Iraq Business News brings you the latest Iraq Industry & Trade News, with information on developments and opportunities.
By John Lee. Zain Group has announced the regional expansion of its flagship startup accelerator, Zain Great Idea (ZGI 2025), now open to innovators in Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and UAE. The program is powered by Zain Ventures, the Group's venture capital arm, and ZainTECH, its digital solutions enterprise. For the first time […]
By John Lee. Motorola Mobility, owned by Chinese company Lenovo, has officially launched its devices in Iraq through a partnership with Al-Watani Telecom. Sharay Shams, General Manager for Middle East, Africa, Turkey and CIS at Motorola Mobility, described Iraq as a robust market in the region, with an estimated total addressable market (TAM) of 10 […]
Meta and Google Join Local Stakeholders at Iraq's First Internet Governance Forum Baghdad will host the country's first Internet Governance Forum (IGF) on 30-31 August, bringing together global and local voices to shape Iraq's digital future. Organized under the official United Nations IGF framework, the event marks a milestone in Iraq's engagement with international internet […]
By John Lee. The fourth session of the Armenia-Iraq Joint Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation was held in Yerevan on Tuesday 26th August. The meeting was co-chaired by Armenian Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan and Iraqi Minister of Agriculture Abbas Al-Maliki. Discussions covered expanding cooperation in trade, industry, agriculture, energy, high technologies, digitalisation, healthcare, infrastructure, […]
By John Lee. The Government of Iraq, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), has officially launched the Iraq Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) analytical report. The 2024 MPI reveals that poor populations experience 10.8% of total deprivations, particularly in education, housing, and access to […]
By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al-Sudani presided over the Tax Conference for Economic Development and Investment Promotion in Baghdad, stressing that supporting the private sector is central to Iraq's economic reform agenda. He highlighted the government's commitment to providing an attractive environment for investors, implementing global business and taxation standards, and ensuring flexibility […]
Sindibad - Iraq's First All-in-One Travel Platform Have you ever experienced the exhausting hassle of traditional travel planning? Running between offices to book a ticket, struggling to find the right hotel, or dealing with complicated visa procedures? Those days are over. Sindibad is the first and most comprehensive Iraqi travel platform, giving you control over […]
By John Lee. The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) has supported the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) and the Iraqi Private Banks League (IPBL) in launching the Access to Finance Guide, co-funded by the European Union (EU) and the Federal Republic of Germany. The initiative forms part of the Team Europe Initiative TAEUFIQ. The […]
By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed Shiaa Al-Sudani has received the Chairman of the Tamayouz Excellence Award for Architecture, architect Ahmed Al-Malak, accompanied by Iraqi architect Manhal Al-Habbobi and Jordanian architect Osayd Al-Aytan. The meeting discussed preparations for Baghdad's hosting of the Arab Architecture Festival in October, organised by the Tamayouz Foundation under the Prime […]
By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has announced an increase in the ratio of total credit to total deposits, reflecting stronger lending activity and support for economic growth. The ratio reached 61 percent in the second quarter of 2025, up from 55 percent in the same period of 2024, representing an 11 […]
By John Lee. BKPS, an affiliate of global energy company Karpowership, has signed a contract with Iraq's Ministry of Electricity and the General Company for Electric Energy Production / Southern to deliver up to 590 MW of electricity through two Powership vessels. The vessels, including the Orka Sultan, will be deployed to the ports of […]
By John Lee. Turkish logistics company DMN Lojistik has successfully delivered a shipment of goods from Gaziantep, Türkiye, to Amman, Jordan, using Iraq as a transit route under the United Nations-backed TIR system. According to a press release from the International Road Transport Union (IRU), the eight-truck convoy completed the journey in under five days, […]
