Iraq Opens Digital Library
By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammad Shia' al-Sudani inaugurated the Iraqi Digital Library project in Baghdad on Saturday, 20th December. The library will offer a fully integrated digital system to preserve Iraq's intellectual, scientific, cultural, literary, and media works for researchers and scholars. The project is Iraq's first digital library, the seventh of its kind […]
Oman Air Launches Service to Copenhagen via Baghdad
By John Lee. Oman Air has launched its inaugural service to Copenhagen, operating via Baghdad, with the first flight departing on Saturday, 20th December, marking the airline's first direct engagement with both countries. A welcome ceremony at Baghdad International Airport was attended by Sheikh Mahmoud bin Muhanna Al Kharousi, Charge d'Affaires of the Sultanate of […]
Bank Credit Grows 1.88% in Q3 2025
By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) reported that total bank credit extended by operating banks increased by 1.88 percent in the third quarter of 2025, reaching 73,942 billion Iraqi dinars (approximately $56.5 billion). This was up from 72,578 billion Iraqi dinars (approximately $55.5 billion) in the same period of 2024. (Source: Central […]
DPD to supply Date Palm Tissue Culture to Iraq
From the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC): The Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture, acting under Cabinet Resolution No. 209 of 2025, has signed a cooperation agreement with the UK-based company Date Palm Developments (D.P.D. Limited). The agreement was concluded by the Ministry's Horticulture Department. The signing took place at the Iraqi Embassy in London and coincided […]
London-based Cafe Chain Opens First Venue in Iraq
By John Lee. London-based cafe chain EL&N has opened its first venue in Iraq. Located at the Erbil Avenue development, the new store is open for brunch, lunch and dinner. (Source: EL&N)
WFP Iraq Country Brief, November 2025
In Numbers 49,000 people assisted in November USD 1.2 million cash-based transfers made in November USD 6.4 million for the next six months (December 2025 - May 2026) net funding requirements Operational Updates General Food Assistance WFP provided e-vouchers to over 6,680 beneficiaries (1,821 households) residing in the Al-Amal Rehabilitation Centre (formerly Jed'ah 1 Centre) […]
Is Iraq's Pivot (sic) to Refined Oil a Pipe Dream?
From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Is Iraq's pivot to refined oil a pipe dream? The vulnerability of Iraq's hydrocarbon-dependent economy to geopolitical shifts and regional instability is by now established wisdom. Yet, despite the political and economic expertise levied […]
Iraq's Dreams of Wheat Independence "Dashed by Water Crisis"
By Sarah El Safty and Moayed Kenany, for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq's dreams of wheat independence dashed by water crisis A push by Iraq to guarantee food security by ensuring wheat production covers the country's needs has led to […]
Retail E-Payments via Local Cards Rise in Q3 2025
By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) reported that retail electronic payments using local cards increased in the third quarter of 2025 to 2,984,232 million Iraqi dinars (approximately $2.28 billion), up from 2,111,296 million Iraqi dinars (approximately $1.61 billion) in the same period of 2024. The bank noted that this growth supports financial […]
Syria, Iraq "Planning to Revive Kirkuk-Baniyas Oil Pipeline"
From World Pipelines. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Syria, Iraq planning to revive Kirkuk-Baniyas oil pipeline Syria and Iraq are preparing to restart the Kirkuk-Baniyas oil pipeline, which runs from the Kirkuk fields in Iraq to the Mediterranean coast in Syria, […]
Memo Banning Calls for Regime Change Boomerangs in Iraq
From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Memo geared to ban calls for regime change boomerangs in Iraq A judicial drama is brewing in Iraq following the surfacing of a memo that criminalizes calls for the overthrow of the political […]
Barham Salih Elected UN High Commissioner for Refugees
By John Lee. The United Nations General Assembly has elected Barham Ahmed Salih of Iraq as the next United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), for a five-year term. He will succeed Filippo Grandi of Italy and is expected to assume office on 1 January 2026, based in Geneva. A statement from the office of […]