AECOM Awarded Five-Year, $53m USAID Contract in Iraq
AECOM Technology Corporation (NYSE: ACM), a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for government and commercial clients around the world, announced today that it was been awarded a five-year, US$53-million [63 billion Iraqi dinars] contract from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to provide economic-consulting services to Iraq through the Iraq […]
Iraq Mobile Investment Overview and Market Forecast 2010-2014
Research and Markets has announced the addition of their "Iraq Mobile Investment Overview and Market Forecast 2010-2014" report to their offering. This report provides a detailed overview of the mobile market in Iraq. It outlines the main current trends and provides five year subscriber and revenue forecasts. Excel annex Mobile handset subscribers market: subscribers, penetration, net […]
Weekly Security Update
National Overview On 2 August President Obama affirmed that the U.S. combat troops would leave Iraq at the end of the month, though he noted that a reduced U.S. presence of 50,000 troops will remain in Iraq under a less military guise. These troops will make up a transitional force until the final U.S. withdrawal […]
Iraq May Open Kuwait Border for Oil Project Supplies
Iraq may open its border with Kuwait for the first time in 20 years to ease shipments of equipment for major oil projects, an oil ministry spokesman said. In a telephone interview with Bloomberg from Baghdad, Asim Jihad said: “The Ministry of Oil may open the border with Kuwait to facilitate the shipment of heavy […]
Kentz and Dome in Iraq Oil Services Deal
Kentz Corporation (LSE: KENZ), the holding company of the Kentz Engineering and Construction Group, has announced an agreement with the Dome Group, a leading supplier of equipment and services to the Middle East energy sector. The framework agreement results in Kentz taking a 49 per cent interest in Dome General Contracting Company Ltd. (Iraq) for […]
Baghdad's Mayor Courts Swedish Companies
Baghdad’s Mayor, Sabir al-Issawi, called on Swedish firms to participate in redevelopment projects in the Iraqi capital. “Al-Issawi received an official Swedish delegation in his office in Baghdad,” said a release issued by the Baghdad Mayoralty on Monday, as received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency. It explained that the two sides discussed methods to reinforce […]
Iraq to Resolve Housing Crisis
Iraqi authorities are working on plans to resolve the housing crisis in the country, despite problems hindering investments in the sector, the chairman of the National Investment Commission told AKnews on Monday. "The investment committee has worked on planning to implement important projects in the coming period to help solve the housing crisis," said Sami […]
Iraq Mega Projects 2010 to Include Panel Discussion on Corporate Social Responsibility
The CWC Group understands the importance of Corporate Social Responsibility and has included a panel discussion in their programme for the Iraq Mega Projects 2010 Conference & Exhibition, which is taking place in Istanbul, Turkey at the Hilton Hotel on 26- 28 October 2010. The discussion will highlight the benefits to the contract winners of […]
Gulftainer Announces New Berth at Umm Qasr
Sharjah-based port operator Gulftainer has announced that it has opened berth 8 at Umm Qasr port in Iraq, according to a report from MEED. In September, the firm expects to introduce two mobile harbour cranes designed to handle all forms of cargo, that will ensure high efficiency at the berth. In February, the firm won […]
Transport Minister Considers Deal with Dubai Ports
Iraq's Transport Minister, Shirwan al-Waeli [al-Waili], met with the deputy president of DP World (formerly Dubai Ports Authority) on Monday in Basra, to discuss signing a deal between Iraqi and Dubai ports, according to Aswat al-Iraq news agency. “Talks between the two sides tackled steps to implement the deal between the two sides,” said Anmar […]
$1 Billion Lawsuit over Smuggling Allegations
The Kurdistan Democratic Party has filed a one billion US dollar defamation lawsuit, the largest in Iraqi history, against an opposition newspaper, the Metro Center to Defend Journalists, which represents the Journalistic Freedoms Observatory JFO in Kurdistan region, said on Monday. On July 20, Rozhnama, a newspaper affiliated with the main opposition group Change, published […]
Smuggled Cars Seized at Basra Port
A source in the Iraqi Ports Company said on Monday that Acting Transport Minister and Minister of Oil, Hussein al-Shahristani, visited several ports in Basra in a surprising visit on Sunday evening, while the security forces seized a number of smuggled cars in one of the ports in the province. "Oil Minister, Hussein al-Shahristani, arrived […]