Iraq Business News brings you the latest news from Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq – including Banking, Airlines, Hotels, Property and more.
UAE-based Starlight Airlines, the largest cargo operator to and out of Iraq, has entered into an agreement with Emirates SkyCargo to launch cargo operations between its Sharjah hub and Erbil in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. Khaleej Times reports that under the agreement, the service commenced last week with a Boeing 777 freighter flight to […]
Hotel management company Rotana has announced the opening of its first property in Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq -- the landmark 5-star Erbil Rotana. Erbil Rotana's strategic location in close proximity to the Ministries district and the Erbil International Exhibition Fair Ground, along with its luxurious accommodation, wide variety of restaurants and meeting facilities makes the hotel […]
A local company has embarked on a $21 million [25 billion Iraqi dinar] tunnel project in eastern Erbil city, said city's Governor, Nawzad Hadi, said on Saturday. “The 77 Group for General Contracting started works to build an underpass at the Rizkari hospital intersection in the direction of the Kuwaysanjaq district road in eastern Arbil. […]
The Turkish alBaraka Bank will open its branch in Erbil, the Kurdistan Region’s capital, in early January, according to a report from AKnews. According to the information leaked to the agency's correspondent, the bank’s officials have completed the formal application through the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI), and have informed the Kurdistan officials of the […]
3.8 billion Iraqi dinars [$3.2 million] has been allocated to a number of service projects in Erbil, its Governor, Nawzad Hadi, said on Saturday. “A local contracting company embarked on works to pave 22-km-long roads in Arbil al-Jadida area, eastern Erbil, at a cost of 1.3 billion dinars, earmarked from the Provincial Development Budget for […]
The media secretary at the Kurdistan Regional Government's Ministry for Tourism said on Saturday that nearly 37,000 tourists visited Kurdistan during Eid al-Adha. Kan'an Baha'addin told AKnews during the four days of the Eid 15,000 tourists visited Erbil province, 13,000 Dohuk, and 8,500 Sulaimaniya. Eid al-Adha is an Islamic celebration that takes place at the […]
The sky's the limit for new business opportunities, partnerships & business ventures says the organiser of the inaugural Iraq Airport Expansion, Cargo Logistics Conference and Exhibition which takes place from April 6-7, 2011, in the northern city of Erbil, Kurdistan. The event has been designed to provide a gateway for companies in the aviation, airports, […]
The University of Cincinnati is one of only a handful of American universities to be selected for an international partnership to rebuild Iraq’s educational system and its economy. UC President Gregory H. Williams and Salahaddin University-Hawler President Ahmed Anwar Dezaye celebrated the partnership in a formal Nov. 4 partnership-agreement-signing ceremony at the UC Teachers College. […]
Erbil Building Trade Solo Exhibition will be held in Erbil from 3rd to 6th of March 2011 in the Sami Abdulrahman Park Exhibition Centre Erbil is ready to host building and construction industry professionals in this essential event with its growing market and population of 8 million. Erbil Building Trade Solo Exhibition is the greatest […]
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) Iraq Mission has signed an agreement with the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) to set up a project to support local private and semi-private Business Development Service (BDS) providers in the Governorates of Anbar, Basrah and Erbil. The project aims to develop sustainable business models and engage […]
Iraq's developing situation continues to astound me when I contrast it with much of the west. Take the UK, where Prime Minister David Cameron has on 20 October announced £81bn ($127bn) of cuts from total government expenditure of £661bn ($1,040bn), the largest budget cuts in decades by a large margin. All this it needs to […]
Kurdistan's sixth international trade fair in Erbil opened on Monday with 850 companies from 25 countries. Hundreds of companies are at the fair for the first time. Albert Awun of EFB Arak, which organised the fair, told AKnews: "The percentage of the participating new companies in the exhibition compared to last year is about 50%, while the […]
