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ZoodPay, the "Buy Now Pay Later" (BNPL) app, has announced that it has successfully completed a $38-million Series B fundraising. London based VC Sturgeon Capital, Zain Group's venture capital arm 'Zain Ventures', and other existing investors joined the funding round. Headquartered in Switzerland, the ZoodPay & ZoodMall app has already more than 8 million users […]
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 11th November 2021). Please click here to view a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at IQD974 (+1.0%) / $854 (+1.0%) (weekly change) (+34.2% and +28.8% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded […]
As a measure of confidence in the global and Iraqi economy, the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) is seeing a marked upswing in quality and quantity of speakers at the Autumn Conference at the Address hotel, Dubai 22nd November. The topic, in line with COP26 and the new energy horizon, is one of sustainability. Not […]
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. The market, as measured by the Rabee Securities RSISX USD Index, was up 2.4%, and 25.7% for the year. While 10 months do not make a year, […]
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 4th Nov 2021). Please click here to view a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at IQD964 (+2.1%) / $845 (+2.1%) (weekly change) (+32.9% and +27.5% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded […]
By Padraig O'Hannelly. Germany's new ambassador to Iraq has invited German companies to join an economic conference in Basra, which he is planning to arrange in Spring 2022, in cooperation with the Governor of Basra. H.E. Martin Jaeger said his first trip within Iraq following his appointment was to Basra, where he got the strong […]
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 29th October 2021). Please click here to view a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at IQD944 (+2.0%) / $828 (+2.0%) (weekly change) (+30.2% and +24.9% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi cabinet has authorizing the Tourism Authority to issue a direct invitation to at least three "robust and specialized" companies for the purpose of investing in two hotel real-estate projects: Najaf Hotel, in Al-Ghadeer District 2/395; Babylon Tourist Hotel in Hilla. (Source: Office of the Prime Minister)
IBBC's Autumn conference is back with a bang and open for business engagement. On 22nd November this year the overarching conference topic is looking to the future with 'sustainability'- whether in terms of energy and renewables, the Iraqi economy and its diversification, or sustaining finance, logistics and training. Underpinning much of this is the application […]
Housing, Land and Property Rights in Iraq - An Assessment of Progress Towards Durable Solutions in Line with the Pinheiro Principles Since the 1960s, housing, land and property (HLP) challenges faced by the people of Iraq have varied throughout different waves of conflict and displacements. These problems worsened during the period of conflict with the […]
As part of its endeavours to strengthen and activate means of economic and investment cooperation with various countries of the world, the UAE, represented by the Ministry of Finance (MoF), signed an agreement to promote and protect mutual investments with Iraq. The agreement, which was signed today morning at the ministry's headquarters in Abu Dhabi, […]
By Federico Borsari, for the Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI). Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. It's Time to Rethink the EU Strategy Towards Iraq The EU should prepare for a deeper and more comprehensive engagement with the full […]
