The Chairman of Iraq’s National Investment Commission (NIC), Dr Sami Al Araji, has called for the UK Government to relax its rules on visas for visiting Iraqi business people, and to alter its travel advice for Iraq on the basis that much of the country is safe for business people to travel to. Addressing a […]
By Padraig O'Hannelly. The Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) has had to cancel its Autumn Conference, originally scheduled for 6th November in Dubai, due to circumstances beyond its control. A spokesperson told Iraq Business News that planning is now underway for an alternative conference to be held in Baghdad in December, with details to be […]
Japan's Marubeni-Itochu Steel has joined the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC). The company is a joint venture between Marubeni Corporation and Itochu Corporation, established in October 2010 when the two companies merged their respective steel divisions. Its Tubular Products Division, which operates under the name Marubeni-Itochu Tubulars, supplies tubular products for the energy sector; its […]
A senior British politician who has fought for more than two decades to save Iraq’s fabled marshlands today welcomed a United Nations’ decision to make the region a World Heritage Site. Baroness (Emma) Nicholson of Winterbourne began her campaign after Saddam Hussein ordered his army to attack the marsh people and destroy their habitat by […]
Iraqi Government, EU, IMF, UNAMI, and World Bank representatives participate at IBBC’s annual retreat in Windsor Dara Rasheed, Iraq’s acting Minister of Housing and Construction, Jan Kubis, Head of UNAMI and Special Representative of the United Nations for Iraq, Robert Bou Jaoude, World Bank’s Special Representative for Iraq, Patrick Simmonet, EU Ambassador to Iraq and […]
IBBC Forms Partnership With NOF Energy, Will Co-host Event In October A new partnership has been forged between the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) and NOF Energy, a business development organisation for oil, gas, nuclear and offshore renewables sectors. IBBC will serve as one of the organisation’s 33 Global Partners and will promote the business […]
The Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) reports that the Iraq Middle Market Development Foundation (IMMDF) recently disbursed a US$1.7-million loan to a private sector poultry company in Erbil, Kurdistan, to expand its corn-drying operations. The loan will be repaid in monthly installments by December 2019. The company will use the funds to purchase 20,000 tonnes […]
Minister for Housing, Construction and Municipalities will attend IBBC Retreat at Cumberland Lodge, 8-10 July 2016 Dara Rasheed (pictured), the acting Minister for Housing, Construction and Municipalities, will attend this year’s IBBC Retreat at Cumberland Lodge. Mr Rasheed is a long term friend and supporter of IBBC and we are delighted that he has taken […]
The Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Samer Al-Omari as its UAE Representative. Working part-time from the Weir Group’s offices in Dubai, Samer will help promote IBBC to companies and organisations in the UAE; drive membership recruitment; and coordinate the planning of the IBBC Autumn Conference, which will be […]
The Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) is delighted to welcome Dar Al-Handasah (Shair and Partners) – a planning, design, management and supervision consultancy – to the organisation. Founded in 1956, Dar Al-Handasah (Shair and Partners) is one of the world’s leading design firms. The company has ranked highly on Engineering News-Record’s annual Top International Design […]
Mr Frank Baker OBE, Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Iraq; Ján Kubiš (pictured), the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Iraq; and Robert Bou Jaoude, the World Bank’s Special Representative for Iraq, have accepted invitations from Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne to speak at the Iraq Britain Business Council’s (IBBC) annual weekend retreat at Cumberland […]
Entering Iraq: IBBC and members introduce Iraq to the Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce Representatives from the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC), members KCA Deutag and Control Risks, and UK Trade Envoy for Iraq Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne, participated in a Lunch and Learn session at the Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce on 13 May […]
