Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (trading week ending: 22nd January 2026. Please click here to view a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. Rabee Securities' Market Indexes Change - Weekly Index Code Closings Change (w/w) (%) Change (YTD) (%) IQD-RSISX 2,528.5 -1.1% -1.1% USD-RSISX 2,486.3 -1.1% -1.1% […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Securities Commission (ISC) has published its 2025 indicators for the Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX), based on a comparative analysis with 2024, pointing to continued market development and a transition towards more sustainable growth. Listed Companies: Total listed and registered joint-stock companies: 112 Companies actively listed on trading platforms increased from […]
By John Lee. The National Investment Commission (NIC) has held a coordination meeting to review plans for tourism investment projects along the banks of the Tigris River. The meeting, chaired by the Commission's President, Haider Mohammed Makkiya, brought together members of a committee formed under a Diwani Order to oversee the development of tourism projects […]
By John Lee. Mark Savaya, US President Donald Trump's special envoy to Iraq, has said that corruption must be tackled decisively if Iraq is to achieve stability, arguing that militias are a symptom rather than the root cause of the country's challenges. He identified fake payrolls, fake loans, and fictitious assets as major sources of […]
By John Lee. The Council of Ministers has approved measures related to water infrastructure in Basra and contract execution for the first phase of the Grand Faw Port project. The cabinet reviewed the Al-Baradhiya water project in Basra and approved the establishment of modular water treatment stations on the Shatt al-Arab to secure drinking water […]
By John Lee. Two Iraqi brokerage firms have been registered as remote foreign brokers on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX). The Iraqi Securities Commission (ISC) said that Rabee Securities and Al-Karmel Brokerage have received final approvals to register and operate as foreign brokers on the exchange under the Tabadul platform. Both companies have also […]
By John Lee. The longest horizontal oil well ever drilled in Iraq has been completed at the East Baghdad oil field, southern area. The project was delivered by the Midland Oil Company in cooperation with the Chinese firm EBS Petroleum [Zhenhua Oil] and involved the drilling of the horizontal well EBMK-8-1H. The well reached a total […]
By John Lee. eYouth, an Egyptian edtech company, has announced a strategic partnership with Al Majal Group to launch eYouth Iraq, described as the first Arabic-language digital education platform dedicated to workforce skills development in Iraq. The platform is intended to support workforce readiness by delivering market-driven training programmes aligned with local labour market needs. […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Parliament has held a session to discuss Iraq's water crisis and drought conditions, with the participation of the Minister of Water Resources and the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The session reviewed the impact of climate change, declining rainfall, and upstream water management on Iraq's water security. The […]
By John Lee. Jetcraft Commercial has delivered two Bombardier CRJ-1000 regional jets to the newly-launched Basra Airlines. The CRJ-1000 fleet is expected to initially serve domestic routes from Baghdad, complemented by regional services to strategic destinations including Dubai, Beirut, and Amman. Basra Airlines, which received its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) in December, is preparing to […]
By John Lee. The Missan Oil Company has increased volumes of processed gas from the Halfaya field, with the Halfaya Gas Receiving Station (GRS) now receiving and processing up to 190 million standard cubic feet per day (mmscfd). In a statement to the state-run Iraqi News Agency (INA), the company said the facility has undergone […]
By John Lee. Final operations have commenced at the Salah Al-Din [Salahuddin] 3 refinery, increasing Iraq's refining capacity by 70,000 barrels per day (bpd). The refinery, operated by the North Refineries Company (NRC), has successfully completed final commissioning, with its products delivered to storage facilities in preparation for local marketing, according to the Ministry of […]
