Iraq’s Rehabilitation Continues: Find out More at Basra Megaprojects Conference The summer months have seen Iraq continue with its quota-busting production run. According to figures from S&P Global Platts, the country added another 10,000 barrels per day in July, taking output to 4.78 million bpd, leaving it 270,000 bpd over its OPEC compliance target, due […]
On Tuesday, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) called on the Iraqi Communications and Media Committee (CMC) to reverse its three-month suspension of the U.S. government-funded Iraqi broadcaster Al-Hurra. In a statement released yesterday, Iraq’s media regulator, the Communications and Media Committee, suspended the license of Al-Hurra, a regional broadcaster funded by the U.S. Agency […]
The Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) was delighted to host H.E. Dr Abdullah Luaibi the Iraqi Minister of Transport in London today. The Minister, accompanied by a delegation of officials, was on a 4 day official visit to the United Kingdom organised by the Department of International Trade. His visit included meetings with IBBC Members […]
By John Lee. The United Nations has advertised new positions in Iraq: Programme Assistant, WHO - World Health Organization Technical Field Manager, Mines Advisory Group (MAG) Investigator, UNS-SPM UNITAD - United Nations Investigative Team for Accountability of Daesh/ISIL Project Manager, Cooperazione Internazionale Fondazione (COOPI) International Procurement Specialist, FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the […]
By John Lee. The United Nations has advertised new positions in Iraqi Kurdistan: Information Management Officer, UNOPS - United Nations Office for Project Services National Specialist - Agro-Food Processing Component. FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations National Specialist - Animal Fodder Production/Marketing Component, FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the […]
Hackasuly, the largest international hackathon in Iraq, brings the coding community together over a weekend to work in teams and turn their ideas into technological solutions on September 5th - 7th. This year, the organisers are accepting projects in three different and exciting tracks: AI & Data Science E-Society Fintech The goal is to help […]
By John Lee. South Korea's Daewoo Engineering & Construction has won a US$70.35 million order to build entrance roads for the new Al Faw Grand Port in Basra. Under the deal with the General Company for Ports of Iraq (GCPI), Daewoo will complete the 14.5 kilometer-long road by May 2021. Earlier this year, the company […]
By John Lee. The new acting head of Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) has said that Iran has appointed a second commercial attaché to Basra. Hamid Zaboum is also quoted as saying that a third attaché will also be send to Sulaymaniyah. (Source: Tehran Times)
By John Lee. Attock Cement Pakistan Limited (ACPL) has said that commercial production at its new 0.9 Mta cement grinding unit in Basra started on Sunday. The company, which makes the Falcon brand of cements, is a member company of Pharaon Commercial Investment Group. (Sources: Pakistan Stock Exchange, Cemnet)
By John Lee. The first shipment of Iraqi crude oil to Jordan under a new deal agreed in Februay has been sent on Sunday. According to a statement from the Jordanian Minstry Of Energy And Mineral Resources, the first trucks left from Baiji station in Kirkuk on Sunday, and are expected to reach the oil […]
By John Lee. Iraq’s Ministry of Oil has announced preliminary oil exports for July of 111,706,151 barrels, giving an average for the month of 3.603 million barrels per day (bpd), up from the 3.556 million bpd exported in July. These exports from the oilfields in central and southern Iraq amounted to 107,520,044 barrels, while exports […]
By John Lee. The British Museum has handed over of an important collection of 156 cuneiform tablets to the Government of Iraq. This is the largest such group to be seized in the UK and returned to Iraq. They are Mesopotamian texts written on clay in cuneiform script and were incorrectly declared on entry to […]
