By Simon Watkins, for OilPrice.com. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Why The U.S. Is Racing To Lock Down Iraq's Most Explosive Geopolitical Gas Prize Sharing its eastern border with Iran, its northern border with Turkey, its western border with Syria and […]
By Nadim Kawach, for Arabian Gulf Business Insight (AGBI). Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq Deficit May Prompt Return to International Debt Market Iraq is considering a return to the international debt market to cope with a budget deficit swollen […]
By John Lee. Plans have been announced for a new modern city to be built in each of Iraq's provinces, with each city to cover between 10,000 and 15,000 dunams and to reflect the character, history, and heritage of its province. According to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi met on Thursday […]
By Nadim Kawach, for Arabian Gulf Business Insight (AGBI). Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq Offers Cash Rewards for Blowing the Whistle on Corruption Iraq is offering cash rewards to members of the public who report embezzlement and other financial […]
By John Lee. Iraq has set a target of raising oil production to around 10 million barrels per day (bpd) by 2030, under a strategic plan covering the period 2027-2030. According to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi chaired a meeting at the Ministry of Oil attended by the ministers of finance […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Supreme Population Council has held its first session, chaired by Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, with ministers of education, labour, water resources, youth and sport, and environment in attendance, along with the Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers and the head of the Kurdistan Regional Government representation in Baghdad. According to the […]
By John Lee. A meeting has been held to review technical and economic details of two strategic crude oil export pipeline projects: the Basra-Haditha pipeline (extending to Fishkhabur) and the Haditha-Baniyas pipeline. Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi chaired the meeting, which was attended by the Minister of Oil, senior ministry officials, the director of the Prime […]
From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq's Housing Boom is Leaving its Aspirational Class Behind In Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, a young professional said she considers herself fortunate by earning some two million IQD (1,500 USD) a […]
By Simon Watkins, for OilPrice.com. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The U.S. Power Play in Iraq That Moscow and Beijing Didn't See Coming As Russia remains occupied with its war in Ukraine, Iran focuses on defending its territory against U.S. and […]
By John Lee. Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has received the envoy of Libya's Government of National Unity, Al-Taher Salem Al-Baour, along with an accompanying delegation. Al-Baour delivered a letter from Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Mohammed al-Dabaiba, which affirmed the importance of strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries and expressed an interest in convening […]
From The New Region. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq to Slash Three Zeros from Currency, Introduce New Notes Iraq is set to remove three zeros from its currency in a bid to rebrand the dinar and support digitizing transactions to […]
By John Lee. An audit of Iraq's national pension system has identified 16,384 deceased individuals whose retirement payments had not been stopped, alongside widespread data errors and corruption involving pension branch managers in provinces formerly affected by terrorism. The Federal Commission of Integrity announced it has begun auditing pension files and cross-referencing data held by […]
