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By John Lee. The board of Iraq's Industrial Cities Authority has discussed the establishment of an integrated industrial city for iron and steel production at the site of the State Company for Iron and Steel (SCIS) in Basra, as part of the Basra Economic Capital project. The industrial city will integrate sponge iron [direct reduced […]
By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed Shiaa Al-Sudani received representatives from the Chinese company China Railway, which is implementing the development project of Al-Nesoor Square in central Baghdad, as part of the first package of projects aimed at alleviating traffic congestion in the capital. During the meeting, attended by several advisors to the Prime Minister, […]
By John Lee. A committee of the Ministry of Industry has approved a plan to build an industrial city at the site of the General Company for Iron and Steel in Basra. According to a statement from the Ministry, the new development will be built in collaboration with a Chinese company, and based on the […]
By Simon Watkins for the OilPrice.com. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. China Poised To Take Further Control Of Iraq's Key Southern Oil Assets China is over the halfway mark in completing its strategically vital oil project in the critical Iraqi energy […]
By John Lee. China's Huawei has organised a technical seminar at the Ministry of Electricity's headquarters, focused on digital transformation, the future of energy, and programs for protecting electrical systems. The seminar was attended by the Director-General of the Technical Department, along with several specialists and advanced engineering and technical staff. The participants provided a […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Transport, Razzaq Muhebess Al-Saadi, welcomed the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China, Mr. Tsui Wei, at the ministry's headquarters to discuss cooperation between the two countries. The minister expressed the desire to enhance the partnership with China, which he described as "a friendly country to Iraq both in […]
By John Lee. In a meeting with the Chinese Ambassador to Iraq, Tsui Wei, and the economic trade advisor Shu Chun, Iraq's Acting Parliament Speaker, Mohsen Al-Mandalawi, discussed bilateral relations and ways to enhance cooperation across various sectors. Al-Mandalawi expressed full parliamentary support for facilitating the operations of reputable Chinese companies within Iraq. He called […]
By John Lee. Under the patronage of Oil Minister Hayyan Abdul Ghani, Basra Oil Company (BOC) organized a ceremony for the handover of the main operator role for the West Qurna 1 oilfield. The event, attended by the Ministry's Deputy for Extraction Affairs Basim Mohammed Khudair, marked the transfer of management responsibilities to China's PetroChina, […]
By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani has laid the foundation stone for the Al-Jawahiri Residential City project in Abu Ghraib, west of Baghdad. The project is one of the five new cities unveiled as part of the government's strategy to tackle the housing crisis and alleviate congestion in major urban centers. According to […]
By John Lee. The President of Iraq's Communications and Media Commission (CMC), Dr. Ali Al-Mouyad, has signed a memorandum of cooperation with Chinese company Huawei in the field of cybersecurity and capacity building. According to a statement from CMC, the agreement aims to foster collaboration, mutual innovation, knowledge exchange, and training development in cybersecurity for […]
By John Lee. The Deputy Ambassador at the Chinese embassy in Baghdad, Xu Haifeng, told the state-run Iraqi News Agency (INA) that trade exchange between the two countries is increasing at a rapid pace: Trade Volume and Increase: Chinese embassy disclosed trade data with Iraq, highlighting a year-on-year increase in purchases by approximately 48%. Trade […]
By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed Shiaa Al-Sudani met with Zhang Jiming, the CEO of China's Changxin Company [Shanxi Changxin?], and accompanying delegation. The Prime Minister highlighted Iraq's abundant investment opportunities during the meeting, expressing the government's commitment to providing necessary facilitations for major international companies. Shang Xin Corporation, a prominent Chinese company with global […]
