By John Lee. The United Kingdom is to send an extra 125 military trainers to Iraq to help in the battle against the Islamic State (IS, ISIS, ISIL). Prime Minister David Cameron made the announcement at the G7 summit in Germany, ahead of a meeting with Iraqi leader Haidera al-Abadi, scheduled for Monday. He said: […]
Karwan Jamal Tahir has begun his mission as the KRG Representative to the United Kingdom. Minister Falah Mustafa Bakir, Head of the Department of Foreign Relations, met with Mr. Tahir and the staff of the Kurdistan Regional Government Representation in London to officially declare him as the new representative and to discuss the team's future […]
A family-run UK company which makes window and door restrictors has won its first order in Iraq. Jackloc's products will be installed at the Sheraton Dohuk Hotel in Iraqi Kurdistan, which opened earlier this week. Director Emma Wells told Insider Media: "Securing this order in a new export market is very exciting for us. "We […]
By John Lee. Serco, the UK-based international service company, has announced a 1 year contract extension with the Iraq Civil Aviation Authority (ICAA). The contract covers a full range of services including the continued development of Air Traffic Services and Academy Training at Baghdad International Airport. According to a statement from Serco, the partnership between […]
The British Consulate General Erbil has a vacancy for a Head of UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) C4 (L) position. Interested candidates should forward the following to [email protected]: An updated Curriculum Vitae. A fully completed Application Form. Please provide examples of performance in each competency on the summary section of the application form. A covering […]
By Wassim Bassem for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Evidence of the two occupations that Iraq has experienced — the British occupation at the end of 1914 and the US invasion in 2003 — can still be found in the country's cemeteries and […]
The Iraq Britain Business Council’s (IBBC) Executive Chairman, Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne, has been reconfirmed as UK’s official Trade Envoy to Iraq by the newly appointed Minister for Trade and Investment. Francis Maude said the continuation of the Trade Envoy programme reflected the strong sense he had of the contribution they were making to the […]
The Kurdistan Regional Government has appointed Mr Karwan Jamal Tahir as its new Representative to the United Kingdom. The Head of the Kurdistan Regional Government’s Department of Foreign Relations, Minister Falah Mustafa, said that under the recommendation of the President of the Kurdistan Region, Masoud Barzani, and in order to develop and further strengthen bilateral […]
Iraq Business News (IBN) recently interviewed Colin Findlay, General Manager of Severn Valve Solutions and Executive Director of the Severn Glocon Group of companies, about doing business in Iraq. IBN: Can you tell us a little about your business in Iraq? Colin Findlay: Severn Valve Solutions was formed in 2012 and has quickly become the […]
