The Kurdistan Regional Government have officially launched a special hotline to receive complaints about corruption and wrongdoings committed by national and state institutions and officials. It is being led by the Kurdistan Region of Iraq's Commission of Integrity, an independent government body responsible for fighting corruption. The hotline was launched at an event in Erbil […]
By John Lee. Iraqi-based IT company ScopeSky has won a new contract with the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), for the supply of communication services over the coming year. The contract is valued at $173,925. (Source: UN)
In an effort to build an international community of supporters and allies for Iraq's startup sector, Iraqi Innovators held its first in-person event in London on 25th November 2022. The day began with a presentation by co-founders Amara Bandukada and Zahra Shah explaining the work of Iraqi Innovators and providing an overview of the Iraqi […]
The American University of Kurdistan (AUK) has hosted executives of the Alexandrion Foundation, the philanthropic division of the Alexandrion Group, to formalize collaboration. This partnership with the Alexandrion Foundation is exciting for AUK as an institution, its students as individuals, and Kurdistan as a region. Local TV channels converged on the AUK Rotunda to capture […]
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 1st December 2022). Please click here to view a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at IQD905 (-1.0%) / $783 (-1.5%) (weekly change) (-1.5% and -2.8% YTD change, respectively). The weekly trading volume was […]
By John Lee. General Dynamics Land Systems Inc., Sterling Heights, Michigan, was awarded a $16,488,103 modification (P00004) to contract W56HZV-21-C-0072 for contractor logistics support for M1A1SA Abrams tanks and M88A1/A2 recovery vehicles. Work will be performed in Camp Taji, Iraq, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2023. (Source: US Dept of Defense)
By John Lee. Iran and Iraq have reportedly concluded a $4-billion contract under which Iran will supply technical and engineering services to Iraq. The report from Iran's state-run PressTV gave no details of the deal, but quoted Hamid Hosseini, Director of the Iranian Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Products Exporters' Association (OPEX), as saying: "In the […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Oil has announced preliminary oil exports for November of 99,867,946 barrels, giving an average for the month of 3.329 million barrels per day (bpd), up from the 3.282 million bpd exported in October. The exports from the oilfields in central and southern Iraq amounted to approximately 97,204,696 barrels, while […]
By John Lee. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has announced that 183 billion Iraqi dinars (approx. $125 million) of the $2.5 billion stolen from the bank account of the tax authorities has been recovered. He said that businessman Noor Zuhair Jassim had admitted receiving about $1 billion of the funds, and that arrangement were […]
Prime Minister Masrour Barzani's statement on the passage of the Law of Electronic Signatures and Transactions: I strongly welcome the Kurdistan Parliament's passage of the amended 'Electronic Signatures and Transactions' federal bill today. The passage of this important piece of legislation - a collaborative effort across the whole of government with support of global best […]
By John Lee. Iran's Ministry of Petroleum has reportedly opened a representative office in Baghdad. A representative of Iran's Ministry of Petroleum was quoted as saying that the office was opened to promote cooperation and synergy, and particularly joint projects between Baghdad and Tehran in the fields of oil, gas, and energy. He added that […]
UNICEF, funded by Germany, ensures access to safe drinking water to more than 250,000 people in Al Najaf Governorate UNICEF and the German Embassy handed over a water project funded by Germany, to the Governorate of Al Najaf. This project will secure safe and clean drinking water benefitting more than 250,000 people in south Al […]
