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From Iran’s PressTV. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. A political analyst says tensions are likely to increase between Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region and the central government. President of the Kurdistan region Massoud Barzani has stated intention to run for a third […]
The Anglo-Turkish oil and gas independent, Genel Energy, has announced that a second drill-stem test carried out on the Chia Surkh 10 well has confirmed the existence of an additional oil bearing section. The test was carried out over a 12 metre zone in a younger Miocene section than the the first drill-stem test, and […]
The Kurdistan Regional Government’s Minister for Natural Resources last week at the Baker Institute in Houston said that the US administration can help Baghdad and the Kurds to resolve their disagreements on oil and gas. Dr Ashti Hawrami (pictured) said: “We believe that Washington can help Iraq shepherd through a deal on energy in accordance […]
By Madeleine White, educationalist, writer and Head of Strategic Partnerships, Whizz Education. As I have mentioned previously, education is never just about a school building. A school is a function or a service, set within a suitable building that is able to support people to reach their full potential. In order for this to happen there are […]
From Iran’s PressTV. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Officials in Iraq's Kurdistan Region have been shown the yellow card - quite literally. The warning comes from Kurdish journalists who say violations against them must stop. Journalists voiced their demands outside Kurdistan's […]
By Abdel Hamid Zebari for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Arab states no longer look at the Kurdistan Region of Iraq with suspicion and apprehension, especially after the regional capital, Erbil, was selected as the Arab Capital of Tourism for […]
Dubai-based Emaar Properties and Kurdish firm Farouq Holdings [Farouk] are reported to be in talks with the Kurdistan Regional Government about developing a new $3bn resort in Sulaimaniya governate. Zawya reports that the KRG has approved the Dukan tourist city project, and that work could start within six months. The director-general of the Kurdistan Investment […]
Officials in Egypt have announced a new 2-million m2 free zone for Egyptian industrial projects in Iraqi Kurdistan. Following a meeting with the KRG's Minister of Trade and Industry, Sinan Chalabi [Senan Jalabi], the Chief of the Egyptian Commercial Body, Anwar al-Sahrjty, said: "The two sides agreed to study the possibility of establishing Egyptian plants […]
There are 2,300 foreign firms working in Iraqi Kurdistan, in addition to approximately 15,000 local companies, according to a report from Shafaaq News. The KRG's Minister of Trade and Industry reportedly added: "It is necessary to take into consideration the significance of those companies when fining or penalizing them." (Source: Shafaaq)
The KRG's Natural Resources Minister, Ashti Hawrami (pictured), has said that the Kurdish region could export 250,000 barrels of oil a day this year and is "on track" to ship 1 million bpd by 2015 and 2 million by 2019. "We need to get oil from the Kurdistan region -- and more widely from northern […]
From Iran’s PressTV. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Discussions over the possibility of re-electing the president of Iraq's Kurdistan region for a third term in office have raised controversy. The Kurdish opposition is firmly against extending Masoud Barzani's time in office. […]
By Abdel Hamid Zebari for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Over the past years, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq has seen an economic boom and become open to the outside world, as it has begun to enjoy more security and […]
