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By John Lee. Lebanese investments in Iraqi Kurdistan account for 10 percent of the total investments in the region, and will exceed $3 billion, reports Aswat Al Iraq. The Chairman of the Lebanese-Kurdish Friendship Association, Ali Adeeb, said that the Lebanese investors were the first to come to the Kurdish region, investing in construction, banking, […]
Iraq’s Prime Minister, Nouri Al Malki, was the special guest on the first day of the Iraq Britain Business Council’s six-day UK trade mission to Iraq. Mr Al Maliki officially opened the event, which was held at Baghdad’s Al Rasheed Hotel on Monday (November 18th). The event, jointly organised with United Kingdom Trade and Investment […]
The State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary, Mr. Zsolt Nemeth, has received the Head of the KRG Department of Foreign Relations, Minister Falah Mustafa to discuss a number of issues including ways to further enhance mutual relations. The meeting was also attended by the Hungarian Ambassador to Iraq, Mr Tibor Szatmari. […]
By Ali Mamouri for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Turkey's Approach Toward Iraq's Shiites will Reduce Sectarianism For the first time in modern Turkish history, a high-ranking Turkish official, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (pictured), visited the Shiite holy cities of Najaf […]
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. It is traditional for Shiite Muslims to wear mourning black around Ashura, a memorial day commemorating the death of one of their sect’s most important icons. But while some […]
By John Lee. The Ministry of Telecommunications, in coordination with the National Investment Commission (NIC) has announced an opportunity for Iraqi and foreign investors to invest the lands belonging to the Ministry, the details of which are outlined below. The offer is made in accordance with investment law No. 13 (2006) as amended, and its […]
By Abbas Sarhan. 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. In Karbala religion is big business. But for some time now, the religious authorities there have been moving into businesses other than faith - such as […]
By Fazel Hawramy for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Mohammad Karimi was driving his car between two towns in the mountainous region of western Iran on an evening in early October. The vehicle was laden with satellite dishes, illegal under […]
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. Making Themselves at Home: al Qaeda Ups Mafia-Style Extortion in Mosul The northern Iraqi city of Mosul is well known as the base of Sunni Muslim extremists, Al Qaeda, […]
The Kurdistan Region Government and the Integrated Coordination Office for Development and Humanitarian Affairs (ICODHA) of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) have announced today signing of an agreement to launch a joint Trust Fund aimed at supporting the Kurdistan Region Government’s development vision outlined in the Kurdistan Vision 2020 Development Strategy. The […]
Allurentis, UK publishers of The New Iraq series, are now in production of the 2014 edition of the book.This will be the fifth edition and will be launched in early 2014. There are opportunities for organisations from all sectors to promote their services through editorial features and advertising, to a global audience. For further details, […]
By Ali Mamouri for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraqis welcomed the ascent of moderate candidate Hassan Rouhani in Iran’s recent presidential elections, hoping for a change in Iran's policy toward Iraq and a stop to its interference in Iraq's affairs. […]
