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By John Lee. The United Nations has advertised new positions in Iraq: WPE Senior Manager - Quality Assurance, International Rescue Committee (IRC) Protection Manager, International Rescue Committee (IRC) Senior Protection Manager, International Rescue Committee (IRC) Education Officer - Safe Healing Learning Space, International Rescue Committee (IRC) Education Officer, International Rescue Committee (IRC) Advocacy Advisor, International […]
By John Lee. The United Nations has advertised new positions in Iraqi Kurdistan: WPE Social Worker, International Rescue Committee (IRC) Partnership & Capacity Development Manager, Oxfam Security Associate, UNOPS - United Nations Office for Project Services (Source: UN) (Picture: Success, growth, career, development signpost from 3D_Creation/Shutterstock)
By Mustafa Saadoun for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraqis are heading out to the polls this week, and the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) said it is making sure everyone who is eligible to vote will have […]
Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve and its partners continued to strike Islamic State of Iraq and Syria targets in designated parts of Syria and Iraq between May 4-10, conducting 53 strikes consisting of 63 engagements, Combined task force officials reported on Friday. Strikes in Syria On May 10, coalition military forces conducted four […]
By John Lee. Revenues at Zain Iraq reached $275 million in the first quarter of 2018, a 9-percent increase year-on-year. EBITDA reached $96 million, up 12 percent, reflecting an EBITDA margin of 35 percent. The operation reported a net profit of $8 million, substantially up on the $283,000 profit recorded for Q1, 2017. The expansion […]
Iraq: Launch of Price Monitoring Dashboard Enhances Analytical Capacity of Partners As the situation in Iraq develops, the importance of cash as a means of aid delivery remains central. Increasingly, humanitarian actors find themselves in need of accurate price data to better inform their programs and policies. In September 2016, the Joint Price Monitoring Initiative […]
By Ruslan Mamedov for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Moscow’s interest in the Middle East and the growing Russian presence in the region go beyond Russian involvement in the Syrian civil war. For several years Russia has been building partnerships […]
By John Lee. The National Investment Commission (NIC) has announced three new investment opportunities in Iraq: Glass Bottles and Jars Factory Dextrin and Starch Production Textile and Leather Production (Source: National Investment Commission) (Picture: Business opportunity word cloud, from ibreakstock/Shutterstock)
By John Lee. Despite this year’s drought, Iraq has reportedly bought more than 300,000 tonnes of domestic wheat this season, and maintained its estimate of 2.5 million tonnes of local purchases for the 2018 season. According to Reuters, this implies an import gap of 2 million tonnes, as the country uses between 4.5 million and […]
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The parliamentary transparency commission in Iraq says $320 billion has gone missing in the past 15 years, because of government c. It's one of many big issues weighing on the minds of Iraqis […]
By John Lee. The Ministry of Oil has announced that BP has signed a contract to develop the Kirkuk oil fields. According to Reuters, the deal with the North Oil Company (NOC) will see BP will boost output capacity from the six fields in the Kirkuk region to more than 1 million barrels of oil […]
