By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Industry and Minerals, Mohammed Nouri, received his Jordanian counterpart, Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply Yarub Qudah, along with an accompanying delegation, on Thursday. The two sides held a meeting to discuss ways of strengthening industrial and trade cooperation, and expanding joint coordination in areas serving the shared interests […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Industry and Minerals, Khaled Battal Al-Najm, met with a delegation from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, to discuss potential cooperation in the development of industrial cities and workforce capacity building in Iraq. The meeting included a presentation by the IFC on its […]
By John Lee. Iraq and Iran have agreed to allocate 2,000 dunams [200 hectares; 500 acres] in Zurbatiyah for the creation of a new economic city. The announcement followed discussions today between Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al-Sudani and the President of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian, which focused on the border industrial zones, which are being […]
From Tasnim, under a Creative Commons licence. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. An Iranian official unveiled plans to inaugurate a joint free trade zone with Iraq at the common border by March 2024. Secretary of Iran's Supreme Council of Free and […]
From Kurdistan24. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Nearly 6,000 new companies established by KRG's Ninth Cabinet Dara Jalil Khayat (pictured), the President of the Erbil Chamber of Commerce and Industry, has said that a new industrial zone is being built in […]
By John Lee. Jordan and Iraq have reportedly started studies to create a joint free industrial zone on their shared border. A Jordanian government official told Xinhua that an Iraqi delegation visited Jordan this week to check the capacity of factories that will benefit from a decision by Iraq to exempt commodities -- including plastics, […]
By John Lee. Iran and Iraq have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to set up joint industrial zones. Iran's Minister for Industry, Mining and Trade, Mohammadreza Nematzadeh and Iraqi Minister for Industry and Minerals Mohammed Shia 'Al Sudani signed the agreement on Sunday. Minsiter Al Sudani said he future of Iraq is to increase […]
The successful completion of the project “Enhancing investments to Iraq through industrial zone development”, implemented by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), was marked at an event in Amman today. Funded by the Government of Italy, the project assisted the Government of Iraq in developing industrial zones that provide a favourable business environment for […]
