Tag Archives | United Kingdom

Rasmi Al Jabri Award presented to AAA Holding

The Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) has presented the Rasmi Al Jabri Award to Mr Amet Selman, the CEO of AAA Holdings Ltd. The Award is given annually by the IBBC to recognise achievement and performance by an Iraqi-owned business that exudes the standards of business excellence promoted by the late Mr Rasmi Al Jabri, the IBBC's […]

UK 'Extremely Supportive' of KRG Digitalization

From Rudaw. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. UK 'extremely supportive' of KRG digitalization process: Diplomat The United Kingdom is assisting in the Kurdistan Regional Government's (KRG) digitalization strategy and is "extremely supportive" of its transformation into a digital government, one of […]

Iraq Open to the World... and Who's Making it Happen

From the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC): Iraq open to the world... and who's making it happen. An IBBC conference on June 16th at London's Mansion House. On 16th June IBBC are hosting a significant delegation of Iraq businesses and government officials to the UK, with a strong focus on energy, oil and gas, new […]

IrisGuard, NassWallet partner in Iraq

By John Lee. UK-based IrisGuard and Iraq's NassWallet have announced a new partnership with the integration and deployment of IrisGuard EyePay iris enabled smartphone, and EyeCloud platform with NassWallet's mobile wallet service. According to a statement from IrisGuard, the integration will enable a regular verified disbursement of humanitarian cash assistance, provided by the United Nations […]

Iraq, Open to the world: An IBBC Conference

From the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC): Iraq, Open to the world..an IBBC conference at the Mansion house, celebrating Iraq's return to international engagement. On 16th June IBBC are hosting possibly the largest delegation of Iraq businesses and government officials to the UK in recent times. This event is itself an indication of the more […]

IBBC visit to Iraq, May 14th-20th

From the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC): The IBBC management team attended an extensive round of meetings with officials in Iraq from May 14th - 20th. Led by IBBC President Baroness Nicholson and MD Christophe Michels, the visit first included the opening of and attendance at the first UK-Iraq Trade Fair at Al Burhan's new […]

IBBC: First UK-Iraq Trade Fair at new Al Burhan Conf Centre

From the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC): IBBC and dignitaries attend first UK-Iraq trade fair at new Al Burhan conference centre. The new Al Burhan conference centre was the venue for the first UK-Iraq Trade fair. Attended by dignitaries including the Ex Prime Minister Mr Haider Al Abadi, senior aviation advisor to the Prime Minster […]

IBBC attends first Ministry of Industry Investment Conference

From the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC): IBBC attends first conference of petrochemicals, fertilizers and mineral investment hosted by Ministry of industry and minerals. The aim of the conference was to attract investors to the field of important minerals to the Iraqi economy, such as sulphur and phosphate, as well as the raw materials that […]

UK Trade with Iraq Up 39%

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 £885 million [$1.106 billion] in the four quarters to the end of Q3 2022, an increase of 39.4% or £250 million in current prices from the four […]

Amarinth Wins Order for Pumps at Majnoon Oil Field

By John Lee. UK-based pump maker Amarinth has won an order from Azku Global Services for $200K of API 610 OH1 pumps for the Majnoon oil field. This is Amarinth's first order from Azku Global Services and follows numerous projects that Amarinth has successfully delivered into Iraq. The $200K order is for two API 610 […]

The Interconnected Impacts of the Iraq War

By Dr Marion Messmer, for Chatham House. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The interconnected impacts of the Iraq war Relying on weak intelligence for invading Iraq has had a negative impact on US and UK credibility with several consequences that persist […]