FIFA Lifts Ban on Iraq Hosting Int'l Matches
By John Lee. Soccer's governing body FIFA has lifted its three-decade ban on Iraq hosting international football. FIFA President Gianni Infantino is quoted as saying that this will allow international matches to be played in Erbil, Basra (pictured) and Karbala, where the security situation was considered to be "stable", but not yet in Baghdad. Iraq […]
Iraq: Advancing Women's Rights Key to Good Governance
By John Lee. With support from Global Affairs Canada, the Institute on Governance (IOG) is implementing a large scale project on fiscal federalism and decentralization in Iraq. While the project has a wide range of good governance and capacity-building objectives, one of its specific goals is to empower women to step into leadership roles. The […]
UNAMI Technical Support Training for Civil Society
The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) Human Rights Office (HRO), within its program of technical support to civil society organizations in the Kurdistan Region, conducted a “Specialized Training on Preparation of the Shadow Report for Treaty Bodies: the CEDAW Convention” in Sulaimaniyah. Representatives from 21 NGOs in Sulaimaniyah participated in the training, 12 […]
Iraq Stock Market Report
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 15th Mar 2018). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at IQD927 (-1.2%) / $878 (-1.2%) (weekly change) (+14.3% and +17.1% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded […]
Iraq’s legendary Copper Markets fade away
By Wassim Bassem for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Mohammad Hassan worries about the steady decline in the number of customers who come to his shop in Baghdad’s Souk al-Safafeer, the legendary copper market in the neighborhood of Bab […]
Creating Alternative Livelihoods for Farming Families
Creating Alternative Livelihoods for Farming Families in Iraq In 2017, conflict in Iraq caused new displacements, while other people returned home as areas became safe. At the end of 2017, 2.6 million people remained displaced, and 3.2 million people had returned home since January 2014. FAO worked with affected communities, focusing on elderly people, people […]
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 […]
Kirkuk Garbage Collection Contract Revoked
By John Lee. The Iraqi government has freportedly revoked a contract with a Kurdish-owned garbage removal firm in Kirkuk, resulting in a garbage crisis in the oil-rich province. The owner of the business, Khalid Shinke, told Kurdistan 24 that the Iraqi government canceled the contract with his company on 28th February, leading to the suspension […]
A Debtor’s Crisis In Iraqi Kurdistan
This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. By Hayman Hassan. The Iraqi Kurdish authorities owe many state employees months in back pay. The citizens of Iraqi Kurdistan owe the government a variety of fees. But right now, […]
Video: Unexploded Bombs continue to haunt Mosul
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Eight months after US-backed forces drove ISIL from Iraq's second-largest city Mosul, unexploded bombs, mortars and other explosives still litter the streets. The UN says most of them are buried under an estimated […]
WSC Wins $35m Contract in Basra
By John Lee. Malaysia-based Wah Seong Corporation Berhad (WSC) has announced that its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary Wasco Engineering International Ltd (WEIL) has been awarded a contract by Basrah Gas Company (BGC) for the design, packaging and sale of gas compressor packages and associated plant and site facilities. The contract is valued at $34.6 million. The […]
New Career Opportunities in Iraq
By John Lee. The United Nations has advertised new positions in Iraq: Site Engineer, UNOPS - United Nations Office for Project Services Business Support Assistant, UNAMI - United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq Business Support Associate, UNAMI - United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq Support Services Associate, UNAMI - United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq […]