AHG sees New Opportunities in Iraqi Fertilizer Sector
By John Lee. Mr. Mohammed Jaafar Al-Sadr, the Iraq Ambassador to London, received Mr. Amet Selman, CEO of AAA Holding Group (AHG) and an investor in the phosphate fertilizer plant in Basra on Monday. During the meeting, Mr. Selman briefed the Ambassador about the company's activities in Iraq, particularly their partnership with the Ministry of […]
Hakan Fidan and the New Turkish Diplomacy in Iraq
By Firas Elias 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. Hakan Fidan and the New Turkish Diplomacy in Iraq As Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hakan Fidan (pictured) will have to navigate urgent changes and new […]
Draft Laws "threaten" Human Rights in Iraq
By Amnesty International. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq: Draft laws threaten rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly The Iraqi government has re-introduced two draft laws to the Parliament which, if passed, would severely curtail the rights to freedom […]
Why TotalEnergies' $27bn Iraq Deal is a Gamechanger
By Simon Watkins for the OilPrice.com. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Why TotalEnergies' $27 Billion Deal With Iraq Is A Gamechanger The long-delayed US$27-billion four-pronged megadeal between France's TotalEnergies and the Federal Government of Iraq has received the final go-ahead from […]
Iraq's Power Problem: Financial and Technical Challenges
By Noam Raydan 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. Iraq's Power Problem (Part 1): Persistent Financial and Technical Challenges Diversifying Iraq's energy supplies won't mean much if its power infrastructure is not rehabilitated, and […]
New KRG Representative to the United States
KRG Prime Minister Masrour Barzani has appointed Treefa Aziz as the new KRG Representative to the United States. Ms Aziz was most recently Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister and previously worked for over 25 years in the United States in various capacities in the public and private sector. She was also the KDP Representative […]
UK calls for Project Bids to promote Human Rights in Iraq
By John Lee. The British Embassy in Baghdad has announced funding for projects to promote and protect human rights in Iraq. Under the Magna Carta Fund, the UK will make £70,000 ($92,000) available to projects that include action-oriented ideas which will bring about concrete outcomes. According to a statement from the Embassy: "In particular, we […]
UK calls for Bids to Improve Freedom of Religion in Iraq
By John Lee. The British Embassy in Baghdad has announced funding for projects to improve freedom of religion and belief in Iraq. Under the John Bunyan Fund, the UK will make £30,000 ($39,000) available to projects that include action-oriented ideas which will bring about concrete outcomes. According to a statement from the Embassy: "In particular, […]
Iraq to become World's Biggest Oil Producer?
By Simon Watkins for the OilPrice.com. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq Takes First Step Towards Becoming The World's Biggest Oil Producer Iraq's parliamentary oil and gas committee plans to increase the country's oil production to more than five million barrels […]
Deloitte report on KRI Oil & Gas: KRG issues Summary Data Only
By John Lee. Deloitte has recently published a report on the Kurdistan Region's oil production, sales, exports and revenues for the first quarter of 2023. Unlike previous press releases from KRG relating to the Deloitte reports, this latest press release does not include a link to the actual report, but instead consists of just the […]
New Industrial Zone being built in Erbil
From Kurdistan24. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Nearly 6,000 new companies established by KRG's Ninth Cabinet Dara Jalil Khayat (pictured), the President of the Erbil Chamber of Commerce and Industry, has said that a new industrial zone is being built in […]
Iran "Ready to Meet" Iraq's Pharma, Medical Requirements
From Tasnim, under Creative Commons licence. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iran Ready to Meet Iraq's Pharmaceutical, Medical Requirements: Mokhber Iran's first vice president has expressed the country's readiness to provide Iraq with medical products, saying that joint cooperation between the […]