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By John Lee. The United Nations has advertised several new positions in Iraq: Team Leader, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) TVET Expert, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Technical Specialists USAID Iraq Governance and Performance Accountability (IGPA) Project, Management Systems International (MSI) Contracts Assistant, UNICEF Livelihoods Research Consultant, International Alert (IA) Short-Term Expert on […]
Germany has contributed an additional US$3.9 million to UNDP’s Funding Facility for Immediate Stabilization (FFIS), which finances fast-track initiatives in areas liberated from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, ISIS, Daesh, IS). This contribution brings Germany’s total financing of the Facility to $16 million. Based on priorities identified by local authorities, UNDP helps to quickly […]
The Federal Republic of Germany has donated EUR 4 million to IOM Iraq to support its “Strengthening Community Policing in Iraq” project between March 2016 and December 2017. By supporting community policing in Iraq, IOM enhances overall efforts to advance democracy, human rights and the rule of law in Iraq in liberated areas. Community-policing models […]
Siemens has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Federal Government of the Republic of Iraq to strengthen the collaboration with the Ministry of Energy as well as Ministry of Oil & Gas for modernizing the energy infrastructure and the Oil & Gas sector. In the presence of the Prime Minister of Iraq, Mr. […]
Prime Minister Dr. Haider Al-Abadi met business leaders and representatives of German companies in Berlin on Friday morning and welcomed the participation of German companies and investors in the building and reconstruction of Iraq and the development of its economy and the revitalisation of industry, agriculture, housing and other investment opportunities available in most of […]
By John Lee. Germany has agreed to lend 500 million-euros ($566 million) to Iraq to help rebuild the country's infrastructure. At a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi in Berlin, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Germany also wants to help with the demining of cities and towns in Iraq so that the country's 3 million internally […]
By John Lee. UAE-based Dana Gas has announced that it has reached an “amicable and mutually beneficial settlement agreement” with RWE’s trading unit RWE Suppy & Trading GmbH (RWEST) to resolve a dispute over its operations in Iraqi Kurdistan. The detailed terms of the settlement agreement are to be treated in accordance with the confidentiality […]
Iraq’s youngest airline, FlyBaghdad, is in talks to start flying to Dubai and plans to launch European routes in early 2016, according to a report from Gulf News. The airline’s Regional Commercial Manager, Mohammad Abdali, told the news agency that the Iraqi-owned airline started domestic flights to Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, Najaf and Basra from its hub […]
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. Media outlets are broadcasting the departure of hundreds of thousands of Syrians and Iraqis from their countries toward Europe by boat, train or on foot. The scenes of escape and displacement coupled with panic […]
By Simon Kent. The German Federal Intelligence Service, or BND (Bundesnachrichtendienst) has confirmed from laboratory tests that ISIS has used chemical weapons against Kurdish forces in Northern Iraq. The German paper Bild reported that the conclusion was made after taking blood samples from injured Kurdish fighters, reporting that the gas used was sulpher mustard, more commonly known […]
By John Lee. Austrian-based Andritz has won a contract to supply 121 pumps and 18 booster stations for a new drinking water treatment plant in Samawa, Iraq, on behalf of PWT Wasser- und Abwassertechnik, Germany. The new plant will pump up 220,000 m³ of water from a branch of the river Euphrates, which will then […]
By John Lee. The Ministry of Electricity has reportedly signed a contract with the German company Siemens for the provision of that includes processing equipment, civil works and the rehabilitation of four 132 kV substations in Baghdad. Shafaaq News reports that the contract includes processing equipment and the execution of civil works for the four […]
