Allawi to Pull Out of Power-Sharing Govt?
Ayad Allawi has reportedly threatened to quit the power-sharing government according to an interview with Britain's Times newspaper on Tuesday. "Power-sharing is not happening," Allawi said. "It is not set to work in a meaningful way... If it does not change, I will not participate." Despite his Iraqiya block narrowly winning elections in March, Allawi […]
Kurdistan Oil Dispute Appears Resolved
The dispute between Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) over the legitimacy of international oil contracts signed by the Kurds appears to be over. Baghdad’s dispute with Kurdistan froze oil exports from the region last year. Asked if the dispute between the two Iraqi powers had been resolved, Iraqi Oil Minister, Hussain al-Shahristani, told […]
GE Wins Erbil Power Plant Contract
GE (NYSE: GE) today announced that it will provide gas turbine technology to Mass Global Investment Company, an independent power producer, to help meet northern Iraq’s growing demand for electricity. Under the agreement, GE will supply three Frame 9E gas turbines and generators for the 375-megawatt expansion of the Arbil Power Plant, located in Iraq’s […]
Iraq's Asiacell May Float on Stock Market
Qatar Telecom QSC, the country’s largest company by revenue, is mulling plans to sell shares to the public in its Iraqi unit in two years, according to its chief strategy officer. “We are beginning to think now about doing an IPO in Baghdad,” Jeremy Sell said at a presentation in the Qatari capital Doha today. […]
Korea's Hyundai May Build Power Stations in Anbar
An investment delegation from the Korean company Hyundai, specialized in establishing and equipping oil-fired power plants, visited Anbar province on Tuesday to discuss proposals for investment in the province, according to a report from AKnews. Wissam al-Rawi, the head of the Energy Committee of Anbar Council, said that the council discussed investment with the Hyundai […]
Iraq And Syria Agree New Oil Pipeline
An economic adviser to the Iraqi government, Salam al-Qoraishi, said Iraq and Syria had agreed in principle to extend a pipeline with a capacity of 1.7 million barrels through Syrian territories to export Iraqi oil to the Syrian ports on the Mediterranean Sea, according to AKnews. Iraq is currently linked to the Turkish port of […]
History’s lesson for the dinar
I used to think that rapid increases in Iraqi oil production would practically guarantee a significant strengthening of the dinar over the next ten years. Surprisingly, however, history suggests that this is far from a foregone conclusion. While the Oil Ministry claims that Iraqi capacity will rise by 10 million barrels per day (mn bbl/d) […]
US Missing Out On Business Opportunities in Iraqi Kurdistan
In a letter to the Editor of the Washington Times, Harry Schute Jr., a retired U.S. Army Reserve colonel with extensive experience in Iraq, and currently a consulting adviser to the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), says American firms are missing out on opportunities in Iraqi Kurdistan. Of the 850 international firms taking part in the […]
Italy to Fund UNIDO Industrial Development Project for Iraq
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) will launch in January a EUR 3 million technical cooperation project in Iraq to develop industrial zones and enhance investment in the country. The two-year project will be funded by the Government of Italy, and implemented in coordination with the World Bank. An agreement on the funding was […]
Arab Economic Union Office to Open in Baghdad
Iraqi representative to the Arab League, Dr. Qais al-Azzawi, said that a branch of the Arab Economic Union will open in Baghdad in the near future, according to AKnews. Following a meeting on Sunday with Ambassador Mohamed al Rabie’, the General Secretary of the union, Al-Azzawi told AKnews that the opening of the office represents […]
Investment Guide to Iraq
These two reports date from December 2009, but are still worth reading by anyone who is interested in the investment climate in the country. Iraq Business News has been in contact with the National Investment Commission (NIC) regarding updates to these reports, and we will keep our readers informed as soon as new documents are […]
$151m Waste-Recycling Plant in Muthanna
Works are underway to build a waste-recycling plant in al-Muthanna at a cost of $151 million [177 billion Iraqi dinars], according to the province’s investment commission chairman on Sunday. “The project stands over an area of 30 donums [7.5 hectares] and should be finalized in 13 months,” Adel Dakhil al-Yasseri told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. […]