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British Peer Calls for UK Investment in Iraq before Multi-Billion Pound Market is Lost to Far East Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne, Executive Chairman of the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC), has called on UK businesses to invest in Iraq or face losing out to more aggressive competitors from the Far East. Despite an upsurge in […]
A delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government visited Northern Ireland this week to take forward an agreement that forges cooperation in several sectors between Kurdistan and Northern Ireland. The delegation, led by Minister Falah Mustafa, Head of the Department of Foreign Relations, was hosted in Enniskillen by Arlene Foster, the Northern Ireland Minister of Enterprise, […]
Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari held a meeting with the UK Ambassador to Iraq, Simon Collis, at his office on August 28th. During the meeting, the two officials discussed Iraqi - British relations, the political situation in the region, and the developments of the Syrian crisis and the ongoing international reaction to it. The Minister reviewed […]
Erbil Oscar Premium Hotel is a well-known, 5-star property located in the heart of Erbil, Iraq, the city which is touted to be the 2014 tourism capital of Iraq. The hotel required a cost-effective pricing software that could manage the entire hotel’s departments, i.e. restaurants, gym and swimming pool, minibars, etc., in an extremely easy […]
Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari held a meeting with the Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates, Mr. Abdullah Ibrahim Al-Shehhi, at the Ministry's head office on Wednesday. During the meeting, they discussed relations between the two countries and ways to develop and support them politically and economically. They also discussed recent developments in the Syrian crisis and […]
By John Lee. Consumer services company Rollins Inc. has announced that the company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Orkin, has established two international franchises: one in Erbil, Iraq and one in Trinidad and Tobago. Both Orkin Erbil and Orkin Trinidad and Tobago will offer commercial and residential pest control and termite control services. Tom Luczynski (pictured), […]
India is looking forward to further strengthening its relations with Iraq as an "equity partner" in areas like oil exploration and petrochemicals, the country's President, Pranab Mukherjee, said on Friday. Speaking during the visit of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, the President added: "Iraq has become India's second largest crude oil supplier. This is a […]
On Thursday August 22, the Ministry of Trade (‘Ministry’) in cooperation with the Federation of Chambers of Commerce (‘Federation’) launched Iraq’s first “One Stop Shop” for company registration. The Ministry of Trade was represented at the event by Deputy Minister Waleed Habeeb Al-Mosawy; the Federation was represented by Secretary General Abdulhuessein Almubaraka. The U.S. Embassy […]
In an interview with The Arab American News, Al Manhal Al Safi, the Iraqi Consul General in Detroit, said: “You don’t see it on television, but, actually, people are traveling to Iraq, people are building new houses...You won’t see that it’s normal in the media, but when there is a car bomb, or whatever, they […]
This week's bomb attack on the freight port of Umm Qasr was something new, but it appears to be an extension of the terrorist strategy of targeting Iraq's commercial infrastructure. Seen in the context of the growing number of attacks on northern pipelines – at least 37 attacks in the past 2 months alone – […]
By Mushreq Abbas for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The truck bomb that exploded on Aug. 17 at dock No. 17 of the Iraqi port of Umm Qasr located on the Arabian Gulf surprised Iraqi political and security circles. Although […]
The Kurdistan Regional Government Ministry of Natural Resources and Erbil Governorate authorities have introduced new regulations on the sale of petrol from private fuel stations in Erbil Governorate, Kurdistan Region. This move will benefit consumers, introduce a uniform standard of petrol quality in Erbil, and will help to protect Kurdistan’s environment. Effective 25 August, 2013, […]
