By John Lee. The first meeting of the Committee in charge of establishing the National Company for Real Estate Development has been held at the headquarters of the National Investment Commission (NIC). The meeting was chaired by Suha Dawood Najar, Head of NIC, who said the new company will be "mixed sector", with 50-percent owned […]
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Iraq Business News brings you the latest news of investments in Iraq, highlighting the many opportunities that exist.
Anbar Reconstruction spawns Debate on Autonomy
By John Lee. Construction projects in Anbar province have created jobs, and provincial capital Ramadi could soon have Iraq's largest shopping mall, according to a report from Al Jazeera. It adds that the push for more investment underpins the province's ambitions for greater autonomy. Click here to read the full article. (Source: al Jazeera)
Iraq Stock Market Report
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 28th January 2021). Please click here to view a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at IQD687 (-1.0%) / $608 (-1.0%) (weekly change) (-5.3% and -8.3% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded […]
Iraq Stock Market Report
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 21st January 2021). Please click here to view a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at IQD694 (+0.5%) / $614 (-0.6%) (weekly change) (-4.4% and -7.3% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded […]
Investment Opportunity: Cattle Stations in Wasit
By John Lee. The National Investment Commission (NIC) has announced the following investment opportunity: Cattle stations in Wasit (Source: National Investment Commission)
Iraq, Iran to launch Joint Investment Fund
By John Lee. Iraq and Iran are to launch a fund to finance joint ventures between the two countries. In his closing remarks to the Iran-Iraq Economic Conference on Wednesday, Iran's Minister of Energy Reza Ardakanian said "The proposal to establish a joint venture fund to support the private sector of the two countries was […]
Startup announces Funding through Iraqi Angel Investors Network
The Iraqi Angel Investors Network (IAIN) announced its third facilitated investment into startups in Iraq. The members of the network; Amar Shubar and Jaafar Al Musawi, along with other co-inventors, have made a six figures investment into Hi-Express. In addition, the investment was partially matched by a USD 20,000 in grants from the Deutsche Gesellschaft […]
English-language version of White Paper on Iraqi Reforms
By John Lee. The Iraqi government formally adopted its White Paper for Economic Reforms, prepared by the Crisis Cell for Financial and Fiscal Reform, in October 2020. A full English-language version of the paper can now be downloaded here. ... a summary version can be found here.
Market Review: "Stock Market Rallies on Currency Devaluation"
By Ahmed Tabaqchali, CIO of Asia Frontier Capital (AFC) Iraq Fund. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Market Review: "Stock Market Rallies on Currency Devaluation" For Iraq and its equity market the year ended the same way it began, with a bang […]
Opinion: The Iraqi Dinar needs Political Support!
By Dr Amer K. Hirmis, Capital Business Strategies Ltd. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraqi Dinar needs political support...to serve the economy! The Iraqi Dinar (IQD) was devalued by nearly 23 percent on Saturday, December 19, 2020, from its previous (official) […]
Major Housing Projects planned for 2021
By John Lee. The Chairwoman of the National Investment Commission (NIC), Suha Dawood Najar, has said that the coming year will see investment opportunities in each Iraqi province, similar to the Bismaya City housing project in Baghdad. She made the announcement at a recent meeting with the heads of the provincial investment commissions of Kerbala, […]
Iraq Dinar Devalued by approx 20%
By John Lee. Iraq has reportedly devalued its currency by about 20 percent against the dollar. According to Bloomberg and The Arab Weekly, the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has reduced the official rate to 1,450 dinar per US dollar. The previous official rate was 1,182 dinar to the dollar. Reuters adds that the decision […]