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Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (trading week ending: 13th March 2026 Please click here to view a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. Note: ISX will be closed on Mar. 16, 2026 (Monday) due to a public holiday. The next trading session will be held on Mar. […]
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (trading week ending: 5th March 2026). Please click here to view a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. Rabee Securities' Market Indexes Change - Weekly Index Code Closings Change (w/w) (%) Change (YTD) (%) IQD-RSISX 2,554.7 -0.7% -0.1% USD-RSISX 2,512.0 -0.7% -0.1% […]
By Ahmed Tabaqchali, Chief Strategist of AFC Iraq Fund. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. "Early Days: Markets Discount a Near-term End to the War" The market, as measured by the Rabee Securities U.S. Dollar Equity Index (RSISX USD Index), was up […]
From the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC): You could be forgiven for thinking that Iraq is only dependant on oil and is a country struggling with conflict. However, reality has moved on from old perceptions and scarcely reflect the recent changes and dynamics that are tangible and progressing well. With a stable economic and political […]
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (trading week ending: 26th February 2026. Please click here to view a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. Rabee Securities' Market Indexes Change - Weekly Index Code Closings Change (w/w) (%) Change (YTD) (%) IQD-RSISX 2,571.5 -0.2% 0.6% USD-RSISX 2,528.5 -0.2% 0.6% […]
By John Lee. The National Investment Commission (NIC) has granted an investment licence for what is described as Iraq's first private hospital dedicated to addiction treatment and mental health care. The licence was awarded for the "Ritaj Baghdad Health Educational Project", to be developed by Abraj Al-Ritaj Company. According to the Commission, the project will […]
Kapita Research, Iraq Business News Announce Strategic Partnership New MOU expands access to high-quality, data-driven market intelligence on Iraq Kapita Research and Iraq Business News (IBN) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to formalise a strategic collaboration aimed at broadening access to high-quality, data-driven business and market intelligence on Iraq. The partnership brings together […]
By John Lee. A $65-billion investment is planned to transform the Al-Tayeb border area into a multi-service economic city, according to the National Investment Commission (NIC). Commission Chairman Dr Haider Mohammed Makkiya (pictured) told the state-run Iraqi News Agency (INA) that Al-Tayeb is envisaged as an economic city covering more than 120,000 dunams, with total […]
By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al-Sudani chaired a special meeting on the Sovereign Guarantees Initiative, attended by the Minister of Finance, the Director General of Public Debt at the Ministry, the Head of the Sovereign Guarantees Committee, the President of the Trade Bank of Iraq (TBI), and a number of advisers. The meeting […]
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (trading week ending: 19th February 2026. Please click here to view a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. Rabee Securities' Market Indexes Change - Weekly Index Code Closings Change (w/w) (%) Change (YTD) (%) IQD-RSISX 2,576.8 1.1% 0.8% USD-RSISX 2,533.7 1.1% 0.8% […]
By John Lee. The National Investment Commission (NIC) has conducted a field visit to the Al-Jawahiri Residential City project, located in in Abu Ghraib, west of Baghdad. An engineering team inspected progress at the housing development, reviewing implementation stages and assessing compliance with the terms of the investment licence and approved timelines. The visit focused […]
By John Lee. The National Investment Commission has held an expanded meeting to discuss a comprehensive investment roadmap for the development of Dulmaj [Delmaj] Marsh into an integrated tourism reserve. The proposed project aims to establish a network of multi-use tourism villages within a sustainable environmental framework aligned with national economic development objectives. According to […]
