnitureInFashion has announced that the Iraq government has placed "a gigantic order" for office furniture for the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health and other governmental bodies. The owner and Managing Director of FurnitureInFashion Asad Shamim (pictured) said: "With Iraq's plan to reconstruct the infrastructure, FurnitureInFashion saw a lot of possibility […]
Sri Lanka's National Chamber of Commerce will hold a session on ‘Bilateral Trade with Iraq’ on Tuesday, May 27, with the participation of Ambassador of Iraq, Kahtan Al Janabi (pictured) as special guest speaker. It will be held from 3p.m to 4.30 p.m at the Chamber Auditorium, No. 450, D. R. Wijewardene Mawatha, Colombo 10. The […]
By John Lee. Growth in foreign direct investment (FDI) to Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon and Jordan should overtake the "expansion of flows" to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) by 2019, according to a new report from London's Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) and the ICAEW. The report focuses on the GCC member countries […]
Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari met the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Hassan Danaei Far, on Wednesday. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations between the two countries, the political and security situations in the region and issues of common concern, following-up results of the joint technical meetings in the field of river and […]
