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The British Business Group Kurdistan (BBGK) held its launch reception on Wednesday 10th December in the fabulous setting of the Jaguar Land Rover Showroom in Erbil. The event was attended by business people, members of the diplomatic community and representatives from the Kurdistan Regional Government. The BBGK was recently established as it was felt there […]
During a speech to an audience of top Washington scholars and officials at the Center from Strategic International Studies (CSIS), Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani said, ‘Iraq can only be saved if Baghdad is willing to devolve some of its powers to regional authorities and be more inclusive of minorities.’ He […]
By Mohammed A. Salih for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The new oil agreement between Iraq’s federal government and the autonomous Kurdish government in the north appears to have left some room for confusion as to what the Kurds should do […]
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and the United Nations (UN) continue to make a concerted effort to track and monitor displacement throughout the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KR-I). According to the Kurdish Ministry of Planning and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), 47 per cent of all Iraq’s over 2 million displaced are now in […]
The Balance Sheet of the Recent IFG-KRG Oil Deal By Ahmed Mousa Jiyad. On 2 December the Council of Ministers-CoM website posted the decisions taken by the Cabinet including one approving the agreement concluded between the Iraqi Federal Government (IFG) and Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). Soon after its announcement and due to lack of transparency, […]
By Cengiz Çandar for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Adel Abdul-Mahdi, Iraq’s former vice president and current oil minister in Haider al-Abadi's government, spotted me aboard a flight from Beirut to Istanbul. He was in a rush, on his way back […]
The Kurdistan Regional Government Council of Ministers has appointed the current KRG Representative to the United Kingdom, Ms. Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman, as the new KRG Representative to the United States of America. Commenting on this decision, the Head of the KRG Department of Foreign Relations, Minister Falah Mustafa said: “Based on the KRG’s policy […]
By Mushreq Abbas for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. As soon as the oil agreement signed Dec. 2 between the Iraqi government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) was announced, optimism emerged in Iraqi and international circles, which considered the agreement to be the […]
By John Lee. The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is reported to be planning to export natural gas to in the near future. The head of the KRG's Industry and Natural Resources Committee, Sherko Jawdat, told BasNews: “This step is still in the beginning, but the process has not gone into the implementation stage yet, however […]
From AFP. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. A United Nations plane carrying aid from the US for Iraqis displaced by the conflict, arrived in the Kurdish capital Arbil on Thursday.
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Peshmerga forces are being accused of a possible war crime in Iraq. A video has emerged showing Peshmerga soldier shooting dead a captured fighter from the Istamic State of Iraq and the Levant […]
Oryx Petroleum Corporation has announced an update regarding development, production and sales for the Demir Dagh field in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq ("KRI"). Highlights: The Demir Dagh-7 well will be tied into the Demir Dagh production facilities in the coming weeks, taking total Demir Dagh gross (100%) productive capacity to more than 15,000 bbl/d […]
