The Ninewa Investment Forum is taking place from 3rd to 5th December in Erbil.

This two-day event will showcase investment-ready businesses to private investors from around the world.

Presenting a portfolio of very attractive investment opportunities will spark a virtuous cycle of both exciting project opportunities and increased investor confidence.

The"...

SULAIMANI — Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Minister of Planning Dara Rashid said on Monday (November 18) that the government has concluded a deal with two major donor organizations to help improve the Ministry of Electricity.

Rashid said that the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will help reorganize the electricity ministry and advise the government about how to write"...

SULAIMANI — General Director of the Kurdistan Regional Government's (KRG) Ministry of Trade and Industry Nawzad Adham said on Monday (November 18) that 28 billion Iraqi dinars ($23.5 million) will be soon be dispensed to wheat farmers in the Kurdistan Region by the federal government.

“From the 28 billion Iraqi dinars, 20 billion will go to farmers in Sulaimani, 4 billion in Erbil and 4 billion in Duhok,” said Adham.

SULAIMANI — The US dollar to Iraqi dinar (IQD) exchange rate remained up on the Kurdistan Region’s currency markets on Monday (November 18).

Broker Rawaz Jaza told NRT Digital Media that $100 was at 120,900 Iraqi dinars, 100 IQD higher than the previous day.

Jaza also reported that 100 British pounds was 760 IQD down to 153,000 Iraqi dinars and 100 euros was"...

Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) has announced the appointment of Ian Weatherdon as Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”).

Mr Weatherdon has over 25 years’ experience in the international oil and gas industry and joins GKP from Sino Gas & Energy Holdings Limited where he was CFO. Sino Gas is an energy company focused on developing natural gas assets in China and was an Australian listed Company (ASX:SEH) until acquired by a private"...

TEHRAN – Iran plans to connect its southwestern port of Emam Khomeini to Syria’s Latakia Port via a railway which passes through Iraq, IRIB reported, quoting head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (IRIR).

Mentioning a trilateral agreement signed with Iraq and Syria in July, Saied Rasouli said according to the agreement, Iran is going to construct Shalamcheh-Basra railway between Iran and Iraq through which Iran’s southwestern"...

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE: EL) announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire the shares that it does not already beneficially own in Have & Be Co. Ltd., the Seoul-based, global skin care company behind Dr. Jart+ and men’s grooming brand Do The Right Thing. Expected to close in December 2019, the acquisition follows the Company’s December 2015 minority investment in Have & Be Co. Ltd. and is pursuant to an agreement made at that time. As one of the fastest growing skin care"...

IDEMIA supplies the very first metal payment card in Belgium, which was launched mid-November for Nagelmackers Bank's Elite and Prestige customers. With this new payment card, Nagelmackers seeks to give its Elite and Prestige customers a top-of-the-range free service.

The metal card market is booming and is becoming increasingly popular among wealthy clients. According to a recent worldwide poll1, metal cards are the card of choice for 75% of"...

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – A member of Iraq’s integrity committee in the council of representatives announced on Saturday the preparation of a project to amend the law of the Iraqi Commission of Integrity to fight corruption.

October’s deadly and Iraqi-wide demonstrations saw two weeks of pause midway through the month but continue today as protestors demand action against corruption that is widespread throughout governmental institutions"...

SULAIMANI — The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has rejected allegations that a limited liability corporation with purported ties to the Barzani family purchased two mansions in Beverley Hills for $47 million.

The office of KRG Prime Minister Masrour Barzani released a statement on Sunday (November 17) saying the office rejected a report by US magazine Variety that was published on November 13.

“We"...