By John Lee. A delegation from Iraq, led by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Planning Mohammed Tameem, met with a delegation from the United States government, headed by Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, in the High-Level Coordination Committee (HCC) meeting yesterday, April 15th. The meeting was held in accordance with the 2008 Strategic […]
By Andrew Parasiliti and Tyler Huffman, for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq PM seeks to stay out of regional conflict, calls for US pressure on Israel to end Gaza war In an exclusive interview with Al-Monitor, Mohammed […]
By John Lee. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani met with US President Joe Biden at the White House on Monday. In a joint statement after the meeting, the two highlighed a number of business-related points: Iraq's Financial and Banking Reform: President Biden and Prime Minister Sudani discussed Iraq's efforts to reform its financial and […]
From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Deep Dive: Iraq's prime minister embarks on first visit to DC Baghdad is hoping for more constructive strategic engagement with the US that does not undermine its relations with Iran. The full article […]
By Michael Knights, for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Kataib Hezbollah is Part of Iraq's PMF U.S.-designated terrorist group KH [Kataib Hezbollah] is the most significant player inside the Popular Mobilization Forces [PMF], which […]
The UK Integrated Security Fund (UKISF) for Iraq invites bids by 3 May 2024 for a programme to strengthen civil society organisations working on women, peace and security issues in the Federal and Kurdistan regions of Iraq. Overview In 2021, British Embassy Baghdad established the successful Women's Voices First programme, which runs until May 2024. […]
By Dana Stroul and Bilal Wahab, for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. What Biden and Sudani Need to Start the Next Chapter of U.S.-Iraq Relations To move beyond the years-long focus on Iran and […]
By Yerevan Saeed, for The Wilson Center. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Prime Minister Sudani's Pivotal US Visit and Its Implications for Iraq's Future Iraqi Prime Minister Sudani's White House visit will discuss US forces in Iraq, sanctions, and bilateral relations. […]
By Adam Lucente for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq still without parliament speaker five months after Halbusi's ouster Previous parliament speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi was removed from office in November, and parliament has yet to agree on a […]
By John Lee. CEO World magazine has ranked Iraq 93rd out of 199 countries in its index of World's Best Countries To Invest In Or Do Business For 2024. This puts it behind neighbours such as Iran and Kuwait, but ahead of Jordan and Syria. Singapore, United Kingdom and Taiwan take the top three places. […]
From Tasnim, under a Creative Commons licence. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iran and Iraq will launch the first maritime passenger transport line within the next two months, an official at Iran's Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) said. The chief executive […]
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. U.S.'s New Hopes In Iraq Are Dashed As It Signs Longest Ever Gas Deal With Iran The sheer length of Iraq's new gas deal with Iran means Baghdad can be […]
