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$65bn Investment Planned for Al-Tayeb Economic City

By John Lee. A $65-billion investment is planned to transform the Al-Tayeb border area into a multi-service economic city, according to the National Investment Commission (NIC). Commission Chairman Dr Haider Mohammed Makkiya (pictured) told the state-run Iraqi News Agency (INA) that Al-Tayeb is envisaged as an economic city covering more than 120,000 dunams, with total […]

Industrial City Investment Planned in Wassit Province

09By John Lee. Iraq's Industrial Coordination Council has approved a series of measures aimed at supporting industrial operations, infrastructure use, and fuel transition for manufacturing facilities. The Council approved the use of specialised berths (10 and 11) at Khor Al-Zubair Port to support the operation of a sponge iron plant, in line with the plant's […]

Iraq Approves 3 New Industrial Cities

By John Lee. The Iraqi Ministry of Industry and Minerals, chaired by Minister Prof. Eng. Khaled Battal Al-Najm, has approved the awarding of key industrial city projects during the second session of the Industrial Cities Authority's Board of Directors. Among the approved projects are: The establishment of Iraq's first pharmaceutical industrial city in Babylon, covering […]