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

Iraq Stock Market Report

Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 26th Nov 2015). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at ID954 / $998 (+2.2%) (weekly change) (-31.5% and -32.6% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded shares […]

Iraq Signs Convention on Settlement of Investment Disputes

The Chairman of Iraq’s National Investment Commission (NIC), Dr. Sami Al-Araji, has signed the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States (the ICSID Convention). Iraq has become the 160th country to sign the Convention and the 152nd country to become a member of the International Centre Settlement of […]

Iraq Stock Market Report

Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 12th Nov 2015). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at ID999 / $1,036 (-3.4%) (weekly change) (-28.9% and -30.1% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded shares […]

The New Iraq: 2015/2016 Discovering Business

Iraq Business News is delighted to bring you the latest major new guide to business in Iraq. Published by Allurentis, in association with Iraq’s National Investment Commission (NIC) and UK Trade Investment (UKTI), the sixth edition in the annual New Iraq series - The New Iraq: 2015/2016 Discovering Business - contains a wealth of case studies, commentary and data; […]

Much-Awaited Future Energy Forum Opens for Membership

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 […]

Iraq Stock Market Report

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 […]

Iraq Stock Market Report

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 […]

Iraq Stock Market Report

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 […]

Moody's Withdraws Credit Rating on Planned Iraqi Bonds

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 […]

Iraq Abandons Govt Bond Issue

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 […]

Iraq Stock Market Report

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 […]