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Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 6th October 2022). Please click here to view a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at IQD946 (-1.8%) / $830 (-1.8%) (weekly change) (+3.1% and +3.1% YTD change, respectively). The weekly trading volume was […]
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. Markets Continue to Discount and Look through the Political Impasse The market, as measured by the Rabee Securities RSISX USD Index, was up 3.7% for the month, […]
By John Lee. A new startup has reportedly announced a new product that digitises real estate maps. According to a report from Iraq Tech, Optionline's Naxsha is cloud-based real-estate software that "offers agencies a customisable platform to build and use data to improve their sales strategy." The app currently only contains maps of Erbil city, […]
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 29th August 2022). Please click here to view a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at IQD964 (+2.5%) / $845 (+2.9%) (weekly change) (+5.0% and +5.0% YTD change, respectively). The weekly trading volume was […]
From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraqi Kurdistan to launch SEZs for imports substitution Minister Muhammad Shukri discusses the Kurdistan Regional Government's (KRG) plans to set up 16 zones for life beyond oil. The full article can be viewed […]
By John Lee. Qatari mobile telecoms group Ooredoo is planning to sell its portfolio of transmission towers, which includes those owned by its Iraqi subsidiary Asiacell. Media sources suggest that this will be done on a sale-and-leaseback basis, and that the portfolio may be split by country. According to Reuters, Morgan Stanley is advising on […]
By John Lee. Moody's Investors Service has assigned first time local currency long-term/short-term deposit ratings of B3/NP for National Bank of Iraq (NBI), and foreign currency long-term/short-term deposit rating of Caa1/NP. At the same time, the rating agency has assigned a Baseline Credit Assessment (BCA) of caa2, Adjusted BCA of b3, as well as long-term […]
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 22nd September 2022). Please click here to view a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at IQD940 (+1.1%) / $822 (+1.1%) (weekly change) (+2.4% and +2.1% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded […]
By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has called on licensed banks to facilitate those wishing to obtain loans from the Renewable Energy Initiative. It said that borrowers have a right to choose the lending bank without the need to transfer their salary to that bank. (Source: CBI)
By John Lee. The U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, Alina L. Romanowski, and members of the Embassy's Economic Section welcomed diplomats from 11 embassies and international organizations to the U.S. Embassy on Tuesday. The meeting intended to focus efforts on increasing trade and investment in Iraq. In a statement after the meeting, the U.S. Mission to […]
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 8th September 2022). Please click here to view a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at IQD934 (+0.01%) / $816 (+0.01%) (weekly change) (+1.7% and +1.4% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded […]
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. Markets Discount and Look through Violent Clashes The market, as measured the Rabee Securities RSISX USD Index, was up 2.1% for the month, and up 1.2% for […]
