By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani opened the new Etihad Food Industries flour mill in the city of Medhatiah [Madhatiya], in Babil Governorate, on Thursday. The project, a private sector initiative, aims to produce up to one million tons per year of high-quality zero-grade flour. The prime minister also opened new production lines […]
By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani announced the start of the second phase of the Hilla Sewer Project, with a budget of $287 million, during a visit to the Babil province on Thursday. While on a field tour, the prime minister reviewed the progress of the first phase and emphasized the importance of […]
By John Lee. Iraqi Minister of Transport, Razzaq Mohibis Al-Saadawi, met with a Turkish delegation at the Ministry of Transport on Thursday to discuss the latest updates on the Development Road project. According to a ministry statement, the minister welcomed the Turkish delegation, led by Burak Ikan, Director General of International Relations at the Turkish […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Integrity Commission called for streamlining unnecessary procedures when visiting property registration offices. A survey measuring bribery perceptions revealed that 63% of reviewers stated that the desire for quick transaction processing was the primary reason for paying bribes. The Commission recommended strengthening the monitoring role of the Ministry of Justice's regulatory bodies […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Ministry of Oil has defended its decision to award the development of the Akkas gas field to little-known Ukrainian company, Ukrzemresurs. According to a statement from the Ministry, the decision followed Ukrzemresurs' application to the Contracts and Petroleum Licensing Directorate (PCLD), fulfilling the required standards and providing financial and legal […]
By John Lee. Under the auspices of Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani, a memorandum of cooperation was signed today between the Trade Bank of Iraq (TBI) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Planning Mohammed Tamim, and the Prime Minister's Technical Advisor Mohammed Sahib al-Daraji. The agreement […]
By John Lee. The Governor of Diwaniya has announced a major agricultural investment project in the desert of Al-Shanafiyah district, expected to create over 10,000 jobs. Abbas Sha'il Al-Zamili said that the investment company is starting soil tests on the 26,000 dunums [2,600 hectare; 6,400 acre] site, with a view to cultivating date palm trees […]
By John Lee. Representatives from the Jordanian company Eco Consult, including General Manager Dr. Raed Dawood and consultant Dr. Khadija Al-Jabri, have held a meeting with the Technical Undersecretary of Iraq's Ministry of Water Resources, Engineer Hussein Abdul Amir Bakka. The meeting focused on what was describesd as "water diplomacy" and its impact on the […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministerial Council for Energy has recommended proceeding with the signing of a preliminary contract for the Mansuriyah gas field between the Ministry of Oil's Middle Oil Company [Midland Oil Company] and a consortium consisting of China's Jereh Group and a company referred to as "Petro Iraq". According to a statement from […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Cabinet has approved several measures related to the Development Road project. These include authorizing the Ministry of Transport to contract with the US consulting firm Oliver Wyman for advisory services, bypassing government contract execution rules. The project is exempt from certain investment project registration requirements. The investment company will reimburse […]
By John Lee. The General Company for Iraqi Cement, a subsidiary of the Ministry of Industry and Minerals, has announced that the Basra Cement Plant has achieved its design capacity with an annual production of 600,000 tons. According to a statement from the Ministry of Industry, the plant has the ability to increase its capacity […]
By John Lee. The General Directorate for Industrial Development (GDID), part of the Iraqi Ministry of Industry and Minerals, has granted 219 preliminary licences for new industrial projects. It has also revealed the specialized services and facilities provided to licensed private sector projects during the first quarter of this year. The directorate's head, Dr. Ali […]
