Currency Auction Results, 11th Nov
By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has reported that 12 banks took part in its currency auction on Monday. A total of $126,325,000 was sold at a price of 1166 Iraqi Dinars (IQD) per dollar. (Source: Central Bank of Iraq)
Zain to Launch 3G by Jan
By John Lee. Zain Iraq is to launch its 3G mobile phone services in January. Reuters reports that Zain, along with rivals Asiacell and Korek, eventually agreed to the government’s terms and formally signed the contracts at a ceremony in Baghdad on Monday attended by prime minister Haider al-Abadi. Zain Iraq recently paid the first […]
Jordan Seeks Repayment of Business Debts
By John Lee. Middle East Monitor reports that businesses in Jordan are asking the Iraqi government to pay for goods supplied during the Saddam era, amounting to a total of around $522 million (609 Iraqi dinars). The two countries had a commercial protocol during the old regime under which Iraq supplied Jordan with oil at […]
Iraq Stock Market Report
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 6th November 2014). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at ID1,350 (-3.1%)/ $1,463 (-2.8%) (weekly change) (-27.6% and -26.3% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded shares […]
Min of Oil Meets South Korea Ambassador
By John Lee. Iraqi Oil Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi [Adil Abd al-Mahdi] met on Sunday with the Korean Ambassador in Baghdad, Mr. Jo Jong. They discussed the strengthening of relations between Iraq and South Korea, especially in the energy sector. (Source: Ministry of Oil)
Video: Anti-ISIL Media Gains Ground
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Videos showing beheadings of journalists and aid workers by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) are spreading fear in Iraq, Syria and beyond. However, the ISIL is not the only […]
Foreign Minister Receives Russian Ambassador
By John Lee. Iraq’s foreign minister, Ibrahim al-Jaafari, received the Russian Ambassador to Iraq, Elia Morganov, on Sunday. The two sides discussed issues of politics and security, including international efforts to support Iraq in its war against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). (Source: MoFA)
KRG seeks Recognition of ISIS Crimes as Genocide
A Kurdistan Regional Government committee visited Europe last week to campaign for international recognition of ISIS’s crimes against religious and ethnic groups as acts of genocide. The KRG High Committee on International Recognition for ISIS’s crimes against different religious and ethnic groups in Shengal and other areas of Kurdistan made the week-long visit to raise […]
Currency Auction Results, 10th Nov
By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has reported that 17 banks took part in its currency auction on Monday. A total of $197,622,000 was sold at a price of 1166 Iraqi Dinars (IQD) per dollar. (Source: Central Bank of Iraq)
China to Play Big Role in Iraq Reconstruction
By John Lee. A former Iraqi official said China would have the opportunity to play a big role in Iraq's reconstruction when the country is more stable. Samir Sumaida'ie (Samir Sumaidaie) (pictured), who was Iraqi ambassador to the US from 2006 to 2012, told Xinhua: "Although Iraq is still a fragmented country, sooner or later, […]
Indian Banks to help Nurses Returning from Iraq
By John Lee. The State Level Bankers Committee (SLBC) in the Indian state of Kerala has reportedly agreed to the state government’s request to provide benefits to around 500 nurses who have returned from Iraq and Libya. According to a report from The Hindu, the benefits will be in the form of one-time settlements and […]
Iraq’s Media Cold War
This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq’s Media Cold War: Why Arabs Don’t Understand Kurds, And Vice Versa Although it has quite possibly never been more important, the potential for conflict and misunderstanding between Iraq’s Arab […]