By John Lee. The Iraqi and Iranian ministers of oil have agreed to establish committees to expand cooperation, including committees for the development of shared border fields, investment in gas and petrochemical industries, and renewable energy. Other committees will focus on the qualification and development of refineries, joint training, and collaborative efforts in oil marketing, […]
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 28th December 2023). Note: ISX will be closed on December 31, 2023 and January 1, 2024 due to the end-of-year closing operations. The next trading session will be held on Jan. 2, 2024. Please click here to view a table of listed companies […]
By Sardar Aziz 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. Family Rule in Iraq and the Challenge to State and Democracy A handful of personalities have consumed all the country's political oxygen, […]
Iraq has seen routine immunization coverage fluctuate in 2023, and there has also been a very low uptake of COVID-19 vaccination. To assess the immunization landscape in Iraq, the WHO Country Office in Iraq ran a 4-day Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) bottleneck analysis workshop. The workshop sought to explore how well immunization targets had […]
From Human Rights Watch (HRW). Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Tragedies Born of Negligence in Iraq More enforcement of safety regulations needed. Click here to read the full article.
By John Lee. The Iraqi Cabinet has endorsed the Central Review and Approval Committee's recommendation to proceed with the referral and appeal process for the Daghara Residential Project in Diwaniyah Province. According to a statement from the Prime Minister's office, the companies involved are Al-Ansab General Contracting Company and Al-Ansab Towers General Contracting Company. It […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Oil has announced finalised oil export figures for November: Total exports of crude oil: 102,975,782 barrels. Revenues from crude oil exports: $8.482 billion. Oil fields in central and southern Iraq accounted for 101,764,620 barrels of crude oil exports. Exports from Kirkuk through the port of Ceyhan have been suspended. […]
By Noam Raydan and Harry Istepanian, for Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. After 'green talk' at COP28, where should Iraq begin? Iraq must demonstrate how it will balance its plans to reduce emissions while increasing crude production and continuing […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Ministry of Planning has granted approval for the inclusion of earmarked investment projects in its 2023 budget. The projects encompass allocations such as 1 trillion dinars [$763 million] for Iraq Development Fund projects, 500 billion dinars for projects in the most impoverished provinces fund, 50 billion dinars for Sinjar and […]
From the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The Bahrain Motor Federation (BMF), under the guidance of President and FIA Vice President for Sport - MENA, His Excellency Shaikh Abdulla bin Isa Al Khalifa, recently organised an […]
By Michael Knights, Hamdi Malik and Crispin Smith, for the Combating Terrorism Center (CTC) at West Point. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq's New Regime Change: How Tehran-Backed Terrorist Organizations and Militias Captured the Iraqi State A comprehensive study of the […]
By Aisha Kehoe Down, for the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP). Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Baghdad Airport's Employees Flag Concerns Over Security Company Employees of Canadian company Biznis Intel allege they are owed hundreds of thousands of dollars, […]
