Providing Health Care to Syrian Refugees
“The current security situation in Syria, along with the desire to protect my children, forced me to leave my home,” said Samira, a middle-aged Syrian mother who fled home with her four children months ago. “We are living in precarious conditions in a crowded place, but, alhamdulillah, we are safe and healthy, receiving food and […]
Chevron Signs 3rd KRG Oil Deal
By John Lee. France24 reports that Chevron has signed another oil exploration deal in Iraqi Kurdistan. The contract, under which Chevron will acquire an interest in and operatorship of the Qara Dagh block production sharing contract, is the company's third in the autonomous region; it was previously barred from working in non-Kurdish parts of the country […]
Indian Minister Visits Iraq to Secure Oil Supply
By John Lee. India's external affairs minister, Salman Khurshid, starts a two-day visit to Iraq on Wednesday, during which he will hold talks with top Iraqi leadership on issues including the supply of oil. Khurshid, the first senior Indian leader to visit Iraq since 1990, is expected to call on Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki, and […]
Volvo Trucks Inaugurates Iraqi Service Centres
By John Lee. Volvo Trucks has inaugurated joint service centres in the Iraq cities of Baghdad and Basra, reports Construction Week Online. The service centres, built in collaboration with local country distributor ZamZam Spring, will service trucks made by Volvo and Mack, part of the Volvo group. Stefan Soenchen, Iraq country manager of Volvo Trucks, […]
First Batch of New Iraqi Provincial Govts
By Reidar Visser. The following article was published by Reidar Visser, an historian of Iraq educated at the University of Oxford and currently based at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs. It is reproduced here with the author’s permission. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq […]
Capital Increase Déjà Vu
By Mark DeWeaver. A year ago I wrote a post called “Will the Banks Get More Time,” in which I argued that most of the ISX-listed banks weren’t going to make the central bank’s deadline of June 30, 2012 to reach IQD 150 bn in paid-up capital. I posted pretty much the same thing back […]
1 Million bpd Oil by 2015 – and More Earthquakes?
By Hiwa Barznjy. 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. Iraqi Kurdistan has a sea of oil and politicians are eager to exploit the resource. But one expert says oil extraction must be more carefully managed. […]
Iraq Closes Anbar Border Crossing
By Omar al-Shaher for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. An official from the Anbar province, which is located about 100 kilometers (62 miles) west of the Iraqi capital, said that the central government in Baghdad is trying to punish the […]
Iraq Stock Market Report
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 13th June 2013). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at ID1,855 (+3.5%) / $1,926 (+3.9%) (weekly change). The number of week traded shares was 11.1bn and the weekly […]
Kelly Clements Visits Iraq
U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration Kelly Clements visited Iraq as part of a regional trip to discuss displacement issues and assess assistance efforts for refugees and internally displaced persons in Iraq. During her visit to Baghdad, Ms. Clements met with the Government of Iraq’s National Coordinator for Ending Displacement […]
Iraqi Government Takes On Illiteracy
By Ali Abel Sadah for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraqi authorities have decided to establish more than 500 literacy centers, after the Ministry of Education, led by Sunni politician Mohammad Tamim (pictured), acknowledged that the illiteracy rate in Iraq had […]
Self-Immolation Among Iraqi Kurdish Women
By Brenda Stoter for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Berma, 26, lies in a white hospital bed in the female burn unit in Erbil. Her body lies in an uncomfortable position — because her legs are not allowed to touch […]