By Ahmed Mousa Jiyad. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Monetization Strategies for Joint Development of Border Fields in MENA Region Many hydrocarbons fields and exploration blocks, with billons barrels of petroleum, straddle sovereign borders (both onshore and offshore) in the Middle […]
By John Lee. Navistar Defense has been awarded a $19,847,322 firm-fixed-price Foreign Military Sales (Iraq) contract for cargo trucks (6x6 General Transport Trucks, 6x6 Ton Recovery Wrecker and GTT spares). Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed in Lisle, Illinois, with an estimated completion date of May 15, 2020. […]
From Middle East Monitor, under a Creative Commons licence. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq and Kuwait are at loggerheads over conflicting maritime border claims Efforts to resolve a slow-burning maritime boundary dispute between Iraq and Kuwait hit a dead […]
By John Lee. The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is to repay the debts of what it describes as "around 9,000 hardworking farmers". In a statement, the KRG said the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources will repay over IQD 222 billion (USD 186 million), in line with the new government’s objective of developing and diversifying […]
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By John Lee. Manufacturers of red bricks are reportedly criticizing the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) for its failure to financially support the industry and capitalize on demand in the rest of Iraq. According to information obtained by Rudaw, the Kurdistan Region has 11 advanced brickworks, with the capacity to produce some 860 million bricks annually, […]
Iraq’s Commission of Integrity yesterday announced that it had returned $135 million of misappropriated funds to the oil ministry, the Anadolu Agency reported. The commission said that the company for the distribution of oil products misappropriated funds through contracts with two oil investment companies. Iraq is among the world’s most corrupt states according to Transparency […]
By Ali Mamouri for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq works to distance itself from US-Iran tension after Saudi Aramco attack Attacks that occurred Sept. 14 against Aramco oil processing facilities in Saudi Arabia, resulting in huge fires and halting near half of the supply from […]
By John Lee. The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has agreed that it will update and fully implement legislation on intellectual property, protecting the Kurdistan Region’s entrepreneurs, academics and businesses from infringement. A legal committee will also be established to review new draft legislation for approval in this session of the Kurdistan Parliament. (Source: KRG)
Iraq is not discussing the purchase of the Russian S-400 missile defense system, Iraq’s ambassador to Russia has told Rudaw, following rumors Baghdad is in the market for such a system to counter recent Israeli airstrikes on Iraqi territory. “There haven’t been and there aren’t any discussions or consultations between the Iraqi government and the […]
By John Lee. Foreign Minister Mohamad A. Alhakim received a copy of the credentials of the Dutch Ambassador to Baghdad Mr. Eric Strating. The bilateral relations between Baghdad and The Hague were discussed, as well as methods for enhancing fruitful bilateral cooperation in various fields, in addition to cooperation and coordination in international forums to […]
By John Lee. Prime Minister Adil Abd Al-Mahdi arrived on Thursday morning in the Chinese city of Hebei to participate in the World Conference on Industrialization. The visit follows the granting of two major contracts in Iraq to Chinese companies in recent weeks: China Construction Third Engineering Bureau will reportedly implement civil engineering projects and […]
