Basra Council Approves "ID 288 bn" Energy Project
Basra's Council approved an energy project worth 288 billion dinars [$246m] on Thursday, a vice president of the Basra council told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. “The council approved during its regular session an energy project to establish four generating units with a production capacity of 400kv (sic) at the al-Najiebiya electricity plant,” Ahmad al-Salieti is […]
Chinese Company to Produce Thermal Bricks in Iraq
Iraq's Industry Ministry has signed a contract with a Chinese company to produce thermal bricks, a spokesperson of the ministry said on Thursday. “The thermal industries company signed a contract with a Chinese company to carry out a project to produce thermal bricks,” Hanaa al-Husseini told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. “The ministry has allocated 25 […]
Tons of Garbage Being Dumped in Tigris
The Tigris River which bisects Baghdad and several other major Iraqi cities has about one billion cubic meters of polluted materials dumped into it, according to a senior environment expert. Azzaman news agency quotes Kamel al-Saadi, Baghdad Province’s expert on the environment, as saying that pollution was increasing in the river “at an alarming rate” […]
Project Management Institute Opens Branch in Mosul
A branch of the Project Management Institute (PMI) in the Arab Gulf was opened in the city of Mosul, to make a qualitative leap in managing projects, Ninewa's governor said on Wednesday. “The PMI opened a branch in the city of Mosul with around 120 engineers and administrators,” Atheel al-Nijiefi said at the 2010 development […]
Czech Republic to Sell Fighter Jets to Iraq
The Czech Republic might sell up to 25 Aero L-159 ALCA (Advanced Light Combat Aircraft) subsonic fighter aircraft to Iraq, according to Prague Monitor. The deal requires approval from the U.S., which supplied avionic equipment to the planes. According to some information, Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg discussed the issue on his visit to the […]
Shatt al-Arab Borders to be Demarcated
The outgoing Iraqi government announced on Friday that the demarcation of borders on the Shatt al-Arab will begin at the beginning of November under the supervision of the United Nations (UN), according to AKnews. The Shatt al-Arab is where the Tigris and Euphrates rivers meet and flow into the Persian Gulf. Ahmed al-Shihani, foreign affairs […]
Iranian Company to Build Oil Refinery in Babil
The deputy director of the Babel Investment Commission said that an Iranian company has been granted an investment licence to build an oil refinery in the province. Abbas al-Tai told AKnews that the Iranian company, IR Haval, will set up the refinery for filtering diesel oil, which is produced in abundance by the Iraqi refineries. […]
France to Sign 8 New Contracts with Iraq
An adviser in the outgoing Iraqi government said on Thursday that Iraq will sign eight important economic contracts with France during November. The adviser of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ahmad al-Shehani, told AKnews that "the Iraqi government will sign eight economic contracts next month to expand the economic transactions between the two countries". The […]
Extremes of Risk and Reward in Iraq
The extremes of risk and reward in Iraq were very much in evidence over the past week. On the negative side: Ayad Allawi, in his attempts to bolster his bid for the top job, has reportedly reneged on his commitment to honour oil and gas contracts signed by they current administration; The government has admitted […]
New Tenders for Mall Developments in Iraq
The National Investment Commission (NIC) has just announced a string of new tenders to build "central malls, warehouses and free markets in addition to constructing residential buildings" throughout Iraq. Click here to see the full table of projects. Please submit application forms to either the National Investment Commission directly or by e-mail to [email protected] before […]
125 Companies Bidding to Build 1 Million Houses in Iraq
The Chairman of the National Investment Commission, Dr. Sami Al- Araji, announced that 125 companies of various nationalities have submitted offers to implement the 'One Million Housing Units' project [National Housing Project] throughout Iraq, and says that 35 companies from that list will be chosen. Dr. Araji explained that the project will be built on […]
Iraq Banks Told to Raise $7 Billion
The Central Bank of Iraq has instructed private banks to raise at least $7 billion in fresh capital over the next three years to be able to handle an expected oil-fueled construction boom, according to the Wall Street Journal. Ahmed Ibraihi, Vice Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq, told the newspaper on Wednesday that […]