Zwipe, Areeba pilot Biometric Payment Cards in Iraq
By John Lee. Norwegian biometric authentication firm Zwipe is partnering with Areeba to pilot biometric payment cards based on Zwipe Pay ONE in Lebanon and Iraq. According to a press release from Zwipe, these pilots reflect a strong and growing demand from issuers and processors across the region for next-generation contactless payment cards. In these […]
Iraqis Look to Second Citizenship to Expand Global Mobility
By Kumar Pratik, for CS Global Partners. Last year, the world came to a standstill following the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, disrupting life as we knew it. One of the greatest challenges to the impending global health crisis was the introduction of stringent travel restrictions which saw many, near and far, trapped in a […]
Green Initiative to start in Mosul
Mosul Eye Association will commence its seminal Green Mosul Initiative November 24 in a special opening ceremony at the Northern Technical University. Together with students, civil activists, university heads, government officials and guests from the international community, the association will begin planting more than 5,000 trees across 12 locations of public use in Mosul City […]
Workshop for Persons with Disabilities Makes History
Flagship Workshop for Persons with Disabilities Makes History in Iraq, MENA Region Iraq has one of the largest populations of persons with disabilities in the world. Persons with disabilities and their representative organisations in Iraq are increasingly being asked to advocate for their rights to their government and humanitarian and development agencies. Yet, there has […]
Plasschaert speaks with Iraqi Leaders to break Election Deadlock
By Omar Sattar for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. UN official speaks with Iraqi leaders to break post-election deadlock Jeanine Antoinette Plasschaert, special representative of the secretary-general for Iraq, held talks with the head of Asaib Ahl al-Haq, […]
Workshop to Facilitate Job Creation in Iraq
Workshop: National Employment Policy to facilitate job creation and decent work in Iraq A committee, composed of government officials, social partners and other relevant stakeholders met in Amman to discuss the development of a comprehensive national employment policy for Iraq that will facilitate job creation, decent work and social protection for all workers in the […]
Drought forces Iraqi Farmers to Leave their Land
A report from AFP says that, this year, Nineveh province has been Iraq's "most affected" by drought and exceptionally high temperatures. More here. (Source: AFP)
Keeping an Eye on Baghdad
By Michael Young, for Carnegie Middle East Center. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Keeping an Eye on Baghdad In an interview, Ali Hashem discusses Iran's role following an apparent assassination attempt against Iraq's prime minister. Click here to read the […]
Chevron's Oil Deal with Iraq "is One to Watch"
Writing in Oil Price, Simon Watkins says that, given the negative history of dealing with China over the Nassiriyah project and the fact that Russia is occupied elsewhere in the country and the region, the United States might be in an unusually positive position to take a significant role in either the Nassiriyah field development […]
400+ Migrants from Belarus brought back to Kurdistan
More than 400 stranded migrants from Belarus-Poland border brought back to Kurdistan Region A rescue flight from Belarus is set to land at Erbil after 7:00 pm today, returning more than 400 migrants who had been stranded on the Belarus-Poland border. Over 20,000 people attempting to enter Europe through Belarus have been stuck for over […]
Organizational Development Leadership Training for YPS
Ministry of Youth, UNFPA, FBA Hold Organizational Development Leadership Training for the Youth, Peace, Security Coalition The Folke Bernadotte Academy (FBA) and UNFPA, in collaboration with the Ministry of Youth & Sports, held the first Organizational Development Leadership training for the Iraqi Coalition on Youth, Peace, Security (YPS). During the five-day training, experts on the […]
Iraq Completes $685m Bond Issuance
By John Lee. Iraq has successfully completed the sale of a 1-trillion-dinar (£685-million) construction bond issuance, also know as a "binaa bond". The Ministry of Finance issued the bonds for sale on the local financial market at the start of October, in two categories: IQD500,000 bonds with annual interest of 6 percent for two years; […]