By John Lee. France and the United Kingdom are to co-chair the Iraq Economic Contact Group (IECG) from the start of January. In a statement, the group added that, as friends and partners of Iraq, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the World Bank commit to […]
By John Lee. A delegation from the Federation of Iraqi of Chambers of Commerce (FICC), led by Abdulrazzaq Al-Zuhairi, held a meeting with the Iraqi Ambassador to London, Mohammed Jafar Al-Sadr, at the Iraqi Embassy in London. The meeting, attended by Deputy Head of the State Council Dr. Abdul Latif Naif, Dr. Najib Shakir Mahmoud, […]
From the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC): IBBC's two-day conference success 'Building a sustainable future for Iraq'. IBBC held an expanded two- day conference in Dubai to coincide with Cop 28 to focus on 'a sustainable future for Iraq', with one day dedicated to Education and Training and one for Business, Investment, and Energy. IBBC […]
By John Lee. UK Export Finance (UKEF), the UK's export credit agency, has announced that it has secured £226 million [$285 million] in financing for the Iraqi government to develop over 350 kilometers of drainage infrastructure as well as 15 kilometers of stormwater and wastewater lifting stations near Hillah city. Upon completion, the project is […]
The Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) has announced more leading speakers for its Dubai conference on 7th and 8th December, including H.E. Mr Zyad Ali Fadhil, Minister of Electricity, Dr Samir Al Waely, CBI, Dr Abdulkareem, AL Faisal, Chairman of PM's advisory council, Ms Begard Talabani the Minister for water resources and agriculture, Dr Salar […]
By John Lee. The UK's Department for Business and Trade has said that total trade in goods and services (exports plus imports) between the UK and Iraq was £1.1 billion [$1.38 billion] in the four quarters to the end of Q2 2023, an increase of 54.2% or £391 million in current prices from the four […]
By John Lee. According to a statement from the KRG, on the third day of the 5th International Trade Fair for Industry and Construction in Erbil, business opportunities are flourishing. It says a total of 210 companies, from 10 different countries, are actively participating in the fair, with 38 of them being Kurdish and Iraqi […]
From the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC): Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourn, President of IBBC, and Christophe Michels, IBBC Managing Director, accompanied by Dr. Ali Jawad, IBBC Representative in Kurdistan, and Mohanad Al Khattab, IBBC Baghdad Office Manager, have visited Erbil to meet with KRG Government and IBBC Members. On the morning of the 31 of […]
From the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC): IBBC Autumn Conference in Dubai examines: 'Iraq - Building a sustainable future'. For the first time in over 30 years, Iraq is currently experiencing a relatively golden scenario with high oil prices and government surpluses, a stable government, and peaceful borders. A stable economy is also leading to […]
From the United Kingdom's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO): The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) advises against all travel to all provinces of Iraq except the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, and against all but essential travel to the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Protests regularly take place in and around the International Zone in […]
From the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC): Iraq SMEs visit construction and brand licensing exhibitions with IBBC in London IBBC regularly brings over 200 Iraqi SMEs to the UK to engage with various sector exhibitions and conferences. This week, 35 Iraqi SMEs travelled to both the Construction Week and Brand licensing shows at the Excel […]
By John Lee. In a statement at the UN Security Council meeting on Iraq yesterday (Tuesday), the UK's Deputy Political Coordinator Tom Phipps (pictured) said the UK remains committed to supporting the Iraqi Government and the implementation of its ambitious reform agenda. He welcomed in particular the passing of the budget in June, which he […]
