IBBC Webinar: Privatization of Iraqi State-Owned Enterprises
From the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC): Please join IBBC webinar on The Privatization of Iraqi State-owned Enterprises, which will take place on July 6th from 1.00pm - 2.30pm UK time on Zoom. Please register for IBBC webinar here Professor Frank Gunter of Lehigh University joined by other Members of the IBBC Advisory Council has […]
Croatian firm wins $69m Power Plant Contract in Iraq
By John Lee. Croatia's Koncar Group has signed an agreement worth EUR 65 million ($69 million) with Iraq's Ministry of Electricity for the revitalization of Haditha hydroelectric power station. Under the agreement, the company will carry out what it describes as "a partial revitalization of generation units, replace part of the MV and HV equipment, […]
The Necessary US Role in Fixing Baghdad-Kurdistan Energy Dispute
By Michael Knights, 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 Necessary U.S. Role in Fixing the Baghdad-Kurdistan Energy Dispute On February 15, 2022, Iraq's Federal Supreme Court ruled that the 2007 oil and gas […]
Preventing Extinction of Gazelles in Southern Iraq
FAO Iraq mobilizing efforts to prevent the extinction of reem gazelles in Southern Iraq A delegation from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Iraq visited last week Sawa Nature Reserve in Al Muthanna. This came as a follow-up to the urgent and current situation where reem gazzelles are endangered due […]
Scramble to Contain new Animal Virus Outbreak
By Adnan Abu Zeed for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraqi health authorities scramble to contain new animal virus outbreak Viral hemorrhagic fever is spread by contact with animals and can constitute a "public health emergency of international […]
How Sadr's Shiite Rivals became Largest Parliamentary Bloc
By Mustafa Saadoun for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Explainer: How Sadr's Shiite rivals became largest bloc in Iraq's parliament Many of the new members of the Council of Representatives taking the place of the 73 Sadrists who […]
Dana Gas suspends Khor Mor Expansion after more Attacks
By John Lee. Dana Gas has said that following the incident on the 22nd of June, two further small rockets landed within the Khor Mor Block in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq on Friday and Saturday, respectively. It says there were no injuries or damage. In a statement to the Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange, the […]
KRG PM 'deeply troubled' by attacks on Khor Mor Gas Field
From the Kurdistan Regional Government: Like citizens across the Kurdistan, I have been deeply troubled by the repeated terror attacks on our people and public infrastructure in recent months. The cowards behind the attacks have resorted to terror tactics because they have lost the court of public opinion in the rest of the country. Rather […]
Mercy Hands reports on conditions for Returnees
Mercy Hands has conducted an assessment on the needs of the returnees in the Balad District, Salah Al-Din Governorate. From the baseline study, it concluded that services are not sufficient to meet the returnees needs in areas including social services, housing, employment, and social protection. Click here to download the full report. (Source: Mercy Hands)
Egypt considers building Water Treatment plant on Euphrates
By John Lee. A delegation from the Egyptian Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation has visited Iraq to study the possibility of building a water treatment plant on the Euphrates River. According to a report from Egypt Today, the plant would be similar to Egypt's Bahr El-Baqar wastewater treatment plant. The discussions involved Orascom and […]
FFS Annual Report: 3,060 Projects Completed in Iraq
Funding Facility for Stabilization 2021 Annual Report In 2021, the FFS completed 368 projects (3,060 since 2015) across all sectors of interventions and in the five liberated governorates of Anbar, Diyala, Kirkuk, Ninewa and Salah al-Din for a total value of US$ 164.5 million (US$ 826.2 million since 2015), generating over 3 million benefits (18.9 […]
Iran "Ready to Export Technical, Engineering Services to Iraq"
By John Lee. The CEO of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) has said that Iran is ready to export technical and engineering services to Iraq. Addressing a meeting of the Joint Working Group on Iran-Iraq Oil Cooperation, Mohsen Khojastehmehr, said: "Iran wants to benefit from Iraq's participation in the development of the oil and […]