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Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 4th July 2019). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at IQD642 (-3.0%) / $690 (-3.0%) (weekly change) (-2.6% and -2.8% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded […]
By Padraig O'Hannelly. A major petroleum conference in London has been told that more than 200 British companies now operating in Iraq, and those numbers are increasing. Addressing more than 300 delegates at CWC's Iraq Petroleum conference, British Ambassador Jonathan Wilks CMG said: "The UK and Iraq are becoming increasingly strong business partners and education […]
By John Lee. A new report by Ali Al-Mawlawi (pictured) argues that the targets of Iraq's National Development Plan (NDP) are far too optimistic. In a paper for the Al-Bayan Center for Planning and Studies, entitled "Iraq’s National Development Strategies: Exploring Weaknesses in Policy Planning and Investment", he says greater coordination is required between the […]
This weekend, the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) hosted its annual members’ retreat at Cumberland Lodge, Windsor Park, which was generously sponsored by Al Burhan Group. As with previous years, it was very well attended by over seventy delegates, and allowed our members to mingle and network with representatives of other businesses, civil servants, and […]
By John Lee. Iraq and the Netherlands have signed a double taxation agreement on Monday. Iraqi Finance Minister Fuad Hussein is quoted as saying that avoiding double taxation will improve the business environment and help to attract foreign businesses and investments to Iraq. (Sources: Iraqi Ministry of Finance, Kurdistan 24)
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 27th June 2019). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at IQD662 (+0.04%) / $762 (+0.04%) (weekly change) (+0.4% and +0.2% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded […]
Hedge fund industry journal Alpha Week is reporting that in the month of May 2019 Northern Gulf Partners’ investment fund Iraq Investment Partners I (IIPI) was the world’s best performing emerging markets hedge fund according to data compiled by the BarclayHedge Global Hedge Fund database. IIPI increased 13.57% net of all fees during the month. […]
IBBC to host Iraq’s President and government ministers during upcoming official visit to the UK. The Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) has announced that it will be hosting H.E. Dr Barham Salih, President of the Republic of Iraq, and a number of high-ranking government ministers during their upcoming official visit to the UK next week. […]
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 20th June 2019). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at IQD661 (+0.8%) / $712 (+0.8%) (weekly change) (+0.3% and +0.2% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Transport, Abdullah Luaibi [Abdul Allah al-Leibi], has said that Iraq is actively seeking to join China's Belt and Road Initiative ["One Belt, One Road (OBOR)"]. In statements on Monday, the Ministry confirmed that the Minister met with China's Ambassador to Iraq, Zhang Tao, to discuss the plan. It added […]
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 13th June 2019). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at IQD657 (-1.5%) / $706 (-1.7%) (weekly change) (-0.4% and -0.5% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded […]
Iran Has Taken Invaluable Steps to Cement Ties with Iraq: Envoy Iran’s Ambassador to Iraq Iraj Masjedi highlighted the importance of bilateral relations between the two neighboring countries and said Tehran has taken major strides to strengthen ties with Baghdad. “We are trying to boost our relations with Iraq in all areas,” Masjedi said, addressing […]
