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The Head of the KRG Department of Foreign Relations, Minister Falah Mustafa, met with Alfred Bratanek, Deputy Head of Mission in the Austrian Embassy in Amman, Jordan along with a joint delegation from the Austrian and Slovenien Foreign ministries, to discuss the opening of a new visa center in Erbil. The Assistant Head of the […]
The Kurdistan Regional Government UK Representation is delighted to announce a seminar for a visiting Erbil Trade and Investment Delegation to the UK, led by Ms Nawroz Mawlood, the Head of Erbil Branch of the Board of Investment, on 21st January 2014 from 2.30pm to 5pm at the Middle East Association, 33 Bury Street, London […]
By John Lee. Zagrosjet has added a further destination from its base at Erbil in Iraq. On Monday the airline launched thrice-weekly flights to Amman in Jordan using its Airbus A321. Competition on the route is provided by Royal Jordanian, with nine weekly flights, Iraqi Airways with three, and Royal Falcon with two. (Source: anna.aero)
Subsequent to ENKA’s contract awards to GEA Heat Exchangers for the Erbil and Sulaymaniyah power stations in the north of Iraq, the leading Turkish construction company ENKA has for the third time made a choice for two air-cooled condensers from GEA Heat Exchangers. As with the two previous power stations, the gas turbine power stations […]
By John Lee. Oil Review Middle East reports that the Kuwait-based Safwan Petroleum Technologies Company (SPETCO) has said that it is looking to expand its upstream oil and gas services in Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Anish Abraham, the company's manager of OFS/BD, told ORME that its specific attention in terms of marketing and distribution was […]
By John Lee. Shares in DNO International, the Norwegian oil and gas company with significant interests in Iraqi Kurdistan, were trading up 5.4 percent on Thursday morning after the company announced third quarter 2013 net profit of NOK 282 million [$45 million] on operating revenue of NOK 810 million [$130 million]. The shares are now […]
The Head of the Department of Foreign Relations, Minister Falah Mustafa, this week welcomed Mihaita Ena, the new Head of Romania’s Consular Office in Erbil and expressed his hope of seeing more interaction between their two countries. Minister Mustafa congratulated Mr Ena on his appointment and assured him of the Department’s readiness to work closely […]
The Malaysia External Trade Development Corp (Matrade) is organising the Malaysia Services Exhibition (MSE) 2013 in Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq on Oct 28-31 with a total of 17 participating Malaysian companies and 32 business representatives. Bernama describes it as an avenue to showcase the expertise and capabilities of Malaysian services companies, as well as to network […]
By Ala Jaff. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The Erbil Bombings and Police Response: A Critical Point of View The role of the police and the security forces as First Responders immediately following the triple bombings outside the Security Services (Asayish) office […]
By John Lee. Zagrosjet, a new carrier based at Erbil, has begun operating. According to Anna.aero, the airline will initially serve Adana and Ankara in Turkey, Beirut in Lebanon, and Stockholm Arlanda in Sweden. (Source: anna.aero)
The new Canadian Ambassador to Iraq and Jordan, Mr Bruno Saccomani, said his country has a six-month plan to strengthen ties with the Kurdistan Region and aims to open an embassy office in Erbil next year. In his meeting with President Masoud Barzani, Ambassador Saccomani announced plans to considerably increase bilateral ties between both sides. […]
The latest upsurge in violence in Iraq and continuing political instability across the Middle East has seen global corporations taking steps to improve the safety of their workers, according to Advanced Glass Technology (AGT), a leading international specialist in protective window films and anchoring systems, which has recently established a permanent presence in the country. […]
