By John Lee. UK-based recruitment agency SSK Recruitment is reported to be looking to open an office in Erbil. Bdaily quotes Managing director Adam Smith as saying: “With all the uncertainty surrounding Brexit, we decided to focus on building relationships in the Middle East. "The margins are significantly higher in the Middle East than here […]
IBBC Spring Conference 2019 Iraq – Financing a Modern Economy 10 April, The Mansion House, London The Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) invites you to attend its Ninth Annual Conference at the Mansion House on the 10th of April. This year’s conference is organised in partnership with the Central Bank of Iraq and the Iraqi […]
Basrah Museum Opens New Sumer, Assyria And Babylonia Galleries The official opening of three new galleries in the Basrah Museum on March 19th marks the completion of a project to refurbish all major exhibition space at the complex. It is a further important milestone in the creation of a major hub for the protection and […]
The Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) has announced that Shire Oak International has become the latest organisation to join the Council. Shire Oak International is the first organisation with a primary focus on Renewable Energy to join the IBBC. Shire Oak International is a developer and financier of large-scale renewable energy projects in developing countries […]
Intertek, the UK-based assurance, inspection, product testing and certification company, has announced the launch of the first independent crude oil, fuel testing and petroleum products laboratory in Iraq. The new hydrocarbon laboratory, located in the port of Khor Al Zubair, will support the increased demand for quality assurance solutions in the petroleum industry across Iraq […]
By John Lee. The United Nations has advertised new positions in Iraq: International Trade Advisor, UK Department for International Trade (DIT), at British Embassy Close Protection Coordination Officer, UNAMI - United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq Associate Project Compliance Officer, UNOPS - United Nations Office for Project Services National Professional Officer (Health Systems), WHO - […]
By John Lee. Oil Minister Thamer Al-Ghadhban met on Monday with Richard Crow, the Director of Development for the Middle East and North Africa at Shire Oak International. During the meeting, they discussed prospects for joint cooperation in developing Iraq's renewable energy sector. Mr Crow expressed his company's desire to develop the country's energy sector […]
By Kate Denereaz, for the AMAR International Charitable Foundation. Work is a huge part of our lives. It provides security, meaning and a sense of belonging. It’s part of who we are. Many AMAR staff, like the people they serve, have been displaced by war and violence. Working for AMAR provides structure and a semblance […]
By Alexander Southworth, Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC). Exploring Tech in Iraq: ‘Hackasuly – Promoting Tech Literacy for a New Generation of Iraqis’ “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”. In a country which has seen its fair share of weapon misuse over the last few decades Mandela’s […]
UK Export Finance (UKEF) will support a €30.2 million contract for the refurbishment of Al Mussaib power station in southern Iraq, the UK government has announced. The support will enable the rehabilitation of a 320 megawatt (MW) turbine, that will help improve the overall efficiency and output at the power station. Al Mussaib power station, […]
By John Lee. The Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) has announced that Tratos Group has become its latest member. The Anglo-Italian company makes electrical, electronic and fibre optic cables for a wide variety of applications. (Source: IBBC)
The Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) has announced that it has launched it’s ‘IBBC Women’s Group’, dedicated to empowering and advancing women’s careers and networks across all areas of business in Iraq, the Middle East and Internationally. Under the Chairmanship of Samar Thamer of AMS Iraq and coordinated by IBBC’s Agne Abramauskaite and Ashley Goodall, the […]
