Iraq Business News brings you the latest news of investments in Iraq, highlighting the many opportunities that exist.
By John Lee. Iraqi Oil Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi [Adil Abd Al-Mahdi] has said that Iraq’s oil and gas industry will need an investment of $300 billion over the next 15 years. He made the statement during a visit to Japan, at which he also discussed the long relationship between the two countries in the energy […]
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 18th Feb 2016). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at IQD959 (-0.9%) / $992 (-0.9%) (weekly change) (-12.0% and -13.4% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded […]
By John Lee. Iraq is talking wtih Egyptian investors with a view to building two new industrial cities. Shafaaq News reports that Iraqi industry and minerals minister Mohammed Al Daraji (pictured) discussed the plan at talks in Egypt earlier this week. The agency also quoted Abdul Aziz Saifuddin, chairman of the Cairo-based Arab Industrialisation Organisation, […]
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 11th Feb 2016). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at IQD968 (-1.0%) / $1001 (-1.3%) (weekly change) (-11.2% and -12.6% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded […]
Prime Minister Dr. Haider Al-Abadi met business leaders and representatives of German companies in Berlin on Friday morning and welcomed the participation of German companies and investors in the building and reconstruction of Iraq and the development of its economy and the revitalisation of industry, agriculture, housing and other investment opportunities available in most of […]
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 4th Feb 2016). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at IQD977 (+5.7%) / $1015 (+5.7%) (weekly change) (-10.3% and -11.4% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi government is reportedly considering the sale of more than 600,000 state-owned properties, including around 1,000 that formerly belonged to Saddam Hussein. The sale could potentially yield $150 billion, helping to bolster the country's finances as it struggles to cope with lower oil prices. But according to a report from The […]
Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Ibrahim Al-jaafari received the head of the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Mr Shinichi Kitaoka, at the Ministry Headquarter, in Baghdad. The two sides discussed horizons of mutual relations and means to promote them in order to meet the aspirations of the two friendly countries. The minister said that Iraq […]
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 21st Jan 2016). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at IQD944 (-2.0%) / $973 (-2.0%) (weekly change) (-13.4% and -15.1% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded […]
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 14th Jan 2016). [Click here to take part in our stock market poll.] Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at IQD964 (-5.3%) / $993 (-7.2%) (weekly change) (-11.6% […]
The Rabee Securities ISX Index (RSISX) fell 6.7 percent in the first week of 2016, reflecting the mood in world markets generally, to end the week at IQD 1017. This follows a drop of 22 percent in 2015 (closing at 1090), and more than 25 percent in 2014. The question for investors is where does […]
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 7th Jan 2016). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at IQD1017 / $1169 (-6.7% weekly; -6.7% YTD change). The number of week traded shares was 3.6bn and the […]
