Opportunities with UNAMI in Iraq
By John Lee. The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) has announced Calls for Proposals from individual consultants: Professional interpreters and translators in TVET context Technical and Vocational Education (TVET) Expert for TVET Reform Project (Source: UNAMI)
Oil Ministry Finalises Export Figures for July
By John Lee. Iraq’s Ministry of Oil has announced final oil exports for July of 110,548,767 barrels, giving an average for the month of 3.556 million barrels per day (bpd), up from the 3.520 million bpd exported in June. These exports from the oilfields in central and southern Iraq amounted to 106,500,015 barrels, while exports […]
$60m Reconstruction of Kufa Cement Plant
By John Lee. The Iraqi Ministry of Finance has reportedly approved the expenditure of $60 million for rehabilitation of Kufa Cement Plant in Najaf. More here. (Source: Thompson Reuters Projects News)
Corruption Scuppers Projects in Baghdad
By John Lee. Al-Fanar Media has published a report entitled "Corruption Sidetracks Projects Intended to Make Baghdad a ‘Capital of Arab Culture”". The article was first published in Arabic on the pan-Arab news site Daraj, with support from Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ). Click here to read the full report in English. (Source: Al-Fanar […]
Improved Access to Baghdad International Airport
By John Lee. Authorities in Baghdad are implementing a series of measures to improve passenger access to Baghdad International Airport (BIAP). The measures include the widening of the main road to the airport, the removal of a number of security barriers and allowing vehicles to reach the departure terminals to drop off passengers. These measures […]
UK and Iraq agree Future Defence Relationship
By John Lee. British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace met with his Iraqi counterpart, His Excellency Najah al-Shammari, signing a Memorandum of Understanding. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said: "The work our personnel are doing in Iraq to help them combat the scourge of terrorism is absolutely vital. Not only are we making a valued international partner […]
GardaWorld Weekly Security Report
GardaWorld, a global leader in comprehensive security and risk management, has made its weekly security report available to Iraq Business News readers. Prepared by GardaWorld's Risk Analysis Team in Iraq, this essential report includes short- and medium-term outlooks on the security situation, reports and commentary on recent significant events, and a detailed overview of developments […]
DAFI Scholarships Opportunities are Now Open
You are invited to apply for 2019-2020 DAFI scholarship programme under the Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative funded by the German Government and administered by the United Nations Higher Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). DAFI scholarship programme aims to support #refugee students in accessing higher education. The scholarship covers all tuition fees as well as […]
WFP Iraq Country Brief, July 2019
In Numbers 378,787 people assisted in July 2019 1,87 mt of food assistance distributed USD 3.04 million cash-based transfers made USD 68.2 million six months (August 2019 – WFP January 2020) net funding requirements Operational Updates In July, WFP delivered food assistance to 378,787 people in 10 governorates, reaching 89.7 percent of the monthly target […]
Wood Group expects Increased Activity in Iraq
By John Lee. Scottish-based engineering firm Wood Group plc has said that its operations in Iraq will see increased activity. In its half-year results for the six months ended 30 June 2019, the company said: "Growth in 2019 will be led by Operations Solutions, where we expect increased activity in Iraq with customers including Basra […]
Atrush Production exceeds 1m Barrels in July
Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA) has announced that its subsidiary, TAQA Atrush B.V. (TAQA Iraq), has set a new production record from the Atrush oil field in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. For the first time since the field commenced production operations in July 2017, the total monthly production volume exceeded 1 million […]
Abadi opens up about PMU, new PM, Iran
By Mustafa Saadoun for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Former Iraqi premier opens up about PMU, new PM, Iran Al-Monitor’s correspondent in Iraq interviewed former Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi at his family residence within the Green Zone in the […]