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From the Kurdistan Regional Goverment: According to the strategic program set by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), by the end of 2025, all services in Kurdistan will be managed digitally and electronically and no paper will be used. The Prime Minister's vision for the issue of digitalization of government institutions and services has been made […]
By John Lee. The Dubai-based air and travel services provider dnata has broken ground on its new, 20,000-m2 cargo warehouse at Erbil International Airport (EBL). According to a statement from the company, the facility represents an investment of US$ 14 million and will create up to 50 additional, direct jobs with dnata in Iraq. The […]
Ranya bridge to be the longest bridge in the area A statement from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has said that the Ranya bridge, which connects Raparin administration with Sulaimani province, will be the longest bridge in the area and will be completed within six to eight months. Hiwa Abdullah, an engineer on the project, […]
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is building two health centers in Erbil's Sebardan and Farmanbaran neighborhoods which will provide free health services to people. Saman Salman, the media director of the health ministry spoke about the allocated budget and said "the allocated budget for building the health centers is 1.320 billion [Iraqi dinars] and it […]
Nawzad Sheikh Kamil, Director General of Trade at the Ministry of Trade and Industry, said that the KRG exports in 2022, compared to 2021, increased to 672.767 million dollars and imports increased to 15.403 billion dollars. "In 2022, the Ministry of Trade and Industry issued 5,204 import licenses and 168 export licenses for various agricultural […]
KRG Prime Minister Masrour Barzani has approved the allocation of 1.985 billion Iraqi dinars [$1.36 million] to help reduce the impact of floods in the village of Grdjotiar near Erbil. This amount will be implemented in stages on the investment budget of the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources. (Source: KRG)
From Rudaw. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraqi economic capital engulfed in trash, suffers from dilapidated electricity Georgian government plans to open an honorary consulate in Erbil in the near future to strengthen cultural and economic ties between Tbilisi and Erbil, […]
89 investment projects worth over $2 billion have been implemented this year The implementation of investment projects in various sectors was one of the priorities of the Ninth Cabinet of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). In 2022, the implementation of 89 investment projects began, with a capital of 2 billion and 135 million and 418 […]
UAE invests in Kurdistan Region's agriculture and livestock sectors The Kurdistan Regional Government's (KRG) Investment Board met with a delegation from the Emirati Al Abrar Company to discuss enhancing cooperation in the Kurdistan Region's agriculture and livestock sectors. "In the past, we have we conducted more than 10 research projects in the Kurdistan Region for […]
By John Lee. Scottish-based KCA Deutag, the global drilling, engineering and technology provider, has secured contract awards and extensions in Oman, Northern Iraq and Europe worth more than $85 million. The work, in Kurdistan, involves the company's T63 rig drilling two wells, with two more optional wells. (Source: KCA Deutag)
WHO gives fresh momentum to secondary health care services in Kurdistan Iraq The World Health Organization (WHO) in Iraq, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health of the Kurdistan region of Iraq, has just completed the renovation and expansion of a neonatal intensive care unit in the maternity teaching hospital in Erbil. The unit can […]
By Amberin Zaman for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Yazidis in Iraqi Kurdistan face 'extinction,' community leaders say As Yazidis struggle to survive in displacement camps in Iraq, one community leader continues to help women survivors of the […]
