The 5th International Book Fair was opened on Friday in Arbil city with the participation of 250 publishing houses. “The fair is an evidence of Kurds’ awareness,” President of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region Massoud Barzani said in the fair’s opening speech as reported by Aswat al-Iraq news agency. He said that books still have an […]
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Anti corruption Training for Ministry Employees
The Ministry of Industry and Minerals hosted a training course yesterday organized by the Integrity Commission in cooperation with General Inspectors Office under the title "Financial and administrational corruption and protection of the general fund", Senior staff from the Integrity Commission and central office staff attended in the location of the ministry. In a communiqué, […]
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Indian Company Seeks to Invest in Wassit
An Indian company has expressed its desire to invest in Wassit, the president of the Wassit Investment Commission said on Monday. “A delegation from an Indian company expressed its interest in implementing investment projects in the housing and agriculture sectors,” Dr. Sattar Jaber told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. “The company presented a request to allocate […]
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First Rice Ship for Umm Qasr
The Iraqi port of Umm Qasr received on Monday for the first time a ship carrying rice for the Trade Ministry, the public relations and media director at the State Company for Iraqi Ports said. “The Panamanian ship arrived at the port carrying 40,000 tons of rice within the ration card contracts,” Anmar al-Safi told […]
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Smuggled Cars Seized in Basra
Two containers carrying smuggled cars were seized at Umm Qasr Port in Basra province. “Security forces at the port seized the two containers and the eight cars inside them,” a local security source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency on Monday. He said that security forces are tracking down individuals involved in smuggling the containers. ( […]
Iranian Trade Fair in Najaf
The State Company for Iraqi Fairs has signed a contract with an Iranian company to hold a trade fair for Iranian products in Najaf next month, the director of the Iraqi company said. “The State Company for Iraqi Fairs signed the contract with the Iranian Maared Mashhad,” according to a trade ministry’s statement, quoting Hashem […]
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240 Iraqi Firms Up for Grabs
Up to 240 major Iraqi factories will be opened up for foreign investors, it was revealed yesterday.
Wool Exported to Iran
Local wool has been exported to Iran through the Abu Falous Port in Basra province, the public relations and media director at the State Company for Iraqi Ports said on Sunday. “The Iranian ship Rahmat has landed at Abu Falous Port to transport Iraqi wool to Iran,” Anmar al-Safit told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. ( […]
Iraq eyes non-oil investments
Iraq wants to form joint ventures with foreign investors to overhaul some 240 idle factories around the country
ISX Down 94.8 Points
The Iraqi Stock Exchange (ISX) index this week went down to register 94.8 points with trading worth 3.4 billions Iraqi dinars, compared to last week which registered 97 points. Traded shares this week worth around 3.425 billion Iraqi dinars ($2.9 million) through 1282 deals with non-Iraqi investors completing 175 deals worth 645.615 million Iraqi dinars, […]
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The National Iraqi Coalition has called for a round-table, for the political parts
The Iraqia List is quite determined to nominate Alaawy for the next PM
New Stock Market for Diwaniya
The U.S. reconstruction team in Diwaniya has held a conference to establish a stock exchange in the province, in cooperation with the local government. “The conference was held at the headquarters of the Diwaniya Chamber of Commerce”, a media adviser in the team, Ahmed al-Quseer, told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. The U.S. team has helped […]
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