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By Dr Renad Mansour, Chatham House. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Can Iraq's New Prime Minister Finally Rein in its Armed Factions? The Iran war has seemingly created a potential opportunity to integrate armed groups into the state. But significant hurdles […]
By John Lee. Mabiati, an Iraqi e-commerce platform, has secured a six-figure investment to strengthen its operations, expand its digital infrastructure, and fund the next stage of growth. Founded by Muhammad Al-Sultan, who has more than a decade of experience in e-commerce and digital business development, Mabiati enables individuals across Iraq to launch and operate […]
By John Lee. A wide-scale campaign to remove illegal connections from the national electricity grid was launched on Saturday in Baghdad and across all governorates, according to the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity. The operation was conducted under the field supervision of Khalid Ghazai Attiya, Deputy Minister for Transmission and Distribution Affairs, with the participation of […]
By John Lee. An investigating judge at Iraq's Central Anti-Corruption Criminal Court has announced that preliminary investigations into a corruption case involving Adnan Muhammad Mahmoud, former deputy oil minister for refining affairs, have resulted in the seizure of significant assets linked to him and associates. The Supreme Judicial Council said the seizures include approximately 40 […]
By John Lee. Talaat Moustafa Group (TMG) has received an investment licence and secured a land bank of approximately 12.8 million sqm in south-west Baghdad to develop an integrated urban community, in what the Egyptian group describes as a key milestone in its regional expansion strategy. According to TMG Holding, its subsidiary Talaat Moustafa Company […]
By John Lee. According to the National Investment Commission (NIC), a new financial and economic city is planned for land adjacent to Baghdad International Airport, with all infrastructure costs to be met by private investors rather than the state. The NIC confirmed that the land in question is state-owned, with ownership legally divided between the […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Federal Commission of Integrity has disrupted an attempt to fraudulently obtain nearly IQD 1.5 trillion (USD 1.1 billion) from two state-owned banks in Baghdad. A field team from the commission's Baghdad Investigations Directorate, working in coordination with judicial authorities, apprehended three suspects at the headquarters of Rafidain Bank. The suspects were […]
By John Lee. Iraq's General Directorate of Industrial Development, a division of the Ministry of Industry and Minerals, issued 124 preliminary licences for new industrial projects in March. The licences covered multiple industrial sectors and were distributed across several governorates. Baghdad led with 30 licences, followed by Basra and Nineveh with 18 each, and Anbar […]
By John Lee. President Nizar Amedi has held talks with a delegation from the Syndicate of Iraqi Programmers. The delegation, led by Syndicate President Atheer Hamed Abdul Amir Al-Qaisi, met with President Amedi at Al-Salam Palace in Baghdad to congratulate him on assuming office and to discuss the future of Iraq's software and information technology […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Planning has held the second meeting of the preparatory committee for the Fourth Arab Entrepreneurship Summit, scheduled to take place in Iraq in November. The meeting, chaired by the ministry's Undersecretary for Technical Affairs, Dr Maher Hammad Johan, addressed a range of organisational and logistical issues, including: Review of […]
By John Lee. The Ministry of Interior has confirmed that a drone struck the upper part of the Rasheed Hotel in Baghdad's Green Zome without causing casualties or significant material damage. According to the ministry, forensic teams conducted a site and technical inspection following the incident and determined that the drone collided with the hotel's outer […]
By John Lee. The State Company for Construction Industries, part of Iraq's Ministry of Industry and Minerals, has announced the launch of production at the Baghdad Brick Plant following a comprehensive rehabilitation and modernisation programme carried out with private-sector participation. The plant's Turkish-origin production line has been upgraded with modern industrial technologies and converted to a […]
