GE Energy wins major Iraq contract
Energy giant GE said it has won a contract from Mass Global Investment Company (Mass Global), an independent Kurdish power ...
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Iraq to export liquefied gas by end 2013
Iraq’s Oil Ministry spokesman, Assem Jihad, said he expects that liquidified gas will be exported from Iraq by the end ...
Kurdish – Dutch business association launched
AKnews reports that a Kurdish-Dutch business association has been established in Amsterdam to enhance economic and financial relations between the ...
Iraqi cabinet approves $9.4bn supplementary budget
Iraq’s cabinet has approved a supplementary budget for 2012 of 10.875 trillion Iraqi dinar ($9.35 billion), in addition to the ...
$515m investment licenses granted in Baghdad
The Chairman of Baghdad Investment Commission, Shaker al-Zamili (pictured), has announced that five investment licences worth $515 ...
Middle Eastern carriers report highest year-on-year growth in passenger traffic
According to the latest statistics issued by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Middle Eastern carriers reported a year-on-year growth ...
$33bn worth of power and water projects ongoing in the Middle East
The energy sector in the Middle East region is witnessing a surge of fresh investments in 2012, with 97 new ...
Mobile penetration in the Middle East hits 96% in the first quarter of 2012
Mobile subscriptions in the Middle East grew at a rate of 69,230 new connections per day in the first quarter ...
Russia’s Bashneft wins Iraqi energy contract
Russian oil giant Bashneft has been award the rights to explore for oil in the south of the country after ...
Kurdistan Region of Iraq needs 15,000 housing units per year
While sources at the Ministry of Housing estimate a number of 5,000, the Minister of Planning Ali Sindi says 15,000 ...
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