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The Ministry of Construction and Housing (MoCH) in Iraq marked World Habitat Day by launching the Iraq National Housing Policy in a ceremony held in Baghdad. The policy will respond to housing needs in Iraq and ensure the right of housing and adequate shelter is granted to all people in Iraq. Iraq’s housing shortages stand […]
A source in the Iraqi Ministry of Reconstruction and Housing said on Wednesday that the country’s “housing crisis” will be resolved by 2020 according to a plan devised by the government. Istabraq al-Shok [Istabraq Al-Shouk], the Deputy Minister of Construction and Housing, told AKnews the government will build “two million housing units of international quality.” […]
The Baghdad Municipality is to build three major housing projects in the capital’s outskirts for low-income families. Azzaman report that the projects, work on which is to start soon, will include 395,000 housing units and will be sold to low-income families at reduced prices, according to Hakeem Abedzahra, the municipality’s spokesman. The first project of […]
A Dutch company will design a model for low-cost housing in Maysan [Missan], a spokesperson for the Dutch companies in Missan last week. “A Dutch group specialized in housing projects has agreed with the State Ministry for Marshes Development to design low-cost houses,” Jaseb al-Marsoumi told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. “The government will receive the […]
An Iranian delegation has made an offer to the Baghdad Investment Commission to build 100,000 residential units in the Iraqi capital. “The delegation informed the commission that the units will be designed to modern standards, and will be funded through investment,” the commission said in a statement received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency. It noted […]
Dr Sami Al Araji, chairman of Iraq's National Investment Commission, has said the government has selected 35 international firms to build one million new housing units across the country, Arabic Al Sabah newspaper has reported. The firms were selected from 117 applicant companies, and are reportedly from U.S., Canada, Turkey, Spain, France, Germany and South […]
The head of Maysan Investment Commission, Ra'id Sa'iy, announced that "Maysan province needs about 70,000 housing units currently". He stated to the National Iraqi News Agency (NINA): "We need the investment companies to implement cost-efficient housing projects for all levels of society." "Environmental conditions should be considered in the planning and execution of these projects," […]
Housing tops Baghdad’s growing to-do list, but as work begins on infrastructure ranging from airports to sewage plants, Iraq’s modest contracting capacity is being stretched to its limits, reports Gulf News. Iraq faces mounting reconstruction needs across its housing and infrastructure sectors, yet the country’s contracting sector is struggling to maintain momentum as increasing numbers […]
Iraqi authorities are working on plans to resolve the housing crisis in the country, despite problems hindering investments in the sector, the chairman of the National Investment Commission told AKnews on Monday. "The investment committee has worked on planning to implement important projects in the coming period to help solve the housing crisis," said Sami […]
The Wassit [Wasit] council signed a contract on Tuesday for the building of residential units and an 80 MW power station, according to the council’s vice president. “The council signed a contract at the Kut Investment Commission with the Turbat al-Rafideen company to set up a power station with a production capacity of 80 MW, […]
The Baghdad Mayoralty is discussing housing compounds with Turkish firms as part of its attempt to build one million residential units throughout Iraq. “Out of the one million units, 224 thousand will be in Baghdad,” the mayoralty said in a press release on Sunday, as received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency. It noted that the […]
Scaffolding is creeping up the walls of bullet-scarred villas across rubble-strewn Baghdad, and gangs of labourers are piling up bricks as growing security allows a mini-construction boom to take hold in Iraq, according to a report from Reuters. It may be the leading edge of a building surge as work now limited to a few […]
