Head of Baghdad Investment Speaks to IBN
The Chairman of the Baghdad Investment Commission, Shaker A. Shabib, spoke recently with Padraig O'Hannelly for Iraq Business News, and outlined the opportunities available in Iraq's capital: Iraq Business News: I'd like to ask you firstly about the opportunities that are available in Baghdad; we hear a lot about the oil producing regions, but what […]
Update on DNO's Kurdistan Operations
DNO International today [Wednesday] received a second payment of USD 60 million from the Kurdistan Regional Government in respect of oil exports from the Tawke field operated by the Company in northern Iraq. A first payment of USD 103.7 million was received in June 2011. The Company had previously reported temporary reductions in production from […]
A Second Chamber for the Iraqi Parliament?
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 Business News. […]
Iraq Mega Projects 2011
According to U.S Energy Information Administration data, Iraq generates the majority of its revenue by exporting oil and importing about 30% of the gasoline it uses. The country is now seeking $30 billion in foreign investment to build refineries and develop oil and gas fields to avoid importing gasoline and diesel. Iraq Mega Projects 2011 […]
Supply Sideboom (90) Ton QT. (10/Ten)
The Oil Projects Company (SCOP) of the Ministry of Oil, Baghdad , Iraq announces the issuance of a new supply Sideboom (90) Ton QT (10/Ten). The Origin of the materials should be Americans and the manufacturing year should not be less than 2011. Tender documents may be collected (by an authorized representative of the tenderer […]
Oil Projects Company (SCOP) Announces A New Supply Crane Tender
The Oil Projects Company (SCOP) of the Ministry of Oil , Baghdad , Iraq , announces the issuance of a new supply tender. This tender call for Supply Crane (80) Ton Qt (2) , two and all accessories required as follows: Supply Crane (80) Ton Qt (2) two Spare parts for two years operation The […]
New Tenders From MRC
Midland Refineries Company announces the below tenders: -Tools (Portable Power Driven) -Electrical Plant Spares -Tools -Instrument & Meters -Instrument & Meters -Instruments & Meters -PDC Propylene Dichloride -Supply Of Material -5 Ton Lorry Truck -Lab Equipment -Transformers -Spare Part For Reactors no R-201, R-202, R-203 -Equipments -Tools (Portable Power Driven) tube expander. For further […]
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برعاية الأمانة العامة لمجلس الوزراء والمم المتحدة من خلال برنامجها في العراق نعلن عن تأسيس الشبكة الوطنية المؤمنة بالميثاق العالمي للأمم المتحدة الذي أقره أمينها العام. وندعو شركات القطاع الخاص الرصينة والمنظمات غير الحكومية المختصة للانظمام اليها علما ان الميثاق المذكور آنفاً ينص على الإيمان بالمبادىء العشرة في تحسين الاعمال وحقوق الإنسان والبيئة ومكافحة الفساد […]
New Spares and Supply Tenders From NGC
NGC announces the following tenders: -Spares For Sponsler Turbine Meter . -Quotation for the Supply Of Forklift Truck 1 Ton. -Instrument Adjustable Air Regulator With Out Put Gauge . Click on each link to obtain further information. Please note that offers must be in sealed envelopes (technical offer ) with indent number and closing date […]
Iraqi Govt to Boost Spending by 36%
Iraq's cabinet plans a substantial boost in public spending next year in a draft budget proposed on Sunday, government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said in a statement. AFP reports that the $111-billion spending programme for 2012 is a 36 percent increase on the same figure for this year, with 15 percent of next year's budget allocated […]
Iraq “The Next Saudi Arabia”: MAN Trucks
Iraq’s extensive rebuilding requirements could make it “the next Saudi Arabia” for contractors and suppliers, according to an executive at MAN Trucks. Construction Weekly reports that Dave van Graan, vice president of sales at the German heavy vehicle giant, said the gradual pick up in demand for machinery to help develop Iraq has already given […]
No More Charity: Making Iraq's Economy Work
Most of Iraq’s revenue comes from oil. But natural riches may also mean fewer political freedoms and a state that behaves like a charity toward its own people. This must change, an Iraqi economist Nagih al-Obeidi argues in this article from Niqash. The economic and political theory on “rentier states” says that a nation that […]