By John Lee. Iraq's Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia' Al-Sudani, met with a delegation from Apple Inc., alongside the head of the Communications and Media Commission (CMC), Ali Al-Muayyed. The discussion centered on Iraq's ongoing digital transformation, led by Al-Sudani through the High Committee for Digital Transformation. The Prime Minister highlighted Iraq's evolution into a successful […]
By John Lee. Iraqi Minister of Oil, Hayan Abdul-Ghani, has held a series of meetings with oil industy executives during his visit to the United States: ARC Alternative and Renewable Construction LLC, represented by CEO Lonnie Coplen, and Maysoon Tawfik. Discussions involved cooperation on infrastructure development for Iraq's energy sector. Baker Hughes, led by senior […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs and Oil Minister, Hayan Abdul Ghani, met with a delegation from Hunt Oil, including CEO Mark Gunnin and senior executives, during his visit to the United States. The talks focused on Iraq's efforts to invest in and develop oil and gas fields, with assurances of […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Prime Minister met on Sunday with Mr. Lorenzo Simonelli, Chairman and CEO of US-based oil services company Baker Hughes, along with his accompanying delegation. Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani reiterated the government's commitment to ensuring the company's continued presence in Iraq and encouraged its expansion through collaboration with the government and the […]
By Muhammed Abed Mazeel al-Aboudi for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Analyzing the Successes and Failures of Iraq's 5th plus and 6th Oil and Gas Bid Rounds For the sake of the Iraqi labor […]
By Michael Knights, for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq's Watergate and the Fallout for U.S. Relations The politicized corruption of the country's best intelligence agency has exploded into a major eavesdropping scandal directed […]
By John Lee. An advisor to the Iraqi Prime Minister has reportedly said that international pharmaceutical and healthcare companies are keen to set up factories in Iraq. State-run Iraqi News Agency (INA) quotes Hammoudi Al-Lami as saying that UK-based AstraZeneca held a meeting a month ago with a view to entering the Iraqi market, "either […]
By Tariq Tahir for The National. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq told to pay $120m to construction company in dispute over Al Faw breakwater The Iraqi government and its ports operator, the General Company for Ports of Iraq (GCPI), […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Oil Minister, Hayan Abdul Ghani, announced plans to open 10 gas exploration blocks for investment in a new licensing round. According to the state-run Iraqi News Agency (INA), Abdul Ghani revealed that the ministry will present these opportunities to specialized companies during an upcoming visit to the United States, targeting global […]
By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) announced the outcomes of a high-level delegation visit to the United States, led by Governor Ali Mohsen Al-Alaq, from August 26 to 29, 2024. The delegation held extensive meetings in New York with the U.S. Treasury, the Federal Reserve, and major financial institutions such as Visa, […]
By John Lee. Iraq has re-started the purchasing of rice from the United States, according to a press release issued by the USA Rice Federation. It adds that ADM Rice sold a vessel of American rice, which will be loaded and sail to Iraq early this autumn. The resumption follows what USA Rice describes as, […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Army Aviation Command celebrated the delivery of seven Bell 505 helicopters from the United States, in a ceremony attended by representatives of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, the Air Force Commander, senior Defense Ministry officers, the U.S. military attaché, and a Bell company representative. This delivery is part of […]
