Lucky Cement starts commercial production at Samawah
By John Lee. Pakistan-based Lucky Cement has announced that it started commercial operations at its new cement production facility in Samawah on Wednesday. In a statement to the Pakistan Stock Market, the company said the new plant [Najmat-Al-Samawah (NAS)] has a capacity of 1.2 million tonnes per annum, and is a joint venture with Al-Shamookh […]
Iraq Stock Market Report
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 11th March 2021). Note: ISX will be closed on 14th and, 21st of March due to lockdown according to the decision of new Supreme Committee for National Health and Safety. Please click here to view a table of listed companies and their associated […]
Pope's visit to Iraq highlights needs in Liberated Areas
Pope Francis' historic visit to Iraq highlights remaining needs in areas liberated from ISIL The historic visit of His Holiness Pope Francis to Iraq is testament to the strength of the Iraqi people in rebuilding their lives post ISIL, but also highlights the urgent, basic remaining needs of 1.2 million Iraqis still displaced from the […]
$600m needed for 2021 Iraq Humanitarian Response Plan
On Wednesday, the Iraqi Minister of Planning H.E. Dr. Khalid Batal Najim Abdullah, and the Humanitarian Coordinator Ms. Irena Vojáčková-Sollorano, released the 2021 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) to assist 1.5 million vulnerable people in Iraq. H.E. Dr. Abdullah said: "The HRP will complement the Government of Iraq's own initiatives to help the people of Iraq […]
USAID, Top Mountain launch Business Accelerator Project in Iraq
USAID and Top Mountain Announce 15 Iraqi MSMEs to Receive In-Kind Grants The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Top Mountain have launched a Business Accelerator Project to assist micro, small, and medium-sized businesses (MSMEs) in Iraq recover, develop, and grow their businesses. Today, Top Mountain announced the names of 15 Iraqi MSMEs […]
IBBC discussion to celebrate International Women's day
On Monday, 8th March the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) held a well attended Women's Group discussion to celebrate International Women's day. The discussion was chaired by Ms. Samar Thamer Al Mafraji, Managing Director, AMS Iraq with the speakers including Mrs Vanessa Douglas, Senior VP/Director HR & Admin, SKA International Group DMCC; Mrs. Hadeel Hassan, […]
World Bank's assessment is Flawed: Manufacturing is Viable in Iraq!
The Iraqi Economists Network (IEN) has just published a new report from our Expert Blogger Dr Amer K. Hirmis, which we re-publish here with the author's permission. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. World Bank's assessment is flawed: Manufacturing is viable in […]
SAHARA ME Sponsors SPE-Baghdad Technical Event
Advertising Feature SAHARA Middle East Petroleum Services, a prominent local oilfield services company, has sponsored the SPE-Baghdad Chapter Upstream Technical Event. The company, which provides Well Services, Chemical Management Services, and Midstream-Downstream Technical Solutions, presented case studies on a holistic approach to well integrity and formation evaluation through spectral noise and high accuracy temperature simulations […]
Sarta-2 Well enters Production
By John Lee. Genel Energy has announced that the Sarta-2 well has entered production at the Sarta field (Genel 30% working interest), with gross field production now in excess of 10,000 bopd. Genel expects this figure to increase from the existing two producing wells, as optimisation of facilities configuration continues post production start-up. The company […]
NATO, Iraq, and the Benefits of the Alliance
By Major Tim Ball, for the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI). Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Thank You for Being a Friend: NATO, Iraq, and the Benefits of the Alliance After a recent meeting of defense ministers in Brussels, NATO […]
How significant is Pope Francis's visit to Iraq?
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Pope Francis is the first head of the Roman Catholic Church to travel to Iraq. Can this visit appease the concerns of Iraq's Christians?
Women Lead the Way in Iraq
By John Lee. On the occasion of International Women's Day, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has published a series of articles on the theme of women in Iraq: Women Lead the Way in Iraq Meet Lara Youssif Zara, the first female mayor of Northern Iraq's Alqosh Ahwari women, The beating heart of the Iraqi […]