Iran must find ways to create lasting economic ties with Iraq amid fierce competition from other countries also seeking investment and trade opportunities there, Iran’s ambassador-designate to Baghdad said.
Iran Wants Lasting Economic Ties with Iraq
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Minister of Industry Considers Ways to Promote Joint Cooperation Between Iraq and South Korea
Minister of Industry and Minerals Franso Fawzi al-Hariri met yesterday the Ambassador of the Republic of South Korea in the ministry's headquarters in Baghdad.
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Jordan, Iraq Discuss Establishment of a Joint Free Zone
A delegation from the Iraqi Free Zones will arrive in Amman on Tuesday to continue talks on establishing a joint free zone with Jordan.
French Navy Makes First Call in 32 Years
A French navy ship with 95 sailors on board docked Tuesday at the southern Iraqi port of Umm Qasr, in the first such visit in 32 years amid French efforts to "revive" ties with Baghdad. The two-day stop by the Ducuing, a military dispatch ship, began with a reception organised by the Iraqi navy, who […]
S. Korean Ambassador Discusses Cooperation
The Iraqi Industry minister has received the South Korean ambassador to Iraq, and discussed with him methods of cooperation at different industrial levels. “The minister stressed that his ministry will employ all methods that support South Korean companies working in Iraq,” the Iraqi Industry Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday as received by Aswat […]
American Amb. Urges Iraqi Government to Support Private Sector
The U.S. Ambassador in Baghdad, Christopher Hill, on Monday called on the Iraqi government to support the private sector to improve the national economy.
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Preparations to Establish Truck Assembly Plant in Kurdistan
German consul in Arbil said on Monday that talks underway to implement important projects in Kurdistan, including the establishment of a truck assembly plant.
Umm Qasr Port Receives 6 Ships Carrying Rice
The Iraqi port of Umm Qasr received six ships carrying more than 200 thousand tons of rice for the Trade Ministry, on Sunday. “The Ships Apostolos, Patriarch, Alitis, Stellajabbah, Rubystar, and Vero 9 arrived by the port carrying more than 200 thousand tons of rice from U.S., Vietnam, and Thai origins,” the ministry said in […]
Iraq Allocates USD 100 Mln for 2011 Arab Summit
The Iraqi government decided Wednesday to allocate USD 100 million to host next year's Arab summit.
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Iraq Needs Private Cash
“The problem in Iraq is that 90 percent of the wealth of the nation is in the hands of the government. So centralism always dominates the mindset everywhere,” The economy is still largely disconnected from the global financial system and is dominated by oil.
Iraq Participates in Shanghai Expo
The pavilion will exhibit a model of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the ancient Seven Wonders of the World.
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Umm al-Qasr Port Receives Ship Carrying 16,000 Tons of Sugar
The Iraqi port of Umm al-Qasr on Thursday received a merchant ship carrying 16,000 tons of sugar, the public relations and media director at the State Company for Iraqi Ports said. “The port received a Liberian ship carrying 16,000 tons of sugar,” Anmar al-Safi told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. “The port received also a Panamanian […]