Anti-Establishment Parties unite to Transform Iraqi Politics
From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Deep Dive: Anti-establishment parties unite to transform Iraqi politics Supporters of the October (Tishreen) protest movement are uniting to take on Iraq's political establishment. Groups that previously boycotted elections are now choosing to […]
Austria interested in Iraq's Development Road Project?
By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed Shiaa Al-Sudani received the Ambassador of Austria to Iraq, Mr. Andrea Nasi, on Tuesday, on the occasion of assuming his duties as the country's first resident ambassador in Baghdad in thirty years. According to a statement from the Prime Minister's office, discussions covered various aspects of bilateral relations between […]
Oil Production at Tawke Field Continues to Climb
DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, today announced that gross production from its operated Tawke license in the Kurdistan region of Iraq continues to climb, with the December to date average approaching 90,000 barrels of oil per day (bopd). That lifts the projected fourth quarter 2023 figure to 65,000 bopd, up from 26,000 […]
China's Huawei to train Iraq's CMC on Cybersecurity
By John Lee. The President of Iraq's Communications and Media Commission (CMC), Dr. Ali Al-Mouyad, has signed a memorandum of cooperation with Chinese company Huawei in the field of cybersecurity and capacity building. According to a statement from CMC, the agreement aims to foster collaboration, mutual innovation, knowledge exchange, and training development in cybersecurity for […]
Iraq Underscores need for Int'l Anti-Corruption Court
By Aram Mahmood, for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The Case of Iraq Underscores the Need of an International Anti-Corruption Court Given the inability-or unwillingness-of Iraqi institutions to adequately combat corruption, the need for […]
IBBC establishes Agritech Committee
The Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) is establishing an Agritech Committee under the Chairmanship of Dr Amet Selman (pictured), CEO of AAA Holding. For its first project the committee is looking into 'AI Driven Agriculture and Sustainable Use of Fertilisers'. Dr Selman will gather interested IBBC Members and external experts to draw up a plan […]
UK, France to Co-Chair Iraq Economic Contact Group (IECG)
By John Lee. France and the United Kingdom are to co-chair the Iraq Economic Contact Group (IECG) from the start of January. In a statement, the group added that, as friends and partners of Iraq, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the World Bank commit to […]
Women's Economic Empowerment in Iraq
From the French Research Center on Iraq (CFRI). Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Women's economic empowerment in Iraq: a double-edged sword? Within the ongoing research project "The Condition of Life of Women in Iraq and the Kurdistan region", Dr Ana Cristina […]
Iraq Stock Market Report
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 14th December 2023). Please click here to view a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. RSISX Index Change RSISX Index Closings Change (w/w) (%) Change (YTD) (%) RSISX IQD Index 1,563.1 6.1% 71.7% RSISX USD Index 1,537.0 […]
Pioneering Progamme to Empower Women in Media
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Rudaw Media Network have officially partnered to initiate a 12-month training programme to enrich women's experience in media and journalism across Iraq. Garik Hayrapetyan, Deputy Representative of UNFPA and Ako Mohammed, CEO of Rudaw Media Network, signed the agreement in Erbil, marking a significant collaboration between a media […]
Social Media Marketing Strategies: Reaching Iraqi Audiences Effectively
By Dewey Grant. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Social Media Marketing Strategies: Reaching Iraqi Audiences Effectively Iraqi digital landscape is evolving rapidly, and even though there are plenty of limitations when marketing to Iraqi audiences, there is a way to […]
$112m for Turkish Agri Complex at Umm Qasr Port
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World Bank Group, is supporting Sama Al-Manar and Manar FZCO, subsidiaries of Türkiye-based Tiryaki Agro, in developing a new state-of-the-art agro-industrial complex in Iraq's Umm Qasr Port, including a soybean crushing plant and warehouses, which will help bolster food security, create jobs, and diversify the country's economy […]