Integrity Commission Refers over 4,000 Cases to Courts
Iraq's Commission of Integrity (CoI) reports that it referred 4,365 cases of suspected corruption to the courts in 2011. The number of individuals accused in those cases was 5,682. The statistics, made by the Legal Office/CoI, showed the number of the distribution of these referrals is as follows: These numbers represent cases that were processed […]
Replace the Power Network of Kamaliya District
Baghdad Provincial Council/Baghdad Governorate is pleased to re-announce the project of (Replace the power network of Kamaliya district/locality 759 ) which is included within the projects of Baghdad governorate and funded from the allocations of regions development for 2011. For all specialized offices and companies willing to participate in this tender,review the contracts department in Baghdad governorate […]
PetroChina Announces tender For 4 Drilling Units
PetroChina announces a new tender for provision of 4 driling services unit . Bidding Details: -ITB Package Request Fee: USD 100.00 -Place to obtain the ITB Package: PetroChina Base Camp . Kahla'a Missan Province Iraq. Qualifications and documents required for ITB Package request: -Filled ITB Package Request Form -Copy of Certificate of Incorporation -Copy of […]
Tender For Public Announcement System at UNAMI HQ
The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) has a requirement for Provision of Upgrade, Reapair and maintenance of Public Announcement (PA) System for the newly constructed buildings at UNAMI Regional Headquarters, Erbil, Iraq. The system should effectively cover the entire compund and making public announcements clearly audible in all areas and buildings within the […]
UNDP Seeks E-Government Contractor
UNDP-Iraq is seeking for a Contractor to provide technical assistance to the Government of Iraq to develop and implement a pilot e-service systems based on Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)-based business process design approach to assure fast scaling and quick wins for e-government. To this respect, a workshop shall be conducted with the targetted parners to […]
France's Total Rumoured in Talks with KRG
The Sunday Times, citing unidentified industry sources, reports that French oil and gas producer Total is close to securing exploration rights over several exploration blocks in Iraqi Kurdistan. A deal could be announced within weeks, according to the newspaper. Chevron and ConocoPhillips are also believed to be competing for rights in the semi-autonomous region, following […]
Kirkuk Refinery FEED Phase Finished by April
According to a report from Bloomberg, Iraq will complete the initial planning for a 150,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Kirkuk in April. Shaw Energy & Chemicals Ltd. has completed 60 percent of the refinery’s front-end engineering and design (FEED) phase, the director general of North Refinery Company, Abdulghafoor Abduljabbar said at an oil forum in Tokyo […]
Analysis of Iranian Threat to Strait of Hormuz
The following is a presentation by General Barry R McCaffery (USA, retired), on the threat of an Iranian closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Barry McCaffrey served in the United States Army for 32 years and retired as a four-star General. At retirement, he was the most highly decorated serving General, having been awarded three […]
Iraq Stock Market Report
Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 26th January 2012). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. ISX is pleased to announced that is has successfully connected Rabee Securities/Sulymania Office with ISX E-Trading System. Trading and execution are now available from Rabee Securities/Sulymania starting […]
Ministry of Trade Announces A New Wheat Tender
MOT announces a new tender for purchasing the quantity of 50 000 MT+/- 5% of wheat from all origins ( Except Romanian & American) according to the specifications adopted by Grain Board of Iraq . The final quantity will be specified by the buyer. All bidders ,who are willing to participate in this tender , have […]
Security Statistics from 2011
AKE has compiled statistics covering violence in Iraq over the course of 2011. The average week saw 56 attacks, many of which included bombings targeting civilians on an indiscriminate basis. The Iraqi security forces also suffered numerous attacks and will likely remain a major focus for militant groups now that the US military has withdrawn […]
Exxon Scouts already in Erbil
Despite objections from Baghdad, ExxonMobil already has personnel on the ground in Iraqi Kurdistan, according to Reuters. Whiel the company has kept silent on its exploration agreement with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), one central government regards as illegal, one Western industry source in Erbil told the news agency: "They [Exxon] are definitely here and […]