Iraq Business News brings you the latest news of investments in Iraq, highlighting the many opportunities that exist.
Beginning 2016 founders of The Iraq Club, will officially launch the Future Energy Forum (FEF), an exclusive business-focused community connecting a senior network of leaders specifically engaged in the development of emerging energy markets. A much anticipated forum, FEF is spearheaded by William Wakeham and Leanne Case, both of whom are leading experts on critical […]
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 5th Nov 2015). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at ID1,025 / $1,073 (-5.3%) (weekly change) (-26.4% and -27.6% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded shares […]
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 29th Oct 2015). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at ID1,082 / $1,133 (-2.2%) (weekly change) (-22.3% and -23.5% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded shares […]
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 22nd Oct 2015). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at ID1,107 / $1,159 (-0.5%) (weekly change) (-20.5% and -21.8% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded shares […]
By John Lee. Moody's Investors Service has today withdrawn its provisional rating of (P)Caa1 for Government of Iraq's planned USD bond issuance. The issuance rating has been withdrawn following statements made by Iraq's Deputy Finance Minister that the issuance plans have been put on hold. The last rating action was in September 2015 when Moody's […]
By John Lee. Reuters quotes Iraqi Deputy Finance Minister Fathil Nabi as saying that Iraq has abandoned its plan to issue international bonds because the yield it would have to pay was too high. The required return on the bonds reportedly forced Finance minister Hoshiyar Zebari (pictured) to halt the plan to raise up to […]
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 8th Oct 2015). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at ID1,136 / $1,189 (+4.6%) (weekly change) (-18.4% and -19.8% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded shares […]
By Omar al-Jaffal for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. In order to expand his men's shoe business, Mohammed Jizani had to borrow $100,000 from a loan shark. As is common in such cases, he was forced to pay the lender $4,000 […]
The publishers of Iraq Business News are delightd to announce the launch of our new publication, Iran Business News, in response to the intense business interest in Iran in anticipation of the lifting of santions. After years of negotiations, agreement has been reached between Iran and the P5+1 countries (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, […]
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 22nd Sept 2015). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. Note: There will be no trading session at the ISX from September 23, 2015 to September 27, 2015 due to the national holiday, Eid Al-Adha. […]
By John Lee. According to data released by the Turkish Statistics Institute (TÜİK), Iraqi citizens purchased 763 houses in Turkey in July and August, making Iraq the biggest foreign buyer of houses in Turkey. Iraq was followed by Saudi Arabia with 504 houses, Kuwait with 373 houses, Russia with 350 houses and the U.K. with […]
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 17th Sept 2015). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. Note: There will be no trading session at the ISX from September 23, 2015 to September 27, 2015 due to the national holiday, Eid Al-Adha. […]
