The Australia Arab Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AACCI) recently (12-17 April) led a select group of Australian companies to the Kurdish region of Iraq in pursuit of business opportunities. They found an economy, now emerging after decades of isolation and neglect, buoyed by growing foreign investment, supported by oil and gas revenues, and underpinned […]
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Exhibitors from 45 Countries to Converge at Automechanika
The focus of the region's automotive service industry will be set on the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, as Automechanika Middle East 2010 gets under way tomorrow, Tuesday May 25th. Dubai is the primary trade and logistics hub for the wider region and plays a key role in the region's automotive trade. Figures just […]
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Iran To Boost Non-Oil Exports To Iraq
Iran plans to increase its non-oil exports to Iraq to US$7.5 billion annually from the current US$4.8 billion, the secretary-general of Iran-Iraq economic development centre said on Sunday. "Iran mainly exports foodstuff and construction materials to Iraq," Mehr News Agency (MNA) quoted Hassan Danaiifar as saying Sunday. "Currently, over 8,000 tonnes of cement is being […]
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Ministry Provides 310 Transformers
The Diala public Company for electrical industries provided a number of ministries and government departments with 310 electrical transformers last April, the Industry Ministry said on Thursday. “The electricity departments in al-Sadr, al-Karkh, al-Shamal, al-Rusafa and Diala have been provided with transformers from the Industry Ministry at a cost of 2.183 billion dinars,” the general […]
First Cash-for-work Programme in Iraq
The World Food Programme (WFP) today launched a cash-for-work programme in Iraq to help some of the poorest sections of Iraqi society earn enough money to pay for food that might otherwise be beyond their reach. "Food insecurity in Iraq is an access problem, not an availability problem," said WFP Country Director Edward Kallon. "While […]
Venturing into Iraq Requires Significant Expertise
At the 'Doing Business in Iraq' conference in Dubai, experts advised that while there are immense potential investment opportunities in Iraq, the legal and regulatory hurdles require significant expertise and in-depth local market knowledge. According to a report in Emirates Business, Iraq's GDP grew by 4.30 per cent last year and the projected growth for […]
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Turkey Wants to Integrate Iraqi Kurdistan Region Through Economy
With bilateral trade between the Iraqi Kurdistan Region and Turkey reaching US$9 billion, Massoud Barzani, the Kurdistan Region Government President, formerly an enemy of the Turkish government, was invited recently to Turkey for talks on increasing economic integration between the two entities. Lately, relations between Turkey and the Kurdistan Region have calmed significantly, progressing rapidly […]
ISX Up by 0.3% on Tuesday
The Iraqi Stock Exchange (ISX) went up on Tuesday by 0.3% to close at 94.6 points, while trading activities hit 10.572 billion Iraqi dinars. Today’s session saw trading over shares of 35 out of 84 electronically-registered firms, 16 of them went up. Traded shares hit 10.572 billion worth 19.281 billion dinars through 215 deals, with […]
UAE Minister in Arbil to Boost Economic Ties - Official
Foreign Trade Minister of the United Arab Emirates Lubna Khaled al-Qasemi arrived on Tuesday in Arbil in an official visit to foster economic and commercial ties between the UAE and the region, according to an official of the foreign relations department in the region. “President of the region Massoud Barzani received the minister and her […]
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Iraq Discusses Establishing Duty Free Zone with Egypt
Iraq Ministry of Industry and Minerals said that it held a series of meetings with Cairo in order to discuss establishing a duty free zone between Iraq, Egypt and Jordan stressing that they didn’t reach a final agreement in this regard until now. On the other hand, some economic experts say that establishing such a […]
ISX Down for Second Consecutive Day to Close at 94.3 Points
The Iraqi Stock Exchange (ISX) went down for the second consecutive day by 0.3% to close at 94.3 points, while trading activities hit 853.235 million Iraqi dinars. Today’s session saw trading over shares of 28 out of 84 electronically-registered firms, 11 of them went down, 8 up while 9 others retained their previous rates, with […]
Agility's Q1 Profit Falls 52%
Kuwait-based Agility has said its first-quarter profit had dropped 52% and predicted declines in the next four quarters, Bloomberg has reported. Net income fell to KD17.6m ($61m) as revenue dropped 17% to KD127.5m, the firm said. 'Agility is likely to face declining profitability over the course of the next four quarters, as a result of […]
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