By John Lee. According to a statement from the Ministry of Trade, the Private Sector Development Department will develop specialised training programmes for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and strengthen private sector participation, in line with a resolution of the Industrial Coordination Council. The meeting brought together representatives from: Ministry of Industry Ministry of Planning […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Building Research Directorate, has signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Iraqi Engineers Union (IEU) to strengthen collaboration across the engineering sector. The agreement was signed by Director General Hussein Faraj Al-Hassnawi and Engineers Union President Dhulfiqar Houshi, focusing on expanding joint work in research, training, and knowledge exchange. Key areas of […]
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By John Lee. Management Partners (MP) has signed a memorandum of understanding with BHTC for Training & Consulting -- Bayt Al-Hikmah (House of Wisdom) for Training and Human Development -- to cooperate on training, institutional development and capability building for Iraq's financial services sector. The agreement was signed by Hisham Khalid and Amar Shubar, in […]
By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) branch in Mosul has signed a cooperation agreement with Al-Hadba University to strengthen collaboration with academic institutions. The agreement includes delivering lectures on financial inclusion, organising scientific seminars, and supporting the publication of research. The CBI will also provide the university with its latest reports and […]
By John Lee. Under the patronage of His Excellency Ali Mohsen Al-Alaq, Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI), a training cooperation agreement was signed between the CBI and the British Council, in the presence of UK Ambassador to Iraq, Mr. Irfan Siddiq. The agreement was signed by Dr. Falah Salim, Director of Human […]
By Simon Kent. Finland is set to increase its training and assistance mission to Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga forces, sending an extra 50 commandos to help the Kurds counter improvised explosive devices and other ISIS tactics. The move came amid some debate in the Finnish parliament, but MPs' concerns were assuaged by the fact that the […]
Overview Levels of violence rose considerably in Iraq last week, making it the worst week so far this year. A spate of bombings in Baghdad, Mosul and Kirkuk left dozens of people dead and injured. The police and military suffered the majority of attacks, but Iraqi oil workers, US soldiers and even three European civilian […]
Crisis management When it was announced that the Arab League summit would take place in Baghdad, many leaders expressed concerns for the safety of the event. Now, several months later, the tables have turned in the Middle East, and some of those leaders are facing a much more hazardous situation at home. It has been […]
Iraq's Oil Ministry announced on Sunday that it has allocated $60m [72 billion Iraqi dinars] from the international licensing contracts sold this year to the development of technical skills amongst Iraqi employees working in the oil sector. At a press conference in Basra, the training director of the ministry’s technical institute, Ali Rahim Fayyad, told […]
“This will be a strategic meeting to review energy skills and training requirements in Iraq and how these can be met/supported using the GetEnergy Events and GetEnergy Bridge software system as a platform” said Phil Andrews, CEO of GetEnergy.
