Iraq Business News brings you the latest news of investments in Iraq, highlighting the many opportunities that exist.
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 18th April 2019). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at IQD592 (+1.8%) / $636 (+1.7%) (weekly change) (-10.3% and -10.4% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded […]
By John Lee. The National Investment Commission (NIC) has announced a new investment opportunity in Iraq: Due to the historical heritage Thi Qar province enjoys, which goes to thousands of years back and admired by many countries around the world, the need for building the Nasriya International Airport is of great importance in order to […]
By John Lee. US-based investment giant BlackRock has increased its shareholding in Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) to 5 percent, up from 4.89 percent. Shares in the company have risen 35 percent since the start of the year. In 2016, GKP announced that it was in default on its debt obligations, which led to a restructuring […]
The Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) held its annual Spring Conference at the Mansion House in London on 10 April, hosting officials from the UK and Iraqi Governments and delegates from the major companies operating in Iraq covering all sectors of the economy. The conference was entitled ‘Iraq – Financing a Modern Economy’ and was […]
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 11th April 2019). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at IQD581 (+0.5%) / $626 (+0.5%) (weekly change) (-11.9% and -11.9% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded […]
By Hamidreza Azizi for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iran, Iraq forge ahead with collaboration amid US pressure Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi visited Tehran April 6-7, his first official visit to the neighboring country since assuming […]
By John Lee. The National Investment Commission (NIC) has announced a new investment opportunity in Iraq: Rehabilitation of plants, State Company for Phosphates (Source: National Investment Commission) (Picture: Business opportunity word cloud, from ibreakstock/Shutterstock)
Saudi Minister of Commerce and Investment, Dr. Majid Bin Abdullah Al-Qasabi, said that Iraq has offered Saudi companies and investors 186 investment opportunities. Speaking at a joint press conference with Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister, Thamir Al-Ghadhban, Al-Qasabi said the two countries have decided to set up a joint Saudi-Iraqi business council to exchange investment opportunities. […]
Sponsored by the Embassy of the Republic of Iraq in Rome, and in coordination with the Federation of Italian Industries, the Iraqi Conference on Investment and Reconstruction was held at the end of March to discuss investment opportunities and the contribution of Italian companies in the reconstruction of Iraq. Representatives of more than 200 Italian […]
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 market, as measured by the Rabee Securities RSISUSD Index, declined by -1.7% in March, bringing the YTD decline to -13.9. Turnover, while up +23% […]
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 4th April 2019). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at IQD578 (+3.0%) / $622 (+3.1%) (weekly change) (-12.4% and -12.4% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded […]
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 28th February 2019). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at IQD561 (-4.7%) / $604 (-4.7%) (weekly change) (-14.9% and -15.0% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded […]
