The Iraqi Stock Exchange (ISX) index went up slightly by 0.13% to close at 94.7 points as trading took place on Monday over 37 firms’ 2.526 billion shares worth 3.496 billion Iraqi dinars ($2,9 million) through 231 deals. Non-Iraqi investors obtained four purchase deal at 1.899 billion dinars in the banking sector and 2 deals […]
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2 Plastic Injection Machines for Salah Al-Deen State Company .
Salah Al-Deen state company, one of the industry and materials ministry companies disclosed the arrival of two plastic injection machines in April to manufacture plastic cans for the Samara medicine factory. The acting company manager, Hamood, said that a technical committee is checking two big injection machines, to confirm that they meet specifications. Hopefully, the […]
Turkish Firms Discuss Strategic Projects in Karbala
Turkish firms met with the local government in Karbala to discuss setting up strategic projects in the holy city, according to the deputy chief of the provincial council on Sunday. “The Karbala provincial council received a delegation representing a consortium of Turkish companies and discussed ways to establish projects in the city,” Nassif Jassem al-Khatabi […]
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Kuwait: UN Pays $590 Mln in Damages for 1990 Invasion
A United Nations commission has paid 590 million dollars to nine successful claimants in connection with Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait.
KBR Profit off 40 Percent As Govt Work Declines
KBR Inc, a U.S. engineering company, reported a 40 percent drop in quarterly profit on Thursday as its work in Iraq wound down and spending by many of its energy industry clients remained subdued.
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Value of Iran’s Exports to Iraq Likely to Exceed $8 Billion
The value of Iranian exports to Iraq is expected to exceed $8 billion this year, Iranian embassy’s commercial attaché in Baghdad said. Ali al-Haydari said Tehran’s trade and commercial links with Baghdad boomed shortly after the overthrow of the former regime by the U.S. in 2003. The exchange of trade was a trickle under former […]
France is top investor in Iraq
Al-Dabbagh noted that "French companies have had a clear role in developing the economic and investment reality during the last period followed by the United States, Iran, and Britain, especially with regard to housing, construction projects and commercial goods.
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Germany Opens Economic Office in Sulaymaniyah Next Month
Germany's consul in Iraq's Kurdistan region, Oliver Schnackenberg, announced that a German economic office will be opened in Sulaimaniya next month. The Governor of Sulaimaniya, Behrouz Mohamed Saleh, discussed the plan, and its role to support and promote business between Germany and the region, during his meeting with Schnackenberg. He also requested that the German […]
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Umm Qasr Port Receives Ship Carrying 2650 Cars
Umm Qasr received a ship carrying 2650 cars
Fee Exemption for Jordan Certificates of Origin
Iraq’s embassy in Jordan on Wednesday issued new regulations that entail exempting Jordanian made products from the fees charged for ratifying the certificate of origin, bills and related documents as of April 14, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Industry and Trade. The regulations are in line with decisions of the Economic […]
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Al Fida’ Reopens Factories
Al Fida’ Public company affiliated to the Ministry of Industry has reopened a number of its factories after they had been destroyed and stolen in 2003. The company specialized in manufacturing hydraulic systems receiving subsidies from the ministry with a value of $6 billion. Meanwhile, the different state directorates wait to sign supply contracts. ( […]
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Turkish Industrial Fair in Basra
A 4-day international fair for Turkish industries has opened on Monday at Basra Airport.
Tags: Investment, Turkey