By John Lee. Iraq and Lebanon have held talks on expanding trade, reducing logistics costs, and activating free trade agreements between the two countries. Lebanon's Minister of Economy and Trade, Dr Amer Bissat, visited Baghdad on Monday for discussions with the head of Iraq's Border Ports Commission (BPC), Lieutenant General Dr Omar Adnan Al-Waili. The […]
By John Lee. Iraq and Syria have agreed a package of measures to streamline truck transit and border crossing procedures, including an expansion of the Rabia crossing and the introduction of dedicated lanes for commercial traffic. The agreements were reached at a joint videoconference meeting attended by the Director General of the General Company for […]
By John Lee. A $10 million initiative to support the sustainable resettlement of internally displaced persons, returnees and displacement-affected communities has been launched across Anbar, Kirkuk, Ninewa and Salah al-Din. The programme is funded by the Government of the Republic of Korea through the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and implemented by United Nations Development […]
By John Lee. The Al-Qaim cement plant in Anbar province has reached its full design capacity of 840,000 tonnes of resistant cement per year, with monthly production of 70,000 tonnes. According to the Ministry of Industry and Minerals, exports to Syria are running at 7,500 tonnes per month. General Company for Iraqi Cement said the […]
By John Lee. Alshiaar Trading And General Contracting has won a contract with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for the "Rehabilitation Housing Works of 155 units in -Al-Furat Neighborhood /Al-Qaim." Contract value is stated as $323,302.08. (Source: UNGM)
By John Lee. Manaraat Al-Madina Company for General Contracts has won two contracts with the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS): Rehabilitation of war damaged shelters in Qaim. The contract is valued at $303,160. Rehabilitation of war damaged shelters in Rummanah. The contract is valued at $398,415. (Source: UNGM)
By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Industry and Minerals, Dr. Engineer Khaled Battal Al-Najm, chaired a meeting of the Board of Directors of the General Company for Phosphates on Tuesday. The meeting was attended by the directors of the control, legal, technical, and investment departments within the ministry to discuss the latest developments regarding the […]
By John Lee. Tareek al-Tebr has won a contract with the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) for the "Rehabilitation of Nine Water Treatment Plants in Anbar," specifically in Qaim an Ana [Anah]. The contract is valued at $601,441. Under the same reference, UNOPS granted Salah El-Din Company for General Contracting a contract to […]
Western Anbar communities see improved basic services with the completion of USAID-funded projects The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) are pleased to announce the reopening of five facilities in western Anbar to provide essential services to more than 210,000 residents. UNDP rehabilitated these facilities with funding from […]
Six new facilities providing basic services to 230,000 residents in western Anbar have officially opened thanks to a partnership between the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Iraq, the Governorate of Anbar, and the international community. The facilities, completed under UNDP's Funding Facility for Stabilization (FFS), were inaugurated as part of a UNDP Iraq visit to Heet, Haditha, Anah, Rawa, Qaim and […]
By Shelly Kittleson, for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Kataib Hezbollah controls access points to key Iraqi border city Iran-linked armed groups have over the past year tightened and consolidated their grip on a key border area between […]
By John Lee. Iraq's National Investment Commission (NIC), in coordination with the General Committee for Free Zones, has announced the following investment opportunities: The expansional area in Khor Al- Zubair on the land lot No. (13/8 M 44 Hila and 1/3, 2/2, 1/3 M 20 Shaawan) with total area of (20,364,200 M²) that is overlooking […]
