US "Eager to Work with" Govt and People of Iraq
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken (pictured) spoke [on Thursday] with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani to congratulate him on the October 27 formation of an Iraqi government. The Secretary conveyed that the United States is eager to work with the government and people of Iraq to improve respect for human rights, increase economic […]
Climate of Opportunity: Iraq's New Govt as Regional Conciliator
By Hamzeh Hadad, for the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR). Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Climate of opportunity: Iraq's new government as regional conciliator Iraq's new prime minister is well placed to negotiate both the pitfalls of domestic politics […]
Mosul's Al Yarmouk Park is Opened
Iraqi Government Officials and UN-Habitat Iraq celebrate the opening of a totally renovated Al Yarmouk Park in Mosul funded by the European Union In occasion of World Cities Day falling on 31st October, Mr Abdul Sattar, Head of Mosul Municipality, along with Mr. Hassan Al Allaf, Ninewa Deputy Governor, Mr. Ali Omar Gabo, Ninewa Deputy […]
Increasing Women's Political Participation in Iraq
UNDP & UNWomen reaffirm their commitment toward increasing women's political participation in Iraq The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Women Empowerment (UNWomen) in Iraq partnered to support women's political participation and representation in Iraq. Today, the two UN agencies sign a US$1 million partnership agreement in […]
Possible Revaluation of the Iraqi Dinar?
By John Lee. Iraqi Prime Minister has reportedly told a press conference that his government intends to increase the value of the Iraqi dinar (IQD) against the US dollar. Kurdistan24 quotes Mohammed Shia al-Sudani as saying that the interests of the needy were not taken into consideration when the currency was devalued by approximately 20 […]
What to Expect from Sudani's Government
By Bilal Wahab 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. Buying Time in Baghdad? What to Expect from Sudani's Government The hostile and corrupt forces arrayed behind him might ease their anti-American activities just to […]
Iraq Economic Review: KRG Finances; Iraq's Real Estate Boom
By Basima Abdulrahman, Rania Baker and Ahmed Tabaqchali, for the Institute of Regional and International Studies (IRIS) at the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS). The opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq Economic Review: KRG's Financial Conundrum | Iraq's Real Estate Boom […]
The Sadrist Movement in Iraq
By Dr Renad Mansour and Dr Benedict Robin-D'Cruz, for Chatham House. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The Sadrist movement in Iraq The populist Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, who led the Shia Islamist Sadrist bloc to a shock victory in the October […]
Iraq Stock Market Report
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 3rd October 2022). Please click here to view a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at IQD901 (-2.1%) / $795 (-2.1%) (weekly change) (-1.9% and -1.2% YTD change, respectively). The weekly trading volume was […]
Genel Shares Rise on Trading Update
Shares in Genel Energy were trading as much as 6 percent higher this morning following a trading and operations update in respect of the third quarter and first nine months of 2022. Paul Weir (pictured), Chief Executive of Genel, said: "I am pleased that we remain on track to generate around $250 million of free […]
DNO Reports Strong Third Quarter Results
DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, today reported third quarter operating profit of USD 191 million on revenues of USD 339 million driven by strong production at the flagship Kurdistan Tawke license and continued high oil and gas prices. In Kurdistan, gross operated production totaled 109,100 barrels of oil per day (bopd) in […]
Iraq Fifth Worst in World for Unsolved Murders of Journalists
By John Lee. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has ranked Iraq fifth worst in the world in this year's s Global Impunity Index. The index spotlights countries where members of the press are murdered in retaliation for their reporting and the perpetrators go free, calculating the number of unsolved journalist murders as a percentage […]