Ex-Dentons Partner to represent KRG for Arent Fox
By John Lee. Washington DC-based law firm Arent Fox LLP has entered an agreement with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to provide legal advice on various issues including legal and regulatory matters in the United States. It will also advise on strengthening the KRG's alliance with the United States, tracking and monitoring legislation in Congress, […]
Engineers Still Held Without Charge in Iraq
By John Lee. Australian citizen Robert Pether and his Egyptian colleague Khalid Radwan are reportedly still being held without charge in Iraq, following a contract dispute relating to the construction of the new Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) head office in Baghdad. The pair were detained in early April, having allegedly been tricked into traveling […]
Heatwave: Iraq and Iran suffer conjoined Electricity Crisis
Writing in The National, Robert Tollast quotes analysts as saying that the disastrous collapse in Iraqi and Iranian electricity supplies was partly caused by the dysfunctional partnership between the countries' energy sectors. Click here to read the full story.
Checkpoints Prevent Kurdish Traders from Exporting Produce
From Rudaw. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraqi checkpoints bar Kurdish traders from exporting vegetables, fruits Checkpoints between the Kurdistan Region and southern Iraq prohibit regular exports for Kurdish produce farmers. Several domestic produce items are in season but do not […]
Egypt, Iraq, and Jordan: A New Partnership?
By Katherine Harvey and Bruce Riedel, for The Brookings Institution. The opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Egypt, Iraq, and Jordan: A new partnership 30 years in the making? In April, the news that Iraq was mediating between longtime rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran captivated […]
EBRD Investigates Expansion into Iraq
By John Lee. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has confirmed its intention to expand its operations into Iraq. It concluded its 30th Annual Meeting this week with decisions on the Bank's future work on the green transition and towards expanding its activities. The Bank's shareholders "gave us a green light on the […]
Amentum Wins Logistics Contract in Iraq
By John Lee. Amentum Services Inc., Germantown, Maryland, was awarded a $10,708,728 modification (0003C4) to contract W52P1J-12-G-0028 for transportation logistics support services. Work will be performed in Kuwait and Iraq, with an estimated completion date of July 2, 2022. Amentum was created by the sale of AECOM's Management Services business to affiliates of Lindsay Goldberg […]
What is behind Iraq's Electricity Crisis?
From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. What is behind Iraq's electricity crisis? As summer brings soaring temperatures, Iraq is again experiencing major power shortages with associated political turmoil. With daytime highs above 50 degrees Celsius, blackouts are particularly hitting […]
Dyncorp Wins Contract for Aviation Maintenance Services
By John Lee. Dyncorp International LLC, Fort Worth, Texas, was awarded a $20,606,486 modification (P00152) to contract W58RGZ-19-C-0025 for worldwide aviation maintenance. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas; and Iraq, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 30, 2021. (Source: US Dept of Defense)
China-US Rivalry playing out in Iraq
Writing in Oil Price, Simon Watkins says Iraq is playing the United States and China off against each other in the awarding of contracts for infrastructural development and oil sales. Click here to read the full story.
The Ongoing Assassinations of Iraqi Activists
By Ali Al-Mikdam, 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 Ongoing Assassinations of Iraqi Activists In the period after the 2020 assassination of Soleimani and al-Muhandis, many activists in Iraq believe that Iran's focus […]
Textron awarded $7.6m Iraq Contract
By John Lee. US-based Textron Aviation Defense has been awarded a $7,605,208 firm-fixed price contract with cost-plus-fixed-fee and cost-reimbursable contract line item numbers for support and sustainment of the Iraq Peace Dragon Program. This contract provides support of the field service representatives, program management, core/field engineering and repair-and-return. Work will be performed in Wichita, Kansas, […]