By John Lee. The International Labour Organization (ILO), Iraq's Ministry of Planning (MOP), and the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) have held a two-day conference to discuss the national Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) development Policy for Iraq by bringing together government entities, international organizations, employer and worker groups, and financial institutions to […]
By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani has inaugurated a joint management program for modern hospitals at Najaf Ashraf Educational Hospital. This initiative, in collaboration with Italy's Gruppo Ospedaliero San Donato (San Donato Hospital Group), aims to reduce the need for Iraqis to seek medical treatment abroad and save substantial costs. The program will […]
By John Lee. Iraqi President Dr. Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid received the Italian Ambassador to Iraq, Mr. Maurizio Greganti, accompanied by Italian Member of Parliament Mr. Mauro del Barba, at Baghdad Palace on Monday. At the outset, President Rashid praised the strong relations between Iraq and Italy in various political, economic, cultural, and environmental fields, […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Cabinet has approved exempting the Italian company GKSD from the registration requirements outlined in the amended Foreign Companies Branches System (2 of 2017). The Cabinet also approved funding the equipment and management contract for the Internal Security Forces Hospital from the budget of the Internal Security Forces Care Affairs Directorate, […]
By John Lee. SACE the state-owned Italian insurance and financial group, which specialise in supporting Italian companies and the national economy, has entered an agreement with the Trade Bank of Iraq (TBI) to support the development of the private sector in Iraq by promoting Made in Italy exports to the country, with a total value […]
From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Plans for Mosul expansion spark talk of 'demographic change' In March this year, Nineveh Governor Abdul Kader Al-Dakhil signed a contract with Italian engineering company SGI [Studio Galli Ingegneria] to initiate a long-stalled project […]
By John Lee. SITTI, an Italian provider of Air Traffic Control (ATC) systems, has won a contract to provide the following at the reconstructed Mosul International Airport: an innovative VCS (Voice Communication System) a modern VRS (Voice Recording and Replay System) radio equipment for controller-pilot communication It said in a statement: "The system that will […]
By John Lee. An delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) conducted a diplomatic mission to France and Italy from 26th to 29th March 2024, with a focus on investment. The mission was led by Safeen Dizayee, Head of the Department of Foreign Relations, and Dr. Mohammed Shukri, Chairman of the Kurdistan Board of Investment. […]
By John Lee. A Turkish company is reported to have won a contract to manage Maysan Hospital. The company was not named, but Health Minister Saleh al-Hasnawi told state-run Iraqi News Agency (INA) that an additional three companies will be contracted with to manage other hospitals across the country. He added that the Ministry of […]
By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed Shiaa Al-Sudani received representatives from the Chinese company China Railway, which is implementing the development project of Al-Nesoor Square in central Baghdad, as part of the first package of projects aimed at alleviating traffic congestion in the capital. During the meeting, attended by several advisors to the Prime Minister, […]
By John Lee. Italian connectivity services provider Sparkle has announced the expansion of its network footprint to Iraq with the opening of a new Point of Presence (PoP) in Erbil, in cooperation with Novel Point, an Iraqi international provider of connectivity and ICT solutions. According to a press release: "The PoP in Erbil leverages Novel […]
By John Lee. Iraqi company Muhaj Baghdad has awarded Italy's Danieli the contract to build a new rolling mill plant for rebar production. The plant will be located in the industrial area of Al-Hilla near Baghdad and will have a capacity of 500,000 tons per year. According to a statement from Danieli, the plant will […]
