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. ( […]
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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 […]
Tags: Industry & Trade, Trade Fair
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, […]
Tags: Baghdad, Industry & Trade
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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School Desks for Diwaniya
In cooperation with the local government in Diwaniya, the U.S. reconstruction team has opened a factory to manufacture school desks at a total cost of $25,000 U.S. dollars. “The Multi-National Force’s (MNF) U.S. reconstruction team has opened the factory, located at the storehouse of the Diwaniya Education Department in al-Jazaer neighborhood, downtown Diwaniya,” a media […]
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Central Markets Activated in Karbala
Central markets have resumed trading in the holy province of Karbala for the first time since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of the country, a local official said on Thursday. “We have started to activate central markets, which have been idle for the past years due to the absence of subsidy and a lack of cheap […]
Tags: Industry & Trade, Karbala
100,000 Visitors Per Day at Najaf Book Fair
The Najaf 3rd International Book Fair, that ended on Sunday (March 21) evening, witnessed 100,000 visitors per day. “The fair was open for 10 days,” Ali Jihad Hassani, a source from the fair, told Aswat al-Iraq news agency on Monday. He said that all books that were exhibited in the fair had been sold. ( […]
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Kuwaiti Company Seeks to Invest in Karbala
Aswat Al Iraq quotes a senior local official as saying that a Kuwaiti company is keen to invest in Karbala province. “A delegation from Kuwaiti Bukhamseen Holding paid a visit on Monday to the Karbala council, where it expressed desire to implement projects in the province,” Engineer Zuhair al-Karieti told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. “The […]
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