New Financing Arrangements Help Expand Internet Access
Iraqi internet service provider FastIraq is to connect more than 100,000 homes and offices to the internet, following the arrangement of funding with Dar Es Salaam Investment Bank (“DES”). FastIraq was advised by Northern Gulf Partners (“NGP”), which secured finance based on projected cash-flow; this is a significant departure from the traditional requirement to secure […]
Romania Offers 10 Scholarships to Iraq
The Romanian government has offered the Iraqi Ministry of Higher Education 10 graduate scholarships. “There are three scholarships to earn a masters degree, and seven to earn the doctorate grade,” the Ministry said in a release on Sunday received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency. It explained that the scholarships embrace the fields of biotechnology, medical […]
2 Sewage Projects in Karbala Worth ID2b
Two sanitary sewage projects were finalized in the district of al-Hindiya, eastern Karbala, at a total cost of nearly two billion Iraqi dinars (roughly $1.6 million), a local service official said on Sunday. “Two local firms finalized two projects for sewerage in al-Hindiya, (20 km) northern Karbala, at a cost of 1.994 billion Iraqi dinars,” […]
Iraq Ministry of Oil to Open New Production Unit in Dawra Refinery
Iraq Ministry of Oil said that it is about to open a new production unit in Al Dawra refinery south Baghdad in order to answer the needs of the capital.
Pending Oil Issues with Kurdistan to Be Resolved .......soon
All pending oil problems with the Kurdistan region will be resolved soon, the official spokesman for the Iraqi Oil Ministry said.
Petronas Recruiting Hundreds of Staff for Four Iraqi Projects
Malaysia's Petroliam Nasional Bhd, or Petronas, has started recruiting hundreds of Iraqis for four oil projects the company won during Iraq's second licensing auction in December.
Schlumberger Starts Staffing in Iraq
Schlumberger expects to have 300 employees in Iraq by July and almost 600 by the end of the year.
AVEVA Wins Iraq Reconstruction Role
AVEVA Group in Cambridge, one of the world's leading providers of engineering data and design IT systems to the plant, power and marine industries, has won work in Iraq
Iraqi Ports Receive 22 Ships This Week
Basra’s ports received 22 commercial ships from different countries this week, according to the Iraqi ports department’s relations & information chief on Thursday. “Umm Qasr port received 17 ships, while Abu Fallous received 3 and al-Maaqal two ships,” Anmar Abdulmenaem al-Safi told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. The Shiite province of Basra, 590 km south of […]
Jordanians Launch Internet Network in Anbar
Anbar’s Investment Committee signed a memorandum of understanding with a Jordanian firm to launch an internet network in the province. “The system will link state-run institutions in Anbar to each other,” a source from the committee told Aswat al-Iraq news agency on Saturday. He explained that the people of Anbar will be allowed access to […]
New Plans to Attract Investors in Missan
The Missan governor announced on Thursday new plans and measures to attract investors to the province. “The province mapped out a plan for the current stage to establish investment projects, including parks, hotels and residential compounds,” Mohammad al-Shayaa told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. “The future plans include big infrastructure projects and other projects which need […]
Minister in International Conference on Bird Flu
An Iraqi agriculture delegation was to participate in an international ministerial conference on bird flu to be held in Vietnam 19-22 of April. An official in the ministry of agriculture stated that the Iraqi delegation was to include Undersecretary of the Ministry of Agriculture Dr. Mehdi Qaysi, General Manager of General Service's livestock Dr. Salah […]