Tag Archives | Lebanon

Memos Signed with 2 Int'l Companies in Diwaniya

Diwaniya council has signed memorandums of understanding with two international companies to implement a number of projects in the province, according to the Aswat al-Iraq news agency. "Chairman of the council, Jubeir al-Juburi, signed memorandums of understanding with a representative of a Korean company to build huge oil-fueled generators," said Muayad al-Ansari, a media advisor […]

Lebanese Firm Lands Big Housing Project in Maysan

Two investment licenses have been granted to a Lebanese company to establish two residential compounds in the north of Amara, the chairman of the Maysan Investment Commission said on Monday. “MIC granted an investment license to Lebanon’s Home International Corp. to build 700 housing units in Ali al-Gharbi district, north of Amara, at a cost […]

Lebanese International University to Open in Baghdad

The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in Iraq announced on Thursday that the Lebanese International University (LIU) is to build a campus in Baghdad during the coming academic year, according to a report from AKnews. "The Ministry signed a memorandum of understanding with the LIU to open a branch in Baghdad ", said […]

Arabs Are Top Investors in Kurdistan

Investors from Arab countries have led other foreign investors in the Kurdistan Region in the last two years with nearly $2.7 billion (3.2 trillion Iraqi dinars) of investment in various sectors of the Region’s economy, a senior official of the Kurdistan Investment Board (KIB) told AKnews. “Four Arab countries -- Kuwait, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan […]

Economic Agreement with Lebanon

Iraq government spokesman Al Dabbagh said that the Cabinet agreed to give the Minister of Finance the power to negotiate and sign a draft resolution to activate and protect mutual investments between Iraq and Lebanon. Al Dabbagh added that the agreement includes 12 items. It stipulates that each of the contracting parties guarantees fair treatment […]