By John Lee. Back in January, Iraq Business News ran an online survey asking opinions on a revaluation of the Iraqi dinar following the inauguration of US President Donald Trump. This survey did not pretend to be scientific, as respondents were self-selecting, leading to a high risk of sampling bias, but it served to show […]
By John Lee. Just a month ago, Iraq Business News ran an article examining the possible connection between support for Donald Trump and a belief in the Iraqi Dinar revaluation theory -- the idea that the Iraqi Dinar (IQD) will revalue ("RV") to as much as 1000 times its current value. You can read the […]
By John Lee. The United Nations (UN) Secretariat has awarded Al Sudoof for general Trading, designs, engineering consultation and digital mapping Ltd. a contract for "Conducting Topographic Survey for Selected Desert Area in Samawa, Al-Muthanna Governorate." The contract value is $47,742. (Source: UNGM)
By John Lee. Baghdad-based Atlas for GIS and Surveying Systems has won a contract with the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) for a "GIS Training Program for the Ministry of Interior in Baghdad" The contract is valued at $45,050. (Source: UNGM)
Gazprom Neft is to conduct a 2D seismic survey on the south-eastern section of the Halabja block. The technical equipment and personnel required for the survey are currently being transferred from the south-western section, where the company has already successfully completed a survey spanning 225 linear km. 2D seismic surveys covering approximately 870 linear km […]
Throughout August 2014, Iraq Business News polled readers for their opinions on the state of Iraq. As expected, the results indicate a more challenging environment in the country over the preceding year. But while the sample size and methodology do not allow us to claim statistical significance, the results tend to show a long-term commitment […]
As the situation in Iraq changes day by day, we are more interested than ever to hear your views on the developments in the country. Many of you have been kind enough to participate in our first online survey -- State of Iraq 2014 -- and we'd like to say a big "Thank You" for […]
It's a well-known fact that Iraq Business News has the best-informed and most influential readers - you! Now we want to hear your opinions about the current state of the country: How easy is it to do business? How is the security situation affecting you? And who do you think will lead it for the […]
A survey of more than 300 senior executives by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) found that foreign investors are still put off by violence in Iraq, but most companies believe the security situation will improve, despite the withdrawal of international troops. The EIU surveyed 367 senior executives from 52 countries about their perceptions of investment […]
