New Career Opportunities in Iraqi Kurdistan
By John Lee. The United Nations has advertised new positions in Iraqi Kurdistan: Driver, Danish Refugee Council (DRC) Project Officer (Displacement, Tracking & Monitoring (DTM), IOM - International Organization for Migration Communication with Communities Project Coordinator, IOM - International Organization for Migration Migrant Service Assistant, IOM - International Organization for Migration National Project Officer, IOM […]
A Thriving Entrepreneurial Culture takes root in Iraq
By Ahmed Tabaqchali and Emily Burlinghaus. Originally published by bite.tech; re-published by Iraq Business News with permission of the author. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Most of the coverage and analysis of Iraq post-2003—by international, regional, and local journalists and analysts—has focused […]
Asiacell Iraq Grows Revenues
By John Lee. Asiacell Iraq has benefitted from improvements in the security and economic situation in the country, according to its parent, the Qatari company Ooredoo. In its results for the first nine months of 2018, the company said: "With more areas liberated and network restoration underway, Asiacell reported a 3% increase in Revenue to […]
Iraq's 2019 Draft Budget Analysis
The Iraq Energy Institute has just published a new report by Robert Tollast, Yesar Al-Maleki and Harry Istepanian on reform of public financial management in Iraq: Iraq’s first draft budget for 2019 shows an overall increase in spending of 23% compared to 2018. Oil revenues still dominate sources of revenue, projected at 89% of government finances. […]
Aligning Development Plans with Sustainable Development Goals
Promoting the alignment of development plans with the Sustainable Development Goals The United Nations Development Program (UNDP), in partnership with the Ministry of Planning in Baghdad and the Ministry of Planning in Kurdistan region, organized two consecutive workshops to review and discuss the alignment of plans and policies with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and […]
Iraq Stock Market Report
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 25th October 2018). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at IQD648 (+2.2%) / $694 (+2.4%) (weekly change) (-20.1% and -17.0% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded […]
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 […]
Canadian Firm Wins Nassiriya Refinery Contract
Iraq's Oil Ministry has approved a preliminary agreement with Vancouver-based Pacific Future Energy to build a refinery in Nassiriya. Pacific is likely to work on the project in tandem with SNC-Lavalin, a Montreal-based engineering and construction firm that has a partnership with Pacific dating back to 2015, and longstanding ties in Iraq. More details here […]
Video: Basra Water Pollution Risks Triggering Disease
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Doctors in the southern Iraqi city of Basra are worried that diseases like cholera and diarrhoea might spread through the city's unuseable water supply. Basra's canals are blocked by piles of rubbish and […]
New Iraqi Cabinet Named
During a special session in Baghdad, Iraq’s parliament approved candidates nominated by Prime Minister Adil Abd Al-Mahdi for membership of the Iraq’s new Cabinet. Prime Minister Adil Abd Al-Mahdi outlined to parliament the key priorities of the new Iraqi government which include the delivery of good public services, protecting Iraq’s national security and fighting extremism, […]
Iraq's Foreign Reserves top $60bn
By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has announced that the county has foreign reserves exceding 60 billion dollars. In a statement on Wednesday, the bank said the reserves are "a result of the fiscal and monetary policies adopted by the Central Bank over the past years to stabilize the general financial situation, […]
UNFPA Focuses on Iraqi Women and Youth
UNFPA Representative Focuses on Women and Youth in Meetings with Iraqi Officials Dr Oluremi Sogunro, UNFPA Representative to Iraq, held high level meetings with Mr Mohammed Al-Halbousi, Speaker of the House, Dr Mahdi Al-Allak, Secretary-General of the Prime Minister’s office, and Dhiaa Khadum, Head of the Central Statistical Organization, respectively. With Mr Al-Halbousi, Dr Sogunro discussed the cooperation between the Parliament and UNFPA in regards to the […]