By Ahmed Tabaqchali, Chief Strategist of AFC Iraq Fund. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Banks End the Year with a Bang The market, as measured by the Rabee Securities U. S. Dollar Equity Index (RSISX USD Index), was down 8.4% for the […]
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Tabaqchali: Markets Continue to Look Through Tensions
By Ahmed Tabaqchali, Chief Strategist of AFC Iraq Fund. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Markets Continue to Look Through Tensions The market, as measured by the Rabee Securities U. S. Dollar Equity Index (RSISX USD Index), was down 0.6% for the month, […]
Markets Look Through Escalating Tensions
By Ahmed Tabaqchali, Chief Strategist of AFC Iraq Fund. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Markets Look Through Escalating Tensions The market, as measured by the Rabee Securities U. S. Dollar Equity Index (RSISX USD Index), was up 8.8% for the month. Over […]
Tabaqchali: "What Next after a Gangbuster Year ???"
By Ahmed Tabaqchali, Chief Strategist of AFC Iraq Fund. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. "What Next after a Gangbuster Year ???" The market, as measured by the Rabee Securities U. S. Dollar Equity Index (RSISX USD Index), was up 6.2% and 97.2% […]
Tag Ends of Currency Upheaval Sparks Market Rally
By Ahmed Tabaqchali, Chief Strategist of AFC Iraq Fund. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Tag Ends of Currency Upheaval Sparks Market Rally The market, as measured by the Rabee Securities RSISX USD Index, was up 12.5% for the month, and up […]
The Iraqi Budget, and the Stock Market's Next Move
By Ahmed Tabaqchali, Chief Strategist of AFC Iraq Fund. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq Market Report: The Budget, and the Stock Market's Next Move The market, as measured by the Rabee Securities RSISX USD Index, was up 2.3% for the […]
Tabaqchali: Banks & the Iraq Investment Thesis
By Ahmed Tabaqchali, Chief Strategist of AFC Iraq Fund. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Market Review: "Banks & the Iraq Investment Thesis" The market, as measured by the Rabee Securities RSISX USD Index, started the year on a positive note with […]
Iraqi Stock Market: 2021 Review and Outlook for 2022
By Ahmed Tabaqchali, Chief Strategist of AFC Iraq Fund. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Market Review: "2021 Review and Outlook for 2022" The market, as measured by the Rabee Securities RSISX USD Index, had a strong recovery in December with a […]
TBI Boss to Head Iraq Securities Commission
By John Lee. The Chairman of the state-owned Trade Bank of Iraq (TBI) has been chosen as the new head of the Iraq Securities Commission (ISC). Faisal Al-Haimus (pictured) will take over from Dr. Alaa Abdulhussein Al-Saeidi as Chairman of the regulator. Grant Felgenhauer, Managing Partner at Euphrates Advisors, an investor on the Iraq Stock […]
Budget Surplus Soars, but Markets continue to Bottom
By Ahmed Tabaqchali, CIO of Asia Frontier Capital (AFC) Iraq Fund. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The market followed through with its longer-term bottoming process as the July interim bottom was tested this month. After having rallied 14.5% in July from […]
Plans to Sell Shares in $1.3bn Iraqi Port
By John Lee. Iraq is reportedly planning to sell shares in the $1.3-billion Grand Faw container port to the public. The head of the Basra provincial council, Sabah Al-Bazooni, told Bloomberg Business that the local government in Basra will seek permission from Baghdad in the coming days to set up a holding company to sell the […]
Zain Iraq to start Trading soon on ISX
By John Lee. Reuters reports that Zain Iraq will list on the Baghdad Stock Exchange (ISX) on 23rd June. Under the terms of its 15-year licence awarded in 2007, the company, along with Iraq's two other mobile phone firms, was required to float at least a quarter of its shares on the ISX by August […]