By John Lee. French President Emmanuel Macron has reportedly discussed cooperation on a nuclear energy project with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi. More here. (Source: Reuters)
Macron, Kadhimi "discuss Nuclear Energy Project"
Tag Archives | featured
Preliminary Oil Export Figures for August
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Oil has announced preliminary oil exports for August of 80,494,536 barrels, giving an average for the month of 2.597 million barrels per day (bpd), down from the 2.763 million bpd exported in July. These exports from the oilfields in central and southern Iraq amounted to 77,505,136 barrels, while exports […]
Cabinet Announces (Another) Public Holiday
By John Lee. The Iraqi Cabinet held its weekly meeting on Tuesday under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi. Following discussions, the Cabinet decided to designate 3rd October every year as Iraq's National Day, to celebrate and mark the independence of Iraq and the end of the British mandate on 3rd October, 1932. It […]
Arrest Warrant for owner of Iraqi Broadcaster
Baghdad court issues arrest warrant for owner of Iraqi broadcaster Dijlah TV Iraqi authorities should immediately drop the arrest warrant for Jamal Karbouli, the Iraqi owner of Amman-based Dijlah TV, and allow Dijlah TV to operate freely and without fear of reprisal, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said on Tuesday. Dijlah TV has an […]
Tags: censorship, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Dijlah TV, featured, Human rights, Jordan, mn, press freedom
"No Foreign Pilgrims Allowed" in Iraq for Arbaeen
Baghdad has decided to bar all foreign pilgrims from visiting Iraq for this year's Arbaeen season due to the outbreak of the coronavirus, an Iranian deputy minister said. Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Deputy Interior Minister for Security Affairs Hossein Zolfaqari said he has been informed by Iran's ambassador to Baghdad about the […]
KAPITA launches Iraqi Angel Investor Network
KAPITA launches the first Iraqi dedicated Angel Network The Iraqi entrepreneurship ecosystem receives a major boost with the launch of the first Iraqi angel investors network KAPITA is launching Iraq's first Angel Investor Network - IAIN ( https://iraqangels.net/ ) that is dedicated to connecting startups with angel investors in order to develop the Iraqi entrepreneurship […]
Tags: Al Handal, ALTAYM General Trading, AMEA Power, Asiacell, Atlas Plast, Baghdad Gates, Careem, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Earthlink, Entreprenuership, Fanoos, featured, germany, Green Hills, IBM, Iraqi Angel Investors Network (IAIN), Iraqi Cinema, Iraqi Private Banks League, KAPITA, Khudairi, Management Partners, Miswag, mn, MSMEs, NASS Al-Iraq Holding, Netherlands, Orange Corners, PetrolLog, Rabee Securities, Rawnaq Aldur, SMEs, start-ups, World Bank, YAG Capital
IBBC and AMAR to hold Iraqi CSR Panel
IBBC and AMAR to hold Iraqi CSR panel with major companies on 3rd September. 'HOW COMPANIES AND COMMUNITIES CAN ALL BENEFIT FROM CSR PROGRAMMES, WITH REFERENCE TO AMAR FOUNDATION'S WORK.' The Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC), its YEN (Young Executive Network) and AMAR Foundation, are holding an online panel to discuss CSR -- Corporate Social […]
Tags: AMAR Foundation, AMAR International Charitable Foundation, Baroness Nicholson, BP, CSR, featured, IBBC Young Executive Network, Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC), Mastercard, mn, SKA
Flights between Turkey, Iraq suspended another Month
By Al Monitor staff. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Flights between Turkey, Iraq suspended another month Turkey's flight suspension to and from Iraq has been extended through October 1, Iraq's civil aviation authority announced Monday amid a rising number of coronavirus cases. […]
ILO, KRG to support Employment for IDPs
ILO and Kurdistan Region of Iraq pledge to support formal employment for forcibly displaced persons and host communities The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) signed an implementation agreement aimed at boosting formal employment amongst internally displaced persons (IDPs), refugees and […]
New German Consul General in Erbil
By John Lee. Germany's new Consul General in Erbil, Klemens Semtner (pictured), has arrived in Erbil to take up his post. According to a statement from the German Consulate in Erbil: "Awaiting final agreement from the Iraqi government, he is ready to start working to strengthen relations with KRI." (Source: German Consulate in Erbil)
Partnership to Combat Child Labour in Iraq
ILO and RDPP launch a partnership to combat worst forms of child labour in Iraq The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the European Regional Development and Protection Programme for Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq (RDPP II) have launched a partnership to tackle the worst forms of child labour amongst Syrian refugees, internally displaced persons and vulnerable […]
Tags: child labor, child labour, Children, European Union (EU), featured, Human rights, International Labour Organization (ILO), mn, United Nations (UN)
Iraq Stock Market Report
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 27th Aug 2020). Please click here to view a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at IQD642 (+0.4%) / $672 (+0.4%) (weekly change) (-2.6% and -4.2% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded […]