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By John Lee. Mashareea Al-Taqa Company for Contracting and General Trading has won a contract with the United Nations Secretariat for the "construction of 11 core housing units in Baaj district, (Tel Uzair complex), Ninewa Governorate." The contract is valued at $188,710.20. (Source: UNGM)
From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq struggles to overcome housing crisis According to Abdul-Zahra Al-Hindawi, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Planning, the country needs 2.5M additional housing units. The full report can be viewed here (registration required).
By John Lee. The Chairwoman of the National Investment Commission (NIC), Suha Daoud Najjar, has received approval from Iraq's Council of Ministers to hire an international law and an international auditing firm to investigate previous contracts at the Bismaya Residential City. According to a statement from the NIC, the firms will "propose a financial model, […]
By John Lee. Three Egyptian construction companies are poised to win major contracts for housing projects in Iraq. In an interview with Egypt's Al-Dustour news service, Jaber Al-Hassani, Undersecretary of the Iraqi Ministry of Housing, said Iraq intends to sign contracts this month with three companies nominated by the Egyptian Ministry of Housing; one will […]
By John Lee. SAGMAN Company for Construction and Contracting Ltd has won a new contract with the United Nations Secretariat in Iraq. The $193,116 deal is for the construction of 15 core housing units in Sinjar (Tel Qasab Complex) District, in Ninewa Governorate. In November, the company was awarded a a contract for the construction […]
By John Lee. Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi has confirmed that more than half a million plots of land have been allocated for three million citizens under the "Dari" housing initiative. Applications for the scheme were made via an online process. Addressing the Cabinet, al-Kadhimi said that a plan has been made to provide the sites […]
By John Lee. Abeer Alshimal Company For General Contracting Ltd., which has offices in Erbil, Dohuk and Mosul, has won a contract with UNAMI for the construction of "new infrastructure with new accommodation, office, welfare buildings at UNAMI Tamimi camp inside the Green Zone in Baghdad." The contract is valued at $1,567,215 and the end […]
By John Lee. Abeer Alshimal Company For General Contracting Ltd., which has offices in Erbil, Dohuk and Mosul, has won a contract with the United Nations Secretariat for the construction of low cost housing units in Dkory, Sinjar, in Ninewa Governorate. The contract is valued at $505,732.60. (Source: UNGM)
Housing, Land and Property Rights in Iraq - An Assessment of Progress Towards Durable Solutions in Line with the Pinheiro Principles Since the 1960s, housing, land and property (HLP) challenges faced by the people of Iraq have varied throughout different waves of conflict and displacements. These problems worsened during the period of conflict with the […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Cabinet has approval a doubling in the capital of the Iraqi Housing Fund. The capital will increase from 1 trillion to 2 trillion Iraqi dinars ($1.4 billion), with the additional funds to be paid by the Ministry of Finance. (Source: Office of the Prime Minister)
By John Lee. Two construction projects in Baghdad, with a combined value of more than $40 million, have been granted to Jordanian companies. The news was revealed during a visit to Iraq by the Jordanian Minister of Public Works and Housing, Yahya Al-Kasabi, during which he met with the Mayor of Baghdad. The Mayor also […]
By John Lee. The National Investment Commission (NIC) has announced the following investment opportunities: Future Investment Opportunities in Rafeel City Project Construction of housing compound in Missan (Maysan) (Source: National Investment Commission)
