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Iraq Business News brings you the latest news of investments in Iraq, highlighting the many opportunities that exist.

Iraq Stock Market Report

Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 15th May 2020). Please click here to view a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at IQD552 (+0.7%) / $573 (+0.7%) (weekly change) (-16.2% and -18.2% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded […]

Investment Opportunities in Iraq

By John Lee. Iraq's National Investment Commission (NIC), along with the State Company for  Electrical & Electronic Industries (Al-Wazeriyah), has announced new investment opportunities in Iraq: We Announce about the two investment opportunities as below :- Manufacture, assemble the Air condition system Security seals, Measurement ruler. So for the companies which desire to contract visit […]

Iraq Stock Market Jumps 9%

Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 7th May 2020). Please click here to view a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at IQD548 (+9.0%) / $569 (-+9.0%) (weekly change) (-16.8% and -18.8% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded […]

Market Review: "Lockdown Iraq and the Month of Sundays"

By Ahmed Tabaqchali, CIO of Asia Frontier Capital (AFC) Iraq Fund. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Market Review: "Lockdown Iraq & the month of Sundays" Iraq, like other countries, went into full lockdown on March 16th that was only partially lifted […]

Know your Attorney!

Advertising Feature By Racha Haydar, Founding Partner, Rights and Honors. "It's a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness," Lucius Annaeus Seneca. Thriving on challenges, my journey initially started in Lebanon in 2013, with a big dream and a big vision at heart, soon my services extended to challenging business environments across the […]

Start-Ups in Iraq in the Post-Corona Age

Investment Horizons for Startups in the Post-Corona Age in Iraq and the MENA Region. Join us for a special online session on Tuesday 5th of May at 10 PM with KAPITA's Fund Manager Ali Al Suhail Sign up for the session in the link below: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdZmz3QKLGFpfUSY4TMhcUVQkqDa7394LMqRvXnmrbyvto1pw/viewform (Source: Kapita)

Iraq Stock Market hits New Lows

Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 30th April 2020). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at IQD503 (-12.6%) / $522 (-12.6%) (weekly change) (-23.7% and -25.5% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded […]

Guide to Iraq's Property Compensation Guidelines

Iraq has experienced a massive wave of displacement over the last four years that has caused an intricate housing, land and property situation. During the recent conflict, many Iraqi citizens have had their property rights violated, such as having lost possession of their property or have had their property damaged or destroyed by different actors. […]

Market Review: "Iraq, Oil Prices and the Coronavirus"

By Ahmed Tabaqchali, CIO of Asia Frontier Capital (AFC) Iraq Fund. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. "The herd instinct among forecasters makes sheep look like independent thinkers" -- Edgar Fielder The crash in oil prices, brought on by the oil price […]

Investment Opportunity: Free Zones

By John Lee. Iraq's National Investment Commission (NIC), in coordination with the General Committee for Free Zones, has announced the following investment opportunities: The expansional area in Khor Al- Zubair on the land lot No. (13/8 M 44 Hila and 1/3, 2/2, 1/3 M 20 Shaawan) with total area of (20,364,200 M²) that is overlooking […]

IFC Invests in Hospital in Erbil

By John Lee. IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is investing over $26 million in a new 161-bed hospital in Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The facility will increase the availability of quality healthcare services and help address gaps in the country's healthcare infrastructure. The $92 million Seema Hospital project is […]