By Sara al-Qaher for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. India, Iran or Turkey: Iraqi Students look Abroad for Post-Grad Studies There are no easy options for Iraqi graduates who want to continue their education with post-graduate studies. If they have […]
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. There are at least a million widows in Iraq, following decades of conflict and war and many are struggling to make ends meet. But a new government proposal designed to assist them is […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Oil has postponed a decision to transfer ownership of nine state-owned oil companies from the Ministry to the newly-formed Iraqi National Oil Company (INOC). The original decision was announced on Thursday, but it has now been held following complaints that the decision should be made by the incoming goverment […]
By John Lee. ExxonMobil Iraq Limited has awarded Schlumberger a 42-month IDS contract for 30 wells in the West Qurna Field. The contract includes the provision of drilling rigs and multiple technologies and services, and the first well was spud in July. The announcement was made in the company's Third-Quarter 2018 Results on Friday. (Source: […]
The presence of explosive hazards, including improvised explosive devices in areas liberated from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), will continue to impede security and stability efforts as well as development initiatives until these are cleared and rendered safe. A delegation from DFID was recently hosted by UNMAS in Mosul and had […]
By John Lee. Both Germany's Siemens and US-based GE have signed deals with the Iraqi government on Sunday to provide major additional power generating capacity to Iraq. Following a hotly-contested competition, the two rivals are to share the work, with GE supplying 14 Gigawatts (GW), and Siemens 11 GW. (Sources: GE, Siemens)
By Ahmed Mousa Jiyad. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Petroleum Policy Proposal for the New Government: Contents, Justifications and Indicators Petroleum (oil & gas) sector remains, in the next four years as it has been in previous eight decades, the basic […]
GE (NYSE: GE) signed Principles of Cooperation (POC) with the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity to develop the country’s power sector. The plan is expected to generate up to 14 gigawatts (GW) of power, create up to 65,000 direct and indirect jobs, support the government to realize savings and recoverable losses of up to $3 billion […]
Siemens in landmark MoU to repower Iraq, support economic prosperity Siemens and the Ministry of Electricity of the Republic of Iraq have entered a milestone agreement to seek the implementation of the company’s roadmap for repowering Iraq. Signed by Qasim Al-Fahdawi, Minister of Electricity, and Joe Kaeser, President and CEO of Siemens AG, the Memorandum […]
By John Lee. A Turkish company has won a tender to supply and deliver Metallic Garbage Containers to the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) in Iraq. The contract with Ram Dis Ticaret A.S. is valued at $91,860. (Source: UNGM)
US Assistance to Ethnic and Religious Minorities in Iraq As part of the continued commitment by Vice President Pence, Secretary Pompeo (pictured), and USAID Administrator Green to support ethnic and religious minorities in Iraq as highlighted earlier this year at the first-ever Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom, the United States is proud to announce over […]
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