Iraq's National Investment Commission (NIC) has announced an investment opportunity to establish new Foodstuff Testing Laboratories at the border crossing points. The labs will control all foodstuffs entering Iraq, and should be constructed according to special specifications that ensure the safe storage of all kinds of foodstuffs. They will be constructed according to investment law […]
The National Investment Commission is pleased to announce the investment opportunity to construct a complete residential complex for the employees of the Shiite Endowments Directorate in Baghdad - Karrada district within a total area of (60) acres in accordance with the Investment law No. 13 of 2006 as amended and according to the requirements set […]
In conjunction with the Shiite Endowments Authority, the National Investment Commission (NIC) has announced an investment opportunity to construct a housing complex in Baghdad on the lot numbered 16/207 M4 - Kerada (total area of 60 donums). Investment license applications can be found on the One Stop Shop page of the NIC's website. Applications should […]
Following his address to the Iraq Mining 2011 conference in London, the Chairman of Iraq's National Investment Commission, Dr Sami al-Araji, was interviewed by Padraig O'Hannelly for Iraq Business News: Iraq Business News: Dr al-Araji, in your speech you mentioned the visa problems that Iraqis sometimes have entering the UK; what some businesses are also […]
Iraq's National Investment Commission (NIC) has announced that it has finalised the fundamental designs for the project to build 100,000 housing units in Bismaya. The units are to be built on a site of 8,000 donums (2,000 hectares), and will accommodate 500- 600,000 Iraqi citizens. NIC Chairman, Dr. Sami al-Araji, said in a press conference […]
The chairman of the Iraqi National Investment Commission (NIC) has announced the official launch of the Iraqi-U.S. Business Council in Baghdad, which will be an extension of the American Chamber of Commerce in Iraq. The council will deal with the Iraqi private sector to encourage economic development, particularly in small- and medium-sized industries. NIC Chairman […]
Iraq's National Investment Commission (NIC) presented investment opportunities in 16 key economic sectors to a formal gathering of around 170 Iranian firms and businessmen on Wednesday in Baghdad. The sectors proposed include Iraq’s infrastructure, industry, agriculture, communications and transportation. Sami al-Araji (pictured), head of the NIC, told reporters at a press conference in the Baghdad […]
The National Investment Commission (NIC) is getting ready to adopt the 'COMFAR' computer program to evaluate the feasibility of investment projects submitted to the commission. The commission describes it as a "digital process that is adopted in most of the developed countries". An NIC official source said that this program is prepared by the United […]
The National Investment Commission in Iraq has decided new regulations to decrease the use of foreign labor in Iraq, with the intention of providing more jobs for unemployed Iraqis. The following points were released by the NIC on Tuesday to clarify those regulations: The investor shall decide in advance the rate of the work force […]
Iraq expects private investment in its economy to triple to $30 billion [36 trillion Iraqi dinars] this year, as energy, agriculture and housing projects accelerate now that the country has formed a new government, a senior government official said on Tuesday. Investment exceeded $10 billion last year, Salar Mohammed Ameen, vice chairman of the National […]
The following is the text of the speech from Salar Mohammed Amin, Vice-Chairman of Iraq's National Investment Commission, on the occasion of the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding with Japan: Signing the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today, we would like to increase the depth of the special relationship between our two countries, and we […]
The Chairman of Iraq's National Investment Commission (NIC), Dr. Sami Al- Araji, confirmed during his meeting with the Netherlands Ambassador to Baghdad, the National Investment Commission's willingness to create huge economic partnerships between Iraq and Netherlands in various sectors. Dr. Al- Araji said during the meeting that the commission is ready to grant investors willing […]
