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By John Lee. The Kurdistan Regional Government's Council of Ministers has discussed the Kurdistan Region Mineral Investment Bill at its weekly meeting. Prime Minister Barzani stressed the importance of the Bill, describing it as a crucial step towards economic diversification and restructuring of investment in the Kurdistan Region's natural resources in a way that meets […]
The Council of Ministers of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has discussed a bill to regulate the movement of agricultural products in the market and during importation in order to prevent the spread of agricultural diseases. The bill, which is the implementation of a Federal Law in the Kurdistan Region, was approved by the Council […]
By John Lee. German car rental company SIXT has commenced operations in Iraq. The new facility in Erbil marks the start of a franchise partnership with Muhanad Rental Cars, a Muhanad Group company. According to a statement from the company, this is the first step in an expansion plan that includes SIXT stations at international […]
By John Lee. A new startup has reportedly announced a new product that digitises real estate maps. According to a report from Iraq Tech, Optionline's Naxsha is cloud-based real-estate software that "offers agencies a customisable platform to build and use data to improve their sales strategy." The app currently only contains maps of Erbil city, […]
KRG Prime Minister Masrour Barzani has laid the foundation stones on Tuesday for several projects budgeted at over 26 billion Dinars [$18 million] in the Zakho Autonomous Administration. The projects include the construction of several highways and schools, as well as the renovation of Zakho's old bazaar. Prime Minister Barzani stressed the importance of the […]
From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraqi Kurdistan to launch SEZs for imports substitution Minister Muhammad Shukri discusses the Kurdistan Regional Government's (KRG) plans to set up 16 zones for life beyond oil. The full article can be viewed […]
By John Lee. Iraq's State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) has announced that it had taken "marketing measures" and informed all international companies not to buy crude oil from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). SOMO Director, Alaa Al-Yasiri, also told the state-run Iraqi News Agency (INA): "The Federal Court issued a decision stipulating the invalidity […]
KRG Prime Minister Masrour Barzani has inaugurated the new Spilk-Khalifan highway in the Soran Autonomous Administration. The 8.5-km highway has been implemented at a cost of 64.2 billion Iraqi Dinars [$44 million]. At the inauguration ceremony, the Prime Minister described the highway as one of the many strategic projects aimed at enhancing the economic infrastructure […]
KRG allocates 35 billion Dinars to mitigate the impact of flooding in Erbil province Under the direct supervision of Prime Minister Masrour Barzani, the Erbil Flood Conference was launched on Saturday. The Conference will last for two days and is also being attended by various officials of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), as well as […]
FAO Iraq completed a 3-day training for the Farmer Field Schools Facilitators in Erbil The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Iraq concluded recently a three-day training of facilitators for the Farmers Field Schools (FFS), and continues the training programme for extension staff from the Ministry of Agriculture in Nineveh. 26 […]
UNDP, USAID and KRG support digitization of the Public Pension Management Information System in Kurdistan The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Iraq and Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) of Iraq, with support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched a new Public Pension Management Information System (PPMIS) in Kurdistan. The system […]
Members of Parliament, Government officials and ILO intensify efforts to strengthen social protection and labour rights in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq With the support of the European Union, officials held a consultation on the draft Labour Law and the draft Social Security Law, followed by a training on social security governance aimed at strengthening […]
