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We reported last month that Iraqi Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, Mahmoud al-Sheikh Radhi, had rejected the idea that Iraq should join the World Trade Organization (WTO); now a source in the outgoing Iraqi government said on Monday that Iraq is in negotiations to become a member. An Iraqi task force was established in […]
Qubad Talabani, the son of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and Representative to the United States from the Kurdistan Regional Government, is on a two day trip to Orlando, Florida during which he will address the Orlando Area Committee on Foreign Relations and meet with students and faculty at the University of Central Florida. The Kurdistan […]
AKnews reports that the amusement park in Anbar province’s capital city, Ramadi, has re-opened after a seven-year break. The park was opened in 1993 and attracted people from all over Anbar province, but closed in the aftermath of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. It was reportedly a stronghold for insurgents in the past few years […]
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Anbar Council has launched a project to upgrade its three border crossings, with the intention of raising additional revenue, the head of the council’s investment committee said on Tuesday. The three border crossings are: Arar (on border with Saudi Arabia); Tarbiel [Tirbil] (on border with Jordan); and al-Tanf (on border with Syria). The project will […]
The Kurdistan Regional Government UK Representative yesterday and today in Belfast met Trade Minister Arlene Foster, politicians and the private sector to forge closer ties with Northern Ireland. On her first visit to Northern Ireland, Ms Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman met the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment at Parliament Buildings. Mrs Foster said, “I […]
Conference on bridging the research gap The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research will hold an international conference on revitalising scientific research, from 14 to 16 December in Erbil, capital of the Kurdistan Region. The goal of this conference is to connect university departments and individual scientists with their counterparts […]
AKnews quotes a media source in Najaf, 160km southwest of Baghdad, as saying that the municipality will set regulations for notification when public property is put up for sale, rent, or auction. A recent report from the Services Commission highlighted a lack of public notification when state property comes up for sale or rental which […]
The Ninewa Investment Commission approved the building of a large shopping mall at a cost of 34.260 billion Iraqi dinars ($29 million), according to Aswat al-Iraq on Monday. The mall will be in the al-Nour neighborhood of eastern Mosul, and it will be built by a Turkish company. This is the Commission's 29th investment permit. […]
U.S. Commerce Department said on Wednesday that it will lead an historic trade mission to Iraq in October, the first since the end of the U.S. combat mission in Iraq. Francisco Sanchez, under secretary of Commerce for International Trade, will lead the mission, which will include representatives from 15 U.S. companies including Boeing and General […]
Seven years after the invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein, Iraq largely has been unable to revamp business laws that would help make the country more attractive to investors, according to a report from Bloomberg. “Investors still note security concerns, but now are more likely to cite regulatory hindrances and other practical barriers to doing business,” […]
Sunday 20th of June 2010, there was a real buzz in downtown Baghdad. Iraqi businessmen queued for hours to get through the security checks for the chance to discover American or British companies that could supply goods or services of quality. The Baghdad Catalogue Show was an event that really demonstrated the strong desire and […]
