Iraq Agro-Food 2012 Exhibition, 26-29 Nov, Erbil
Advertising Feature The 5th International Exhibition for Agriculture, Food, Food Processing and Packaging, Iraq Agro-Food 2012, is the ideal platform for the suppliers of Iraq’s main agricultural and nutritional needs. Organized by International Fairs & Promotions (IFP) Iraq, under the auspices of the Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources […]
Weekly Security Update
By Gary Sandiford, Olive Group’s Dubai based assessments manager. Olive Group is a leading provider of security and technology solutions and has operated continuously in Iraq since 2003. Overview Olive Groups Iraq statistics are drawn from multiple sources, including media reporting and direct liaison with in country assets. Included within the statistics are a […]
WesternZagros Suspends Shares Pending Kurdamir Results
By John Lee. WesternZagros Resources has temporarily halted its shares from trading while it prepares a news release with results from the recent casedhole testing of the Eocene Reservoir, the secondary target of the multi-stacked reservoirs drilled by the Kurdamir-2 well in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The release will provide the full context around […]
Sterling Energy Presentation
By John Lee. Sterling Energy has presented today at the 9th Africa Independents Forum 2012, which forms part of the 19th Africa Oil Week conference, an annual event held in Cape Town. The please click on the following pages to see information on the company's operations in Iraqi Kurdistan:
Iranian Group to Invest in Basra
By John Lee. A group of Iranian companies has announced its intention to invest in the industrial and oil sectors in Basra. The Basra Investment Commission says that $310 million dollars will be invested. The Iranian group's representative, Hussein Binae, siad the group will spend $60 million on a factory to make cables and electric […]
An International Energy Event in The Heart of Baghdad
Advertising Feature The Iraq Energy Forum (IEF) will be held in Baghdad, at the Al Rasheed Hotel on 12 December 2012. This is an initiative founded and hosted by the Iraq Energy Institute (IEI), the official advisor to the Federal Parliament of Iraq on energy policies. Iraq Energy Forum is taking place at a time […]
Kurdistan Payment Delays Cause Dana Gas Bond Default?
By John Lee. Dana Gas may become the first United Arab Emirates (UAE) company to fail to pay an Islamic bond on maturity, according to a report from Reuters which cites "three sources familiar with the matter". Shares in the UAE's largest listed natural gas firm fell more than 4% on the Abu Dhabi Securites […]
Iran's Kurdistan Region Exports $416m Commodities to Iraq
By John Lee. The Customs Director of Iran's Kurdistan Province has said that $416-million worth of commodities have been exported to Iraq from this western province since the start of current Iranian year, March 20, 2012. Talking to the Iranian news agency IRNA, Mohammad Shahbazi said this represented an increase of 21 percent compared to […]
New Bridge Completed in Samarra
By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Housing and Construction, Mohamed Sahib al-Daraji [Mohammed Al-Deraji] (pictured), has announced the completion of a concrete bridge in Samarra, in Salahadin province. In a statement he said the bridge was 384 meters long and cost 21 billion Iraqi dinars ($18 million). (Source: Aswat al-Iraq)
Al-Radwan Does $17m Deals in Sept
By John Lee. The Al-Radwan state company, which is part of the Ministry of Industry and Minerals, has concluded contracts worth more 20 billion Iraqi dinars ($17 million) in September. The Director General of the company, Majed Merza al-Jaf, said "the company contracted with the Ministry of Education to equip them with 550 caravans, [and […]
Nassiriya Needs Entertainment Centres
By John Lee. Nassiriya suffers from a lack of facilities for family entertainment, which force most families to go to other provinces, mainly during eids and other holidays. Analysts and activists accuse the government of disregarding violation of "green zones" in Iraq. The Iraqi Housing Director, Bassam al-Jaberi, told Aswat al-Iraq news agency: "Nine years […]
Football Star Eyes Iraq Broadband Business
By John Lee. The broadband company belonging to former Irish international soccer player and Sunderland boss Niall Quinn (pictured) is reported to be considering entering the Iraq market. The Irish Independent reports that his company, QSat, has formed a partnership with another Irish company, Altobridge, that could take it into Iraq, where Altobridge already provides […]