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Middle East construction dispute values fall 42% y-o-y

Tue, 21 May 2013 04:34:27 GMT

Even though construction disputes in the Middle East have dropped by 42% to USD 65 million in 2012 from USD 112.5 million in 2011, the value remains the highest in the world.

EIU: Iraq Country Report (May-13)

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:16:00 GMT

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World Bank: Global Development Horizons - Capital for the Future - Saving and Investment in an Interdependent World (2013)

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:25:00 GMT

“World Bank. 2013. Global Development Horizons : Capital for the Future - Saving and Investment in an Interdependent World. © Washington, DC. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/13431 License: CC BY 3.0 Unported.”

Byblos Bank: Country Risk Weekly Bulletin (16-May-13)

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:59:00 GMT

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America lifts ban on Iraqi bank cooperated with Iran

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:35:14 GMT

U.S. administration lifted the ban imposed on an Iraqi bank that ended its cooperation with Iran.

Mobile advertising must catch up in region

Sun, 19 May 2013 04:56:13 GMT

We are stepping into a world where smartphones and tablets outsell PCs. While regional advertisers are aware that the industry is going ‘mobile’, spend on digital advertising is still low, according to a recent report by global consulting firm Deloitte.

Lulu ranked third most impactful company in Arab world by Forbes

Sun, 19 May 2013 04:19:07 GMT

LULU Hypermarket Group has been ranked 3rd in the prestigious "Forbes Top 100 companies" making an Impact in the Arab World. Lulu is the only Indian company to be featured in the Top 10.

5m liters of diesel sold daily to Iraq

Sat, 18 May 2013 06:44:43 GMT

Deputy Oil Minister Alireza Zeighami said under a new agreement, Iran will considerably increase its daily export of premium diesel to neighboring Iraq.

MoHR calls to accelerate approving Debaathification Law

Fri, 17 May 2013 06:36:26 GMT

The Minister of Human Rights, Mohamed Shiya al-Sudani called on Thursday the Iraqi parliament to speed up ratifying the Debaathification Law.

Iraq demands clarification from Turkey over PKK elements' entrance into Iraq

Fri, 17 May 2013 06:35:46 GMT

Iraq called on Turkey to clarify procedures that were taken between it and the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).

Sadr freezes function of 2 MPs from his Trend

Fri, 17 May 2013 06:34:39 GMT

Head of the Sadr Trend, Muqtada al-Sadr froze function of two MPs from the Ahrar bloc associated to the Sadr Trend.

Iraqi oil exports through Turkey resumed

Fri, 17 May 2013 06:29:55 GMT

North Oil Company announced here today the resumption of oil exports to Turkish Cyhan terminal.

Resumption of Kirkuk - Ceyhan oil line supplies after being vandalized

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:12:50 GMT

The crude oilpipeline in Kirkuk province that supplies Turkish port of Ceyhan has resumed pumping on Wednesday after being exposed to sabotage operations, a source in the North Oil Company said.

Fourth generating unit resumes work in Mussayab Electric Station

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:12:08 GMT

The Ministry of Electricity announced that the fourth generating unit of Mussayab Electric Station resumed work in 100 Mega Watt.

Iran nominates Nozari to compete on presidency of OPEC

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:11:29 GMT

Iran has officially nominated the former Oil Minister Gholam-Reza Nozari for the post of the secretary-general of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries "OPEC".

Iraq rejects PKK entry, reserves rights to defend sovereignty

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:10:10 GMT

Iraqi government announced today its total rejection for the presence of PKK forces inside its territories, threatening to file a suit to the UN Security Council.

Iraq resumes crude oil exports from northern Kirkuk - shippers

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:03:55 GMT

Exports from Iraq's northern Kirkuk oil fields to the Mediterranean port of Ceyhan in Turkey have resumed after three-day outage caused by a bomb attack against a key pipeline, two Middle East shipping agents said Thursday.

Has the developed world gone ex-growth?

Thu, 16 May 2013 09:55:49 GMT

Emerging markets have become the engines of global growth as their global influence increases, leaving developed markets in their shade, according to HSBC Global Asset Management.

Kurdistan announces Halabja as a province officially

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:37:52 GMT

Halabja districts' mayor, Goran Adham revealed on Wednesday, that Kurdistan Cabinet approved officially Halabja as the fourth province in Kurdistan.

IQD value rapidly deteriorates

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:21:39 GMT

The price of the US dollar in the local markets reached 1,300 Iraqi dinars, compared to 1220 dinars in mid-March and represents a significant reduction of the Iraqi dinar's value since the two last years.

Forbes Middle East presents Top 500 Companies in the Arab World and Top 100 Making an Impact

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:08:13 GMT

Forbes Middle East hosted a prestigious event at Ritz Carton, Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 in recognition of The Top 500 Companies in the Arab World and The Top 100 Making an Impact.

USD250m of ex-regime found in Lebanon

Wed, 15 May 2013 08:17:54 GMT

Check-up procedures of ex-regime financial affairs proved that there are USD 250 million are present in Lebanon, in addition to other frozen accounts in Jordan.

USD2m price of provincial seat in Iraq

Wed, 15 May 2013 08:16:34 GMT

A leading member at the Higher Islamic Council disclosed that there are 'bids to buy the winners of the provincial seats with an amount of USD 2 million, per seat".

Basra signs contract with China to build about 2000 residential units

Wed, 15 May 2013 08:01:56 GMT

The local government in Basra province has referred a residential project named as the "Golden City" to Hong Kong Chinese company to build 1992 housing units.

The arrival of the first PKK elements' group to Kurdistan

Wed, 15 May 2013 08:00:37 GMT

Turkish -Kurdistan Workers Party PKK announced the arrival of the vanguard of his withdrawing forces from Turkish territory to the Iraqi border in Kurdistan region , which included 15 armed element as a first group.