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Bloom Properties Win Major Karbala Development

By John Lee. Bloom Properties, the Dubai based multi sector subsidiary of National Holding, has won a major housing development in the Karbala governorate after signing an agreement with the provincial governor Amal al Deen al Hir and the Iraqi National Investment Commission. The 40,000 housing unit development will be constructed in phases over eight […]

Iraq Calls For Foreign Investment For New Housing

By John Lee. Iraq's housing minister Mohammed al-Darraji says that the country is planning to spend $5bn on new housing units in the next 3 years, but that the required 2.5 million new units will not be complete on time to meet demand, Rebuilding Iraq reports. Currently there will only be 130,000 new units by next year, […]

Construction Booming in Baghdad

By John Lee. The head of the Baghdad Investment Commission (BIC), Shakir al-Zamil [Shaker Shabib] (pictured), said he recently authorized the construction of 2600 housing units for the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. Azzaman reports him as saying that private and foreign investments are pouring into Baghdad, despite the latest upsurge in violence. He […]