By Yesar Al-Maleki, for The Middle East Institute. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq once again leaps into the void, but not before political elites secure funding For Iraqis, two key events last week will shape the rest of this […]
By John Lee. Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi has laid the foundation stone for the project to build 1,000 schools across Iraq. The schools will be built with support from the People's Republic of China.. Contracts for the project were signed last December with the Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) and Sinotech. (Source: Media Office […]
By Douglas A. Ollivant for War on the Rocks. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Observers of Iraq were shocked this week by the most tectonic shift in the country's politics since the defeat of the self-proclaimed Islamic State. Muqtada al-Sadr, the […]
By Harith Hasan, for the Emirates Policy Center (EPC). Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq's Political Prospects After Muqtada al-Sadr's Parliamentary Exodus On June 12, 74 members of the Sadrist bloc in the Iraqi Parliament tendered their resignations to the […]
By Al Monitor staff. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iran and Iraq sign tourism deal The agreement follows protests of Iranian "interference" after a drone attack targeted an alleged Israeli spy base in northern Iraq. Click here to read the […]
By John Lee. The Brazilian Ambassador to Iraq has said that there are promising opportunities to enhance relations and economic development between the two countries. Pointing out that Brazil imports 80 percent of its fertilizer needs, Luis Evaldo Santos (pictured) told Al-Sabaah that Iraq can supply this commodity to Brazil, especially with its large stocks […]
The President and Chairman of the Trade Bank of Iraq (TBI) has said that he expects it will be "a number of years" before payment processing services such as Paypal and Stripe will be able to operate in Iraq. Responding to a question from Iraq Business News (IBN) at the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC)'s […]
Mobile phone operator Asiacell has selected UK-based MCP Insight to provide their anti-fraud and compliance monitoring solutions for Asiacell's Value Added Services and Direct Carrier Billing services. MCP will be working closely with IQ Services, the Carrier's internal Master Aggregator, who manage all merchants offering services on Asiacell's network. MCP's combined Scanner and Shield solutions […]
By John Lee. The Institute for Economics and Peace has ranked Iraq 157th out of 163 countries in its 2022 Global Peace Index. This represents an improvement of two places on last year's ranking. Worldwide, the average level of global peacefulness deteriorated by 0.3 per cent over the past year. Although small, the report says […]
After Destruction, Sinjar Court House Officially Reopens with Support from USAID and UNDP The Sinjar Court House has been reopened with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The Court House, which provides important legal services such as administration of justice, was left severely damaged […]
By Ammar Karim for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Life in the slow lane for Iraq's gridlocked traffic Five years ago, Iraqi taxi driver Osama Mohammed would make about six trips a day across Baghdad. Today, traffic is […]
Special Adviser Ritscher Briefs Security Council on UNITAD Investigative Progress: Cooperation with Iraq is Key Special Adviser Christian Ritscher (pictured) briefed the UN Security Council on the work of the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da'esh/ISIL (UNITAD) over the past six months. The briefing, which highlighted the progress described […]
