By Bilal Wahab for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Saving Iraqi Sovereignty: Iran, Turkey and a Fractured Homeland The hostile and corrupt forces arrayed behind him might ease their anti-American activities just to reassert […]
By John Lee. The United Nations (UN) has awarded several Iraq-related contracts recently: United Nations Secretariat: Development of Side Walkways for Streets in AlAsry Neighborhood-Baiji District, Salahddin Governorate: Granted to Aswar Al-Hadhaba General Trading, Contracting and Transportation Ltd. Contract value $97,100; United Nations Secretariat: Rehabilitation Al-Qosh Youth Center building in Al-Qosh Sub-District, Ninewa Governorate: Granted […]
By John Lee. Irish-based consultancy AARC has won a contract with the International Labour Organization (ILO) for the "Institutional Assessment of the Capacity to Implement the draft Social Security Laws for Workers in the Private Sector in Iraq." The contract value was not specified. AARC is also involved in Iraq's e-government project. (Source: UNGM)
From the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC): The IBBC Spring conference will take place in the City of London's Mansion House, at the core of the UK's and the international financial services industry. Previous Spring conferences at The Mansion House have been very well attended with strong delegations of Iraqi Government officials, both from Baghdad […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Oil has announced finalised oil exports for October of 104,831,120 barrels, giving an average for the month of 3.382 million barrels per day (bpd), up from the 3.292 million bpd exported in September. The exports from the oilfields in central and southern Iraq amounted to approximately 102,070,427 barrels, while […]
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 24th November 2022). Please click here to view a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at IQD913 (-1.0%) / $794 (-1.3%) (weekly change) (-0.5% and -1.4% YTD change, respectively). The weekly trading volume was […]
By Ahmed Mousa Jiyad. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The Preface and Introduction for IPSC Third Book My third book Iraq Petroleum Sector Chronicle- Reality Seldom Coincides with Expectations was published by Lambert Academic Publishing (LAP) a few days ago; it […]
On June 8th, 2021, Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, Prime Minister of Iraq, hosted a contract signing ceremony between CSCEC (China State Construction Engineering Corporation) and the bureau of civil aviation of Iraq on the construction of the Nasiriyah International Airport. With a contract amount of 367 million USD, the project includes the construction of a terminal building, […]
By Al Monitor staff. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq's prime minister makes first foreign trip to Jordan Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani met with Jordan's King Abdullah II in Amman to discuss bilateral relations and regional issues. Click […]
Two business people with considerable experience in Iraq have shared their thoughts on how the Iraqi government could help to improve the climate for business in the country. Responding to a question from Iraq Business News (IBN) at the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC)'s Tech Forum in Dubai earlier today, Laura Khudairi, of Iraq Venture […]
By John Lee. Iraq's North Refineries Company (NRC) has added to its existing Tadano fleet with the delivery of three new Tadano GR-300EX-3 model cranes. NRC is based in Baji, a city of 175,000 in northern Iraq's Salahaddin Province, about 210km north of Baghdad. Founded in 1978, NRC's refinery endured significant turmoil during the Gulf […]
JICA renews commitment to boost infrastructure projects for socio-economic development in Iraq The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Iraq and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Iraq Office have signed a renewed partnership agreement to monitor and accelerate the implementation of socio-economic infrastructure projects in Iraq. Implemented by the Government of Iraq (GoI) with loan assistance […]
