By John Lee. The Iraqi Council of Ministers has approved a request by the Ministry of Health to lift the ban on importing electronic cigarettes, electronic hookahs, and tobacco products, provided that all imports comply with the country's Anti-Smoking Law (No. 19 of 2012). Under the new policy, the Central Organization for Standardization and Quality […]
By Winthrop Rodgers 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 Kurdish farmers expect weak tobacco harvest Aftereffects of genocide, competition from cheap imports and lack of government support combine to limit the market for local agricultural products. Click […]
By John Lee. Imperial Brands, formerly Imperial Tobacco Group, stated on Wednesday that "ongoing instability [in Iraq and Syria] continued to impact performance, particularly of Gauloises and Gitanes" cigarette brands. In its half-year results to the end of March, the company said that Iraq and Syris now represent less than 3 percent of total Group […]
By John Lee. Imperial Tobacco Group, Europe’s second-biggest tobacco company, has reported that its revenues and profits for the nine months to the end of June were reduced by difficulties with its Iraq business. In a statement to the markets, the company said: "Underlying tobacco net revenue was flat but grew 1 per cent excluding […]
