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Kurdistan Full of Promising Investment Opportunities
According to a report from Aswat Al Iraq, Emirati businessmen said that there are promising investment opportunities in Kurdistan region, mainly in tourism, real estate, oil and agriculture sectors. A total of 41 Emirati businessmen and economic figures took part in the trade forum held in Erbil, with the participation of Prime Minister of Kurdistan […]
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Delegation from Belarus Discusses Investment Opportunities in Kirkuk
A delegation from the Belarus discussed on Tuesday investment opportunities with Kirkuk governor, according to a media official. “Kirkuk governor Abdulrahman Mustapha held on Tuesday (May 18) a meeting with a delegation from Belarus, including a number of businessmen and investors,” Dalier Samd told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. “The delegation underlined that its visit aims […]
Transport Minister Meets U.S. Delegation
Iraq’s Transport Minister Amer Abduljabbar received on Thursday a delegation from the U.S. embassy, with whom he discussed fostering air traffic.
Young Real Estate Entrepreneurs Link US and Iraq
In a high-rise apartment building in Minnesota's capital city, two 23-year-old men check on a couple dozen properties they've listed for sale in Iraq - Half a world away, their colleague, also 23, is already on the move in Baghdad: Showing houses and appraising properties as he navigates around concrete blast walls and police checkpoints.
Iraqi Ambassadors Asked to Attract Investors
The Iraqi Finance Minister, Baqer al-Zubaidi, urged Iraq's ambassadors to make efforts to attract investments to Iraq, according to a ministerial statement. “Al-Zubaidi received on Wednesday (May 12) Iraq's ambassadors to Germany, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Kuwait , Japan and Norway,” said the statement received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency. “The minister called on the […]
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Investment Funds Start to Target Iraq
The business community in Iraq, and internationally, is focused on the task of rehabilitating the oilfields and re-building the country. This is hardly a surprise; quite apart from the investments to be undertaken directly by the oil companies, Iraq's National Development Plan foresees over $200 billion in investment in services, economic stimulus and environmental protection […]
A Perfect Storm for Iraqi Stocks
By Mark A. DeWeaver, of Quantrarian Asia Hedge Two good rules for emerging stock market investors have always been: (1) buy crises and (2) buy export booms. The first would have worked well in Sri Lanka in the weeks following the Tamil Tiger suicide attack on the country’s main airport in July, 2001. Had you […]
Prime Minister Salih to Visit UK in June for Trade and Investment Conference
Prime Minister Barham Salih will visit the UK next month to speak at a major international conference on trade and investment in the Kurdistan Region.
Lafarge Launches $200 Mln Iraq Plant Renovation
France's Lafarge launched a $200-million renovation of an Iraqi manufacturing plant on Thursday to boost production and grab a bigger share of the local cement market.
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US$150bn to be invested in infrastructure
National Investment Commission (NIC) announced at the end of March that the country plans to invest around US$150bn in infrastructure projects over the next 15 years.
Iranians in Karbala for Investments
An Iranian investment delegation is in Karbala. “The delegation will be in Karbala for three days,” a local source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency on Wednesday. He noted that the delegation’s members expressed readiness to execute different investment projects in Karbala. ( Aswat Al Iraq )