By John Lee. The National Investment Commission (NIC) has announced the following investment opportunities: Pesticides plant - Al Furat State Company for Chemical and Pesticides Industries Chlorine plant - General Company for Mining Industries (Source: National Investment Commission) (Picture: Business opportunity word cloud, from ibreakstock/Shutterstock)
Dana Gas has announced that its share of Pearl Petroleum's collections from the sale of condensate, LPG and gas in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) rose 74 percent in the first half of 2019. The company, which owns a 35 percent stake in Pearl Petroleum, saw its share of the collections increase to $80.0 […]
By John Lee. DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, today announced what it described as solid first half 2019 financial and operating results as the company continued to deliver the largest drilling program in its 48-year history: "H1 2019 revenue totalled USD 470 million, up 62 percent from the same period last year, […]
By John Lee. Zain Iraq's revenues for the first half of 2019 were up 14 percent on the same period last year. In its results for first six months of 2019, the company said: "Zain Iraq performed exceptionally well in H1 2019 when compared to H1 2018 with revenue reaching USD 522 million and EBITDA […]
By John Lee. The United Nations has advertised new positions in Iraq: National Programme Policy Officer (Resilience), WFP - World Food Programme Programme Policy Officer (Emergency Preparedness and Response), WFP - World Food Programme Programme Associate (COMET Coordination and Invoice Tracking), WFP - World Food Programme Programme Associate (Partner Agreements and Invoice Tracking), WFP - […]
By John Lee. The United Nations has advertised new positions in Iraqi Kurdistan: Social Protection Policy Advisor, Mercy Corps Head of Programme for Danish Demining Group, Danish Refugee Council (DRC) CCCM Cluster Co-Coordinator, International Organization for Migration (IOM) Emergency Support Assistant, International Organization for Migration (IOM) Project Officer (Community Engagement, Returns, Reintegration), International Organization for […]
By John Lee. On Wednesday 24 July, Khaled T. Kanaan, Chairman of the Jordan Iraqi Economic Association (JIEA), met with HE Mr. Ali Mohsen Al-Alaq, Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI). The meeting was a follow-up to the "Digital Transformation in Financial Sector Forum" held in Baghdad on 10 July, which was jointly […]
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. It has been five years since the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) was defeated in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq. The area has been stable since then, […]
By Mustafa Saadoun for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Why this political movement is turning its back on the Iraqi PM Thousands of followers of Ammar al-Hakim (pictured), the leader of the opposition National Wisdom Movement, took to the […]
By John Lee. The study Technical and Environmental Efficiency of Wheat Farms in Saline Irrigated Areas of Central Iraq investigates the impact of soil salinity on technical efficiency (TE) and environmental efficiency (EE) in wheat production in central Iraq, where 360 farmers interviewed in winter season 2015-2016. In developing countries, even though irrigated agricultural land […]
By John Lee. The Trade Bank of Iraq (TBI) has announced a loan of 1 trillion Iraqi dinars ($843 million) to the state-run Grain Board of Iraq, which is affiliated to the Iraqi Ministry of Commerce. According to a press release, the loan is an effort to help Iraqi farmers for clear their dues and […]
By John Lee. Iran and Iraq have reportedly signed an agreement on developing commercial cooperation aiming to facilitate and remove trade barriers between two countries. Iran's commercial attaché to Iraq, Naser Behzad, told IRNA that the agreement was signed during the visit by the head of the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) and the […]
