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By John Lee. The Director General of the Iraq Railways Company, Eng. Yunus Khaled Jawad, held a meeting with representatives of Alstom and Hyundai this week at the company's headquarters. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the plan for the implementation of the Baghdad Elevated Train (BET) project, also known as "Baghdad monorail". […]
By John Lee. TotalEnergies is reportedly pulling its foreign staff out of Iraq as it struggles to finalise a deal with Baghdad for its $27-billion package of energy projects. According to Reuters, the negotiations have stalled over a demand from Iraq for a 40-percent share in the projects. The head of the Basra Oil Company […]
By John Lee. On Friday, Iraqi Prime Minister Al-Sudani met with representatives of the French companies Thales, Dassault and Airbus. During the meetings, they discussed providing Iraq with specialized radars, Rafale combat aircraft, Falcon civil aircraft, and combat and specialized helicopters for the benefit of the Iraqi Air Force and Civil Aviation. These measures are […]
By John Lee. On the sidelines of his official visit to France, Prime Minister Mohamed Shia Al-Sudani met a group of French business leaders on Friday. Al-Sudani said the Strategic Partnership Agreement signed with France represents, "a framework for cooperation in all fields," adding that French companies investing in Iraq will be making the right […]
By Ahmed Mousa Jiyad. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Debating TotalEnergies' Agreement- A breakthrough or Recycling Old Practices Without Economic Feasibility and Lacks Transparency After only four short visits to Iraq and holding a few meetings behind closed doors, TotalEnergies (TE) […]
Joint communiqué/Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership 2022 In light of the decision taken at the conference held in Baghdad on 28 August 2021, and at the invitation of His Majesty King Abdullah II, in coordination with His Excellency President Emmanuel Macron of the French Republic and His Excellency Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani of […]
France Renews its Commitment to Protecting Civilians impacted by Explosive Ordnance in Iraq The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) welcomes the contribution of EUR 500,000 (approximately USD 495,370) from the Government of France, which will support the Government of Iraq in its efforts to protect civilians impacted by the threat of explosive ordnance and […]
By John Lee. The Minister of Oil has announced the commencement of crude oil supplies to Karbala refinery for the start of its trial operation. Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail said that the refinery has a capacity of 140,000 barrels per day (bpd) and will help partially in meeting local needs and reducing imports of refined fuel. […]
By John Lee. Representatives of the French company Alstom have met with the Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers, Dr. Hamid Naim Al-Ghazi, to discuss the progress of the Baghdad Elevated Train (BET) monorail project. Dr. Al-Ghazi said the cabinet is studying the issue of financing the project, in coordination with the Ministries of Finance […]
By John Lee. The Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers, Dr. Hamid Naim Al-Ghazi, met on Wednesday the French Ambassador to Iraq, Mr. Eric Chevalier. Dr. Al-Ghazi stressed the Iraqi government's interest in the Baghdad Elevated Train (BET) project, which he said is of vital and strategic importance. Mr. Chevalier also expressed the French government's […]
By John Lee. US-based contractor KBR is to carry out the design work for Iraq's Ratawi (aka Artawi) Central Complex development. The work is part of the Ratawi gas-field project in Basra, which is being carried out by the South Gas Company (SGC) in cooperation with France's TotalEnergies. KBR's involvement was confirmed in a statement […]
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and the Council of Ministers Secretariat (COMSEC), in partnership with the Women Empowerment Department (WED), and support from the United Kingdom, Sweden, France and Canada, organised a two-day conference to address early marriage in Iraq. The conference, which took place on 11-12 June, recognised the alarming situation with early […]
