Iraq Contractor 'Marked up Prices by 12,000%'
A United Arab Emirates-based logistics contractor billed Defense Department authorities in Iraq for parts at prices marked up as high as 5,000 percent and 12,000 percent, according to a quarterly report released Saturday by the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction. GovExec reports that a review of a $119 million reconstruction and logistics contract with […]
Iraq's Second-Largest Lake 'Dry in 2 years'
Almost 2,000 kilometres in size, Lake Razzaza is Iraq’s second largest lake. But increasing saline levels and decreasing water levels mean that the area is heading for economic, social and environmental disaster. And nobody seems to have any solutions. Once it was a centre for the local fishing industry, a lake teeming with commercial activity, […]
Iraqi Government is Downsized
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. […]
US Announces Iraq Museum Fellowship Residencies Program
The Educational and Cultural Affairs Bureau of the U.S. Department of State and the United States Embassy in Baghdad has announced the 2012 Iraq Museum Fellowship Residencies Program. This program has been developed to provide future Iraqi museum professionals with the opportunity to develop and build their capacity in museum management and operation. The residencies […]
New Spare Parts Tenders from NGC
North Gas Company announces the below tenders: -Spare Part for Equipment Cartridge Filter BA-FD-1203/2203 , Filter element material : Cotton , Perforated plate sus 304 internal core with max thickness = 1 mm. For further information , please click on this link. Spare for Ajeel Gas Field Diaphragm seal smart type differential transmitter out put hart with […]
MEA 50th Anniversary Golf Day: Stoke Park, Buckinghamshire
--- Update: Just 6 places available -- Thanks to the generosity of IHG, the MEA will be holding a Golf Tournament on Friday 9th September as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations. The tournament will be held at the picturesque and historic Stoke Poges Golf Course at Stoke Park in Buckinghamshire, about 35 minutes from […]
New Tenders From MRC
MRC Announces the below tenders, please click on every link to obtain more information : -General Accessories filter -Filling Machine -Chiller Water System -Labeling Machine -Centrifugal Pump -Portable Bundle Extractor -Recycle-Gas Drier -Screw pump -Centrifugal pump -Pump -Lab Equipment -Finned Tube -Complete Vertical Centrifugal pump -Spare parts for valve & fitting -Spare parts for steam turbine […]
Iraq Economic Overview
Annual inflation in Iraq is now 6.3%, according to government figures. It is likely this is due to rising commodity prices. Government receipts for oil in the last quarter were up 19% to US$20bn, the highest since before the Iraq War began. The dinar was unchanged versus the dollar during the quarter. The International Monetary […]
Housing Projects Continue to Roll
Iraqi firm al-Faw this week started to build a US$50m housing complex in Iraq's third largest city, Mosul, according to Aknews, at the same time that two more complexes are announced. The Mosul project will create another 100,000 housing units, three schools, a shopping complex and four health centres. It is due to be completed […]
Iraq: Untapped Opportunities: 22nd November
The Middle East Association, supported by the National Investment Commission of Iraq, UK Trade & Investment and Allurentis, is pleased to announce the 2011 Iraq Trade and Investment Conference, “Iraq: Untapped Opportunities”. This conference will take place at London’s Dorchester Hotel on 22nd November. This event will provide a high-level forum for senior representatives from […]
NGC : Supplying for Vaisala MAWS301 Hydrometer System .
North Gas Company announces a new tender for supplying a new Vaisala MAWS301 Hydrometer system , configuration comprising: standard assembly for data collection paltform (DCP) high accuracy for industry use in metric unit measurement including: -QML201AWS logger with 1.6MB flash memory for data logging , plus mounting plate , accuracies operating temperature (-50... +60) , […]
MRC Announces New Tenders
Midland Refinery Company announces new tenders , please click on each link to obtain further information: -spares for peabody steam atomizing oil burners . -burber soot blower , condenser & ejector. -burner soot blower , condenser & ejector. -spare parts for pumps. -spare parts for pumps. -spare parts for burners. […]