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Iraqi PM meets Business Delegations

By John Lee. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al-Sudani has held talks in recent days with representatives of business interests from several countries: On Monday, the Prime Minister received the President of the US-Iraqi Business Council, and the Vice President of the American Chamber of Commerce for Middle East Affairs, Mr. Steve Lutes. The meeting […]

Biden Extends National Emergency regarding Iraq

By John Lee. US President Joe Biden has extended for one year the national emergency with respect to the stabilization of Iraq, declared in Executive Order 13303 in 2003. Full text of the President's statement: On May 22, 2003, by Executive Order 13303, the President declared a national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic […]

Paris and Baghdad sign MoU

By John Lee. The President of Iraq, Abdullatif Jamal Rashid met with Paris's Mayor, Anne Hidalgo alongside her delegation, at Al-Salam Palace in Baghdad. The French Ambassador to Iraq, Mr. Eric Chevalier attended the meeting. Iraq had experienced complex circumstances for a long time, wars and violence and the country's resources have been harnessed to […]

Iraq's Regional Reintegration "Still a Work in Progress"

By Dr Renad Mansour for World Politics Review (WPR). Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq's Regional Reintegration Is Still a Work in Progress In early March, Iran and Saudi Arabia announced that they had reached a deal to reestablish diplomatic ties […]

Iran-Iraq Water Committee Resumes Activity after 10 Years

An Iranian official announced the resumption of activity of Iran-Iraq Joint Water Committee after a long hiatus. A recent visit that Iranian Minister of Energy Ali Akbar Mehrabian paid to neighboring Iraq resulted in the activation of a joint committee in the water sector which had been suspended for a decade, the spokesperson for Iran's […]

A Roadmap for Successful Economic Development in Iraq

By Dr. Layth Mahdi. The opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq: A roadmap for successful economic development With every change of government, we hear similar political statements about rebuilding Iraq. I genuinely believe the Iraqi people are capable of developing an economy […]

Shake-Up and New Expansion at Baghdad International Airport

By John Lee. According to a report from Rudaw. the director of Baghdad International Airport (BIAP) has submitted his resignation on Sunday, following an encounter with Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani, at which the PM strongly criticized the director for the airport's poor quality of services. Prime Minister of Iraq, Mr. Mohammed S. Al-Sudani, has […]

GKP outlines Payments to Govts for 2022

By John Lee. Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) has just published details of its payments to governments for the year 2022: Introduction This report sets out details of the payments made to governments by Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd and its subsidiary undertakings ("Gulf Keystone") for the year ended 31 December 2022 as required under Disclosure and […]

Iraq Needs Root-and-Branch Reform -- Fmr President

By Barham Salih, a former President of Iraq, for Foreign Policy. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. 20 Years After Liberation, Iraq Needs Root-and-Branch Reform The system of government set up after 2003 has run its course. Click here to read […]