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 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. Two Tough Scenarios for U.S.-Iraq Relations Washington's ever-narrowing Iraq policy has left it with unpalatable choices, but muddling through is a better short-term option than […]
FAO's Efforts with Partners to Address the Challenges of Climate Change through the Implementation of the Farmer Field Schools Approach and Women's Empowerment Initiatives in Central and Southern The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration, with the Ministries of Agriculture, Environment, Water Resources, and other governmental partners, is leading transformative […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Oil has reportedly announced preliminary oil export figures for January. These data have been reported by the state-run Iraqi News Agency (INA), and have so far not been confirmed on the Ministry of Oil website: Total exports of crude oil: 103,508,438 barrels. Revenues from crude oil exports: $8.026 billion. […]
Iraq takes major step forward towards ratifying ILO Convention 190 The International Labour Organization (ILO) with the support of the European Union successfully concluded a transformative workshop in Erbil, Iraq on the ratification of ILO Convention 190 on the Elimination of Violence and Harassment in the World of Work. The workshop was organized after the […]
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: Why a US withdrawal from Iraq is off the table An important letter was delivered to Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein last week. In a Jan. 24 meeting, US Ambassador Alina […]
By John Lee. The Turkish Statistical Institute has said that Iraq was Turkiye's third-biggest export partner in 2023. December 2023 - Main Export Partners: 1. Germany: $1.679 billion 2. USA: $1.314 billion 3. Iraq: $1.254 billion 4. United Kingdom: $1.217 billion 5. Italy: $1.022 billion Percentage of Top 5 in Total Exports: 28.2% January-December 2023 […]
By John Lee. Iraqi Airways has announced that its scheduled flights between Baghdad and Moscow are cancelled, effective from 3rd February until further notice. According to Iraq's Ministry of Transport, the cancellation is due to what it describes as, "operational reasons with the Russian side." Passengers with reservations are advised to contact the airline for […]
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 1st February 2024). Please click here to view a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. RSISX Index Change RSISX Index Closings Change (w/w) (%) Change (YTD) (%) RSISX IQD Index 1,703.9 3.0% 9.6% RSISX USD Index 1,675.4 […]
By John Lee. Under the patronage of Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, the signing ceremony for the new Ali Al-Wardi Residential City project took place on Wednesday. Iraq's Minister of Housing, along with the director of Egypt's ORA Developers, Mr. Naguib Sawiris, signed the contract. This project is the largest of five new residential city […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Industry and Minerals, Dr. Engineer Khaled Battal Al-Najm, chaired a meeting of the Board of Directors of the General Company for Phosphates on Tuesday. The meeting was attended by the directors of the control, legal, technical, and investment departments within the ministry to discuss the latest developments regarding the […]
By John Lee. Kuwait and Saudi Arabia have renewed their call for Iraq to respect the agreement between the Iraq and Kuwait on the regulation of maritime navigation in the Khor Abdullah waterway. In September, the Iraqi Federal Supreme Court declared the agreement to be unconstitutional. A joint statement issued on Wednesday at the conclusion […]
