From the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC): Iraq SMEs visit construction and brand licensing exhibitions with IBBC in London IBBC regularly brings over 200 Iraqi SMEs to the UK to engage with various sector exhibitions and conferences. This week, 35 Iraqi SMEs travelled to both the Construction Week and Brand licensing shows at the Excel […]
From the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC): Lively debate at IBBC's well attended Cumberland Lodge retreat IBBC held its 11th Cumberland lodge retreat sessions on 25th -27th September, with 70 members and guests from Iraq and the UK. The sessions offered members access to experts, observers and officials from Iraq, the UK, and the Middle East, in open […]
From the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC): IBBC is delighted to announce that Mr. Laith Abdul Hussein Al-Shaher, immediate former Deputy Minister for Distribution Affairs at the Iraqi Ministry of Oil has joined the IBBC Advisory Council. Mr. AL Shaher was the lead negotiator with IOCs working in Iraq with regard to oil contracts and […]
From the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC): It is with great sadness that we have learned of the death of Sheikh Sami al-Majun. Sheikh Sami was a highly respected tribal leader from Samawah in the south of Iraq. After 2003 Sheikh Sami returned to Iraq and as member of the first parliamentary assembly participated in […]
1001 TV has joined the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC), having launched in April 2023. The video streaming platform '1001', has already emerged as the most rapidly expanding video-on-demand streaming service in Iraq. Co-founded by MD Mohsen Khairaldin Garcia, 1001 represents a pioneering global streaming and social platform, underpinned by the significant investment of Iraq's […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Ministry of Higher Education has approved a strategic partnership with British training institute and Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) member UniHouse. Under the agreement, Unihouse will oversee International English Language Testing System (IELTS) examinations for internally displaced people (IDPs) and roll out the related English language curricula in 18 top […]
From the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC): The Sardar Group, led by Mr Sardar Al Bebany, have developed a ground-breaking training and development initiative partnership with the AMAR Foundation to provide business skills, English language, and IT training to Yazidi choir IDPs. (IDP's are Internally Displaced People in a country- such as the Yazidis). The […]
By John Lee. Defaf Al Khaleej Security Services (DAK) has joined the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC). Mr Rafid Al Jasim, Chairman of Defaf Al Khaleej Security Services (DAK), expressed his enthusiasm about the partnership, stating: "We are truly delighted to become a part of the esteemed Iraq British Business Council (IBBC). We truly value […]
From the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC): LARSA Security Services is an Iraqi security company registered in Iraq as a private company under the Iraqi ministry of interior and has obtained license number (164). LARSA is a pioneer in the field of private security and logistics. With a high level of skill, training, expertise, and […]
By John Lee. The Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) hosted a very successful Tech Forum on the topic of "Digital Infrastructure & Transformation", as part of its Spring Conference in London on Friday. The session was chaired by Ashley Goodall, and speakers included: Mr Saquib Ahmed, SAP; Mr Padraig O'Hannelly, Iraq Business News; Mr Mohsen […]
A new IBBC report: 'Seaports and Airports of Iraq: Rules Versus Infrastructure' Economics Professor Frank R. Gunter of Lehigh University has completed a new report on seaports and airports in Iraq, covering an analysis of the challenges and opportunities for Iraq's import and export borders. In light of the GOI's (Government of Iraq) intention to […]
On June 16th IBBC hosted it's best attended London Conference at The Mansion House yet, with over 280 delegates from Iraq, UK, and International European and Middle East countries. With an overarching theme of 'Iraq open to the world' a wide range of panels discussed Iraq's rapidly improving international position across economic indicators, political relationships, […]
