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: 10th January 2019). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at IQD639 (+0.1%) / $689 (+0.1%) (weekly change) (-3.0% and -3.0% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded […]
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 Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX), as measured by the Rabee Securities RSISUSD Index, started the year not with a bang but with a whimper, as […]
By John Lee. Turkey will reportedly provide around $5 billion in loans for the reconstruction of Iraq. According to Anadolu Agency, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (pictured) told a meeting in Istanbul on Sunday: “We will provide $5 billion credit ... We have already begun coordination of these works for the reconstruction of Iraq,” (Source: Anadolu Agency)
By John Lee. The National Investment Commission (NIC) has announced an investment opportunity to establish a residential complex on the National Security Collage location (formerly), Al Jihad Q. plots no. (2/1190, 3/3574, 3/2552, 3/2557, 3/13384 district 18 Amriya) according to Investment Law no. 13 for 2006 (amended). Specialized local and foreign interested companies can apply […]
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 31st January 2019). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at IQD639 (-0.6%) / $688 (-0.6%) (weekly change) (-3.1% and -3.1% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded […]
By John Lee. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that Moscow is very interested in increasing trade, economic and investment ties with Iraq. Following a meeting on Wednesday with Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohamed Ali Alhakim, he said: "In the field of investment, especially in the hydrocarbon sector, there is a very good result. Lukoil, […]
By John Lee. The UK's foreign office minister for the Middle East has reportedly said that Iraq must wean itself off economic reliance on Iran and become more energy self-sufficient. On a visit to Iraq on Sunday, Alistair Burt (pictured) told Reuters: “To expect Iran to have no influence in Iraq is fanciful ... What […]
By Osama Al Sharif for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Jordan’s King Abdullah’s one-day visit to Baghdad on Jan. 14 was hailed as “historic” by Iraqi President Barham Saleh. It was the first trip to Iraq by the Jordanian monarch in more than […]
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 24th January 2019). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at IQD643 (+0.1%) / $692 (+0.3%) (weekly change) (-2.5% and -2.5% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded […]
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 17th January 2019). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at IQD642 (-4.4%) / $691 (-4.4%) (weekly change) (-2.5% and -2.7% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded […]
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 10th January 2019). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at IQD672 (+2.2%) / $723 (+2.0%) (weekly change) (+2.0% and +1.8% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded […]
By John Lee. Housing prices in Iraqi Kurdistan have reportedly increased by 20 percent in 2018, while rents has gone up by 15 percent. Citing research from real estate company Baghi Khoshnawati, Rudaw says that demand for rental accommodation in the second half of 2018 has increased by 45 percent compared to the first half […]
