Energy companies from the UAE are interested in investing as Iraq’s oil and natural-gas industries, a government official said. “There are indications that the UAE will have a place in the petroleum and energy sector,” Abdullah Ibrahim Al Shehi, the country’s ambassador to Iraq, said on Monday at a gathering of diplomatic officials in Abu […]
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Increasing Number of UAE Investments in Basra
A number of UAE companies wanting to launch investment projects in Basra province has increased in recent weeks, said a spokesman for Basra's governor on Sunday. "Basra province received more than four UAE companies within a month," Salem Al-Taqi, told AKnews. [We assume that "more than four" means "five" - Ed.] "Basra's governor, Sheltag Aboud, […]
Tags: Basra News, UAE
Investors unimpressed with hotels’ good news
By DeWeaver on 17th August 2010 in Iraq Banking & Finance News, Mark DeWeaver on Investments and Finance
On August 11, the Iraqi paper Addustour (Constitution) reported that the government would be providing six hotels with a total of US$ 300 milion to upgrade their facilities in preparation for the Arab League summit, which is scheduled to be held in Baghdad next March. The six—the ISX-listed Palestine (HPAL), Babylon (HBAY), Baghdad (HBAG), Mansour […]
BCOI “tender offer” off to a slow start
By DeWeaver on 6th August 2010 in Iraq Banking & Finance News, Mark DeWeaver on Investments and Finance
At the end of June, Al Ahli United Bank (AUB) announced that it was seeking to raise its stake in Commercial Bank of Iraq (BCOI) from 49% to 60% by purchasing 6.6 billion BCOI shares in the Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX). The purchases are to take place over a two-month period starting July 4, with […]
Tags: Al Ahli United Bank, Commercial Bank of Iraq, Iraq Banking & Financial News, ISX Iraq Stock Exchange News
$100 Billion Invested in Baghdad
The value of investment projects in the Iraqi capital has reached $100 billion [120 trillion Iraqi dinars], the Baghdad Mayoralty said on Tuesday. “The investments are in the housing, hotels, malls, theme parks, and resorts sectors,” the mayoralty said in a press release received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency. It noted that the Baghdad Mayoralty […]
Tags: Baghdad
Indian Companies to Invest in Basra
A delegation representing Indian companies is visiting Basra to learn about investment opportunities in the province, according to a report from Aswat al-Iraq. "The delegation, which consists of a number of Indian companies, held talks with the second deputy governor, Ahmad al-Hasni, on Thursday, regarding investment opportunities in different fields in Basra,” the source told […]
Tags: Basra News, india
Warka rights mystery deepens
By DeWeaver on 28th July 2010 in Iraq Banking & Finance News, Mark DeWeaver on Investments and Finance
So far two subscription periods for Warka Bank’s ID 150 bn rights issue have come and gone without any official announcement of the results. The last date for existing shareholders to subscribe was May 16. As most of them did not take up their rights, there was a subsequent public offering open to everyone except […]
Arabs Are Top Investors in Kurdistan
Investors from Arab countries have led other foreign investors in the Kurdistan Region in the last two years with nearly $2.7 billion (3.2 trillion Iraqi dinars) of investment in various sectors of the Region’s economy, a senior official of the Kurdistan Investment Board (KIB) told AKnews. “Four Arab countries -- Kuwait, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan […]
Maliki Urges Iranian Companies to Invest in Iraq
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki called on Iranian companies to contribute in the reconstruction operations in Iraq, according to a statement of his office. “This came during al-Maliki’s meeting with Iranian Ambassador to Baghdad, Hussein Qomi [Hassan Kazemi Qomi] , at the end of his term in the country,” said the statement received by Aswat […]
Tags: Iran, Nouri al-Maliki
Australian Ambassador, Najaf Governor Discuss Investment Cooperation
The Australian Ambassador to Baghdad, Robert Tyson, paid a visit to Najaf to foster economic, cultural and scientific relations, Najaf's governor said this week. Adnan al-Zarfi said he received the Australian ambassador on Wednesday (July 21), with whom he dicussed ways of boosting economic, scientific and cultural relations between the local government in Najaf and […]
Tags: Australian, Najaf
Banks’ bonus issues a disappointment so far
By DeWeaver on 23rd July 2010 in Iraq Banking & Finance News, Mark DeWeaver on Investments and Finance
It’s always been a bit of a mystery why anyone should care about bonus share issues. Since a company’s retained earnings are already owned by the shareholders, you would think that converting these earnings into shares shouldn’t have any effect on an investor’s returns. Following a bonus, the share price should logically fall by an […]
Tags: Bank of Baghdad, Iraq Banking & Financial News, ISX Iraq Stock Exchange News, Middle East Investment Bank
Turkish Companies' Assets in Kurdistan Exceed US$ 600 Million
A source from Kurdistan Investment Board declared that the Turkish companies' assets in Kurdistan Region amount to US$ 621 million. Confirming the figure, Haydar Mustafa, the Director General of Investigation & Information in the Board, told AKnews on Wednesday that although there are many Turkish companies operating in the Region the majority of them are […]
Tags: Kurdistan News, Turkey