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By John Lee. Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi met Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi in Washington on Wednesday, on the sidelines of an official visit to the United States. According to the Prime Minister's Office, discussions covered bilateral relations and opportunities to strengthen economic and development cooperation. The two sides reviewed progress on the Basra-Aqaba […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Industry and Minerals, Mohammed Nouri, received his Jordanian counterpart, Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply Yarub Qudah, along with an accompanying delegation, on Thursday. The two sides held a meeting to discuss ways of strengthening industrial and trade cooperation, and expanding joint coordination in areas serving the shared interests […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Prime Minister, Ali al-Zaidi, held talks on Thursday with a Jordanian ministerial delegation led by Jordan's Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply, Yarub Falah Al-Qudah, with Iraq's Minister of Industry and Minerals, Mohammed Nouri Ahmed, also in attendance. According to the Ministry of Industry and Minerals, the Jordanian delegation also included […]
By John Lee. A weekly shipping service has been launched linking Abu Dhabi's Khalifa Port with Umm Qasr Port in Iraq, aimed at enhancing trade flows across the region. According to Abu Dhabi Ports (AD Ports Group), the service addresses growing container and Ro-Ro cargo volumes and is designed to strengthen connectivity between Lebanon, Syria, […]
By John Lee. The TIR international road transit system became fully operational in Iraq on 1 April 2025, with transport companies opening seven routes via the country and completing more than 1,000 operations within the first eight months, according to the International Road Transport Union (IRU). Iraq subsequently made TIR mandatory for all goods transiting […]
By John Lee. The Jordan Chamber of Industry (JCI) and an economic delegation from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq met on Tuesday to discuss ways to organise reciprocal visits for businesspeople and investors to explore investment opportunities and build sustainable partnerships. According to Jordan's state-run Petra news agency, the talks, held at the JCI's headquarters […]
By John Lee. According to Jordan's state-run Petra news agency, financial and banking experts and representatives of international financial institutions convened on the sidelines of the 2026 Franchise and Trade Agencies Exhibition in Amman to discuss expanding economic cooperation between Jordan and Iraq. The dialogue session, titled "Financing Mechanisms, Banking Facilities and the Role of […]
By John Lee. Iraqi Parliament Speaker al-Halbousi has concluded an official visit to Jordan, during which discussions focused on strengthening bilateral cooperation in energy, trade, investment and transport. Al-Halbousi met with King Abdullah II, Jordanian House of Representatives Speaker Mazen al-Qadi, Prime Minister Dr Jafar Hassan, and Senate President Faisal al-Fayez. Talks with al-Fayez at […]
By John Lee. The World Bank has approved a $900 million financing package to rehabilitate and expand key road corridors in Iraq, with the aim of improving domestic mobility, regional integration, and job creation. The Board of Executive Directors approved the Iraq Transport Economic Corridors (ITREC) project on Thursday. According to the World Bank, the […]
By John Lee. The German Liaison Office for Commerce & Industry in Iraq (AHK Iraq) has announced three new corporate partners specialising in project management, engineering services, and industrial equipment. Omid Project Management (OPM Group) has joined as a Silver Partner. The company is an international project management consultancy and EPCM provider with expertise in: […]
By John Lee. A 44,000-tonne shipment of American rice has arrived at the Jordanian port of Aqaba aboard the vessel Equinox Dream (pictured), according to Iraq's General Company for Food Commodities Trading. The company said the shipment arrived despite difficult maritime conditions stemming from regional security challenges affecting shipping in the area. Engineer Lama Hashim […]
By John Lee. The Basra-Haditha pipeline project will reportedly have an export capacity of 2.5 million barrels per day (bpd) and is expected to create around 15,000 jobs for Iraqi workers. The Ministry of Oil spokesman, Sahib Bazoun, told the state-run Iraqi News Agency (INA) that the pipeline will serve as a supplementary overland export […]
