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

4 Metropolitan Transport Opportunities in Iraq

By John Lee. Iraq's National Investment Commission (NIC) has included four subway and metropolitan rail projects in its list of major strategic projects to be presented during the Kuwait International Conference for Iraq Reconstruction, to be held in Kuwait from 12th to 14th February: 1. Baghdad Metro The project consist of two lines with total […]

Road Projects available for Investment

By John Lee. Iraq's National Investment Commission (NIC) has included several road projects in its list of major strategic projects to be presented during the Kuwait International Conference for Iraq Reconstruction, to be held in Kuwait from 12th to 14th February: Rehabilitation and development of the existing roads Construction of highways next to the existing […]

Iraq Stock Market Report

Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 25th Jan 2018). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at IQD791 (+0.7%) / $822 (+1.5%) (weekly change) (-2.5% and -1.7% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded […]

Two Iraqi Airports to be Developed

By John Lee. Iraq's National Investment Commission (NIC) has included two airport projects in its list of major strategic projects to be presented during the Kuwait International Conference for Iraq Reconstruction, to be held in Kuwait from 12th to 14th February: Rehabilitation and development of Mosul International Airport. Estimated cost before 2014: 120 billion Iraqi […]

Six Rail Projects offered for Investment

By John Lee. Iraq's National Investment Commission (NIC) has included six rail projects in its list of major strategic projects to be presented during the Kuwait International Conference for Iraq Reconstruction, to be held in Kuwait from 12th to 14th February: New railway line (Baghdad-Kut-Umara-Basra) and branch line (Kut-Nasriya-Shuaiba-UmQasr) Length: 910km Number of lines: dual […]

Iraq-Saudi Links Enhanced

By John Lee. Saudi Arabia's King Salman Bin Abdul Aziz received in Al Yamama Palace in Al Riyadh the Iraqi Planning/Trade Minister (acting) Dr. Salman Al Jumaily, Head of the Iraqi side in the Iraqi-Saudi Coordination Council, Dr. Sami R. Al Araji, Chairman of the National Investment Commission (NIC), Mr. Kadhim Mohamed Al Iqabi, Chairman […]

Five Oil Storage Facilities available for Investment

By John Lee. Iraq's National Investment Commission (NIC) has included five oil storage facilities in its list of major strategic projects to be presented during the Kuwait International Conference for Iraq Reconstruction, to be held in Kuwait from 12th to 14th February: Bin Omar field for crude oil in Basra Province, with a design capacity […]

NIC Announces 157 Major Strategic Projects in Iraq

By John Lee. Iraq's National Investment Commission (NIC) has just announced the list of major strategic projects to be presented during the Kuwait International Conference for Iraq Reconstruction, to be held in Kuwait from 12th to 14th February. The 157 large- and medium-sized projects span all sectors of the Iraqi economy, including oil and gas, […]

Iraq Stock Market Report

Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 18th Jan 2018). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at IQD786 (-0.6%) / $809 (-0.6%) (weekly change) (-3.1% and -3.1% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded […]

Kurdish Investors put their Money Elsewhere

This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. By Sarchin Salih. Kurdish Crises Drive Kurdish Investors to put their Money Elsewhere It’s not only Iraqi and international investors getting their money out of Iraqi Kurdistan. Financial and political […]

More Details on Iraqi Reconstruction Conference

By John Lee. On 13th February 2018, and within series of events of the Kuwait International Conference of Iraq Reconstruction and Development, Kuwait Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) will organize jointly with Iraq's National Investment Commission (NIC), the World Bank (WB) and the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) a conference entitled Invest […]