Iraq Business News brings you the latest Iraq Industry & Trade News, with information on developments and opportunities.
Pathfinder Trade & Invest (PTi) with the support of the Kurdistan Regional Government and UKTI, invite you to join a High Level Trade Mission from the 17th– 21st June to Erbil. This Mission will be of interest to those companies in the following sectors: Financial services and Insurance, Education and Training, Construction and Construction Supplies, […]
Pathfinder Trade & Invest (PTi) invite you to attend a Kurdistan Business Seminar kindly sponsored by DLA Piper UK LLP at their offices situated at 3 Noble Street, London EC2V 7EE, on 28th May 2012 from 10.00 am to 12.30 pm. Whilst many events in the Middle East have cast a shadow over the region, […]
A large delegation of US Congressional staff visited the Kurdistan Region last week to meet with government officials, local businesses and schools, and to get a first hand view of how US-KRG relations can be further developed and improved. "This was the first Congressional staff delegation of its kind and size to the Kurdistan Region," […]
This week the United States Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), will reach a significant milestone in its efforts to support Iraqi businesses. Loans extended by Iraqi Company for Financing Small and Medium Enterprises (ICF-SME) to develop or expand small businesses will reach a total of $26 million or ID 30.18 billion. […]
Advertising Feature Iraq Business News is delighted to bring you the latest Iraq Market Tracker report from Dunia Frontier Consultants. The market tracker highlights the activities and market performance of a basket of publicly traded firms who derive a significant percentage of their revenues from operations in Iraq, but are traded on foreign exchanges: a […]
Iran Daily reports that trade between Iraq and Iran is expecte be between $12 billion and $15 billion in the current Iranian year (started March 20), up from $9.7 billion last year. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast described trade ties with Iraq as 'ever increasing', saying there are 'abundant capacities' for cooperation between the […]
President Masoud Barzani this week paid an official visit to the United Arab Emirates to strengthen political, economic, cultural and investment ties between the Emirates and the Kurdistan Region. The President had meetings with the Prime Minister and Vice President of the UAE and constitutional monarch of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashed Al-Maktoum, and the […]
By Michael Aron, Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Iraq. This article was originally published by Rudaw, and is re-published with permission by Iraq Business News. Rather than the usual one or two day visit to Erbil, I have just spent a week in Kurdistan Region travelling to Suleymaniya, Dohuk, Soran and Shanidar. What a […]
The Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) has released its 33rd Quarterly Report to the U.S. Congress. This 158-page report is a valuable resource for all who are interested in economic development in Iraq. Please click here to download.
Anglo-Arab Insurance Brokers (AAIB) launched the first on-line global travel plan to include war and terrorism cover as standard at the Arab Travel Markets Conference and Exhibition in Dubai on 30th April 2012. Marketed under the 'Frontier Travel' banner, www.frontiertravelinsurance.com offers insurance to travellers in any country in the world except the US and Canada […]
Relations between Thailand and Iraq have gradually improved, and the two countries are preparing to re-open embassies in Bangkok and Baghdad. According to a report from MCOT, the Iraqi ambassador to Thailand, Dr Amal Mussa Hussain Ali Al-Rubaye, who is based in Kuala Lumpur, paid a courtesy call on Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra at […]
The British Business Group (BBG) Joint Committee in conjunction with UKTI cordially invites you to the Regal Ballroom at St Regis, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, 15th May 2012, @ 9am The Joint Committee of the British Business Groups in the UAE (Abu Dhabi and Dubai), with the support of UKTI, is engaged in […]
