By John Lee. Turkiye's Transportation and Infrastructure Minister, Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, met with the official delegation led by the Iraqi Minister of Transport, Razzaq Muhebess Al-Saadi, on Friday. Minister Uraloğlu stated that they discussed regional issues and cooperation on the Development Road project. He emphasized the significant progress made in both the railway and highway phases […]
UN-Habitat and the Government of Japan are collaborating to develop the residential area designated for returnees under Mosul's Master Plan The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) welcomes renewed collaboration with the Government of Japan to develop peacebuilding activities and durable solutions in Northern Iraq, with a focus on assisting returnees from Mosul, one of […]
FAO's Efforts with Partners to Address the Challenges of Climate Change through the Implementation of the Farmer Field Schools Approach and Women's Empowerment Initiatives in Central and Southern The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration, with the Ministries of Agriculture, Environment, Water Resources, and other governmental partners, is leading transformative […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Oil has reportedly announced preliminary oil export figures for January. These data have been reported by the state-run Iraqi News Agency (INA), and have so far not been confirmed on the Ministry of Oil website: Total exports of crude oil: 103,508,438 barrels. Revenues from crude oil exports: $8.026 billion. […]
Iraq takes major step forward towards ratifying ILO Convention 190 The International Labour Organization (ILO) with the support of the European Union successfully concluded a transformative workshop in Erbil, Iraq on the ratification of ILO Convention 190 on the Elimination of Violence and Harassment in the World of Work. The workshop was organized after the […]
By John Lee. The Turkish Statistical Institute has said that Iraq was Turkiye's third-biggest export partner in 2023. December 2023 - Main Export Partners: 1. Germany: $1.679 billion 2. USA: $1.314 billion 3. Iraq: $1.254 billion 4. United Kingdom: $1.217 billion 5. Italy: $1.022 billion Percentage of Top 5 in Total Exports: 28.2% January-December 2023 […]
By John Lee. Iraqi Airways has announced that its scheduled flights between Baghdad and Moscow are cancelled, effective from 3rd February until further notice. According to Iraq's Ministry of Transport, the cancellation is due to what it describes as, "operational reasons with the Russian side." Passengers with reservations are advised to contact the airline for […]
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 1st February 2024). Please click here to view a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. RSISX Index Change RSISX Index Closings Change (w/w) (%) Change (YTD) (%) RSISX IQD Index 1,703.9 3.0% 9.6% RSISX USD Index 1,675.4 […]
By John Lee. Under the patronage of Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, the signing ceremony for the new Ali Al-Wardi Residential City project took place on Wednesday. Iraq's Minister of Housing, along with the director of Egypt's ORA Developers, Mr. Naguib Sawiris, signed the contract. This project is the largest of five new residential city […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Industry and Minerals, Dr. Engineer Khaled Battal Al-Najm, chaired a meeting of the Board of Directors of the General Company for Phosphates on Tuesday. The meeting was attended by the directors of the control, legal, technical, and investment departments within the ministry to discuss the latest developments regarding the […]
By John Lee. Kuwait and Saudi Arabia have renewed their call for Iraq to respect the agreement between the Iraq and Kuwait on the regulation of maritime navigation in the Khor Abdullah waterway. In September, the Iraqi Federal Supreme Court declared the agreement to be unconstitutional. A joint statement issued on Wednesday at the conclusion […]
Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) has this morning issued an operational and corporate update. The information contained in this announcement has not been audited and may be subject to further review. Jon Harris, Gulf Keystone's Chief Executive Officer, said: "2023 was a challenging year for GKP and our industry as Kurdistan crude exports were suspended in […]
