By John Lee. A reconstruction and investment dialogue has been held in Baghdad to discuss future development priorities and investment opportunities for the capital. The meeting was convened by the French Iraqi Business Council (IFBC) at the headquarters of Baghdad Mayoralty and hosted by Baghdad Mayor H.E. Eng. Ammar Mousa Kadhim. The delegation was led […]
From the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. New UNDP Iraq Development Fund Partnership Advances Strategic Investment, Infrastructure, and Inclusive Growth in Iraq The Iraq Development Fund and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Iraq signed […]
By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani on Wednesday oversaw the signing ceremony for awarding the redevelopment and expansion project of Baghdad International Airport (BIAP) to the winning consortium, CAAP, led by Corporación América Airports (Luxembourg, Argentina) in partnership with Iraq's Amwaj International. The International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank Group served […]
By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani has inaugurated the construction of the Italian Hospital in Baghdad, located on the former site of the "Turkish Restaurant" building, as part of the "Baghdad is More Beautiful" campaign to revitalise abandoned structures for public service. The 103-bed facility will be equipped with modern medical technologies and […]
By John Lee. The General Company for Food Products, part of Iraq's Ministry of Industry and Minerals, has signed two public-private partnership agreements to rehabilitate and develop its starch and dextrin factory in Babil province and the Al-Ameen soap and detergents factory. According to Director General Eng. Haider Shwia Mazal, these partnerships aim to modernise […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Ministry of Health has held high-level discussions with a delegation from French pharmaceutical company Sanofi, aimed at strengthening collaboration on biopharmaceutical development, healthcare capacity-building, and policy modernisation. The meeting was chaired by Health Minister Dr. Saleh Mahdi Al-Hasnawi, who welcomed Sanofi's delegation led by Dr. Rami Nassar. The minister emphasised […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Transport has announced details of its project to develop Baghdad International Airport (BIAP) through a public-private partnership (PPP), in cooperation with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group. In response to fiscal pressures and the government's strategy to diversify funding sources, Iraq signed a […]
By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed Shiaa Al-Sudani has directed the advancement of public-private partnerships in Iraq's pharmaceutical sector, with a particular focus on expanding local production of cancer treatments. At a high-level meeting on Sunday with the Minister of Health, advisors, private-sector pharmaceutical producers, and the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association, the Prime Minister reviewed progress […]
By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed Shiaa Al-Sudani has directed the completion of all procedural requirements for the Baghdad Metro project under a revised implementation framework. During a high-level meeting on Sunday with the Head of the Iraq Development Fund, the Mayor of Baghdad, and the Prime Minister's Advisor, the PM reviewed a new strategic […]
By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al-Sudani has reaffirmed his government's commitment to upgrading Baghdad International Airport (BIAP), chairing a high-level meeting to advance a public-private partnership (PPP) project aimed at overhauling Iraq's main aviation hub. Attended by representatives from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Prime Minister's advisors, and the Head of the […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Council of Ministers has approved measures to develop and manage airports through public-private partnerships (PPP): The Ministry of Transportation is authorised to engage the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, to develop investment proposals for the management, operation, and development of Basra, Mosul, Dhi Qar, […]
By John Lee. The Government of Iraq, acting through the Ministry of Transport's General Company for Airports and Air Navigation Administration (GCAAN) as the tender authority, is launching a two-stage public tender to select a private partner to rehabilitate, expand, finance, operate, and maintain Baghdad International Airport (BIAP) under a long-term Public-Private Partnership (PPP) contract. […]
