By John Lee. Iraq's Federal Commission of Integrity has issued warrants for the arrest of four senior officials in the previous government, including former Minister for Finance, Ali Allawi (pictured). The warrants relate to the theft of 3.7 trillion Iraqi dinars ($2.5 billion) from the General Tax Authority's account at the state-run Rafidain Bank, an […]
By John Lee. A new road map has been put in place for the continuation of work on the the giant Bismayah New City project on the outskirts of Baghdad. According to a statement from the National Investment Commission (NIC), South Korean company Hanwha is expected to sign a revised contract in the coming weeks, […]
From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Will Iraq' PM open Pandora's box in pursuit of massive corruption case? Iraq's prime minister has announced the recovery of some of the state funds embezzled in the multi-billion dollar corruption case which rocked the […]
By John Lee. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has announced that 183 billion Iraqi dinars (approx. $125 million) of the $2.5 billion stolen from the bank account of the tax authorities has been recovered. He said that businessman Noor Zuhair Jassim had admitted receiving about $1 billion of the funds, and that arrangement were […]
By Ahmed Tabaqchali, Chief Strategist of Asia Frontier Capital (AFC) Iraq Fund. This article was originally published by the LSE Middle East Centre. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq's Wealth and the Forty Thieves: Structural Enablers of Corruption with Impunity The […]
By John Lee. Iraqi authorities have arrested a businessman suspected of involvement in the theft of $2.5 billion from the country's tax agency. The man, the Managing Director of an oil services company, was detained as he attempted to fly out of Baghdad International Airport (BIAP) on a private jet to Turkey. (Source: Commission of […]
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq's new prime minister is facing pressure to deal with a scandal less than a week into his term. The finance ministry says $2.5 billion has been stolen from one of its accounts. […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Federal Commission of Integrity (FCOI) has said it is investigating the theft of 3.7 trillion Iraqi dinars ($2.5 billion) from the General Tax Authority. The funds were allegedly stolen from the Tax Authority's account at the state-run Rafidain Bank. According to The National, the money was paid to five recently-created companies […]
By John Lee. The state-owned Al-Rafidain Bank has announced the following interest rates: and fixed deposits for the citizens' accounts for the year 2022 in an effort to raise the economic and living standard of the citizen. The interest rate for Savings accounts: 4% for one year. Fixed deposit rate: 4.5% for six months; 5% […]
By Omar al-Jaffal for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraqi Banks undertake Overdue Reforms The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) announced in a statement Dec. 19 the devaluation of the Iraqi dinar to 1,450 to help reduce the […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Cabinet has directed Al-Rafidain Bank, Al-Rasheed Bank, and the Trade Bank of Iraq (TBI) to pay $100 million to South Korea's Hanwha Engineering and Construction Company, which is implementing the Bismayah City residential project (pictured). It also agreed to reduce the minimum advance payment for buying housing units at the […]
Shafaaq News reports that the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has announced its intention to privatize the two largest banks in the country. It quotes CBI Governor Ali al-Alaq as saying: "The bank's management is moving to privatize al-Rafidain and al-Rasheed Banks or participate with the private sector ... the move is being coordinated with […]
