Page last updated at 12:14 PM Wednesday 7th of January 2009
Breaking News
Housing & Construction
363 articles in archive
Baghdad, 06 January 2009 (IRIN) -- Lack of government funds could force the Ministry of Displacement and Migration to postpone until 2010 some housing projects designed to ease internal displacement, ...
05 January 2009 (Khaleej Times) -- Samarra’s name is derived from an Arabic phrase meaning “a joy for all to see.” But joy, or even basic peace, remains a scarce commodity in the city.
Basra, 31 December 2008 (Voices of Iraq) -- Rehabilitating Basra governorate’s building was finalized on Wednesday at a total cost of around $5 million, said the media director of Basra rebuilding ...
Karbala, 29 December 2008 (Voices of Iraq) -- The Karbala Investment Organization signed on Monday an initial agreement with Lebanon’s International Group to build four hotels in the province, the ...
27 December 2008 (Iraq Directory) -- Real Estate Bank revenue has exceeded 23 billion dinars over the past few months of this year, while the loans granted to citizens amounted to 168 billion dinars ...
27 December 2008 (Iraq Directory) -- The Assistant Director of the investment Authority in Karbala, Jamal Al-Hajj Yassin, stated that the Commission was able to get investors of more than 600 million ...
Duhuk, 24 December 2008 (Voices of Iraq) -- A local company started implementing two residential projects in Duhuk with a total cost of $40 million, the director of the investment authority said on ...
19 December 2008 (Iraq Directory) -- The housing crisis is a major crisis affecting the lives of millions of people.
Iraqis have suffered too long from this subject which has become a nightmare ...
14 December 2008 (Azzaman) -- House prices have soared in Baghdad by nearly 100% since some semblance of quiet has returned to the violent city nearly two years ago.
Baghdad, 12 December 2008 (Voices of Iraq) -- The Norwegian Football Federation has agreed to set up football schools in Iraq, the secretary general of Iraq’s central federation said.
"Due to the sheer volume of information available, it can be a daunting task to gain access to only that which is appropriate and timely. In the case of Iraq, where the pace of change across the political, economic, social and security spectrum continues to increase, Erinys has found the current and pertinent information that ‘Iraq Updates’ offers to be of immense benefit to our business. It is presented through a well designed and user intuitive site in a clear and logical format that is quick and easy to access". - Sebastian Paterson, Erinys Iraq
"We have been very pleased with the quality of information we have been getting from Iraq Updates. Our focus is naturally on the oil and gas sector and we have found the compilation of local reports gives us an excellent view of the political issues facing the industry, together with the activities of not only the companies currently operating in Iraq, but also those who are planning to enter the country. Iraq Updates is an ideal 'one-stop-shop' for news on Iraq - please keep up the good work" - David Nash, Nippon Oil
"Iraq Updates is definitely the best website available on Iraq that we have found. Every day it offers global coverage of what is happening there as reported by a wide variety of media covering the country. It is an invaluable tool of information and intelligence for whoever is interested in Iraq." - Jean-Louis Salas, Clermont Energy Partners LLP UK
"For those of us who take a longer term view of the world energy prospects (remember long lead-time needed for energy investments and decision to bear fruit) Iraq represents the largest potentially accessible reserves of the high quality and low cost oil in the world, nothwitstanding the present extreme security issues and continuing uncertainty over terms of access. Iraq Updates provides us with valuable news, assessments and new prospects through a multidisciplinary prism on domestic and external politics, who is doing what, rationale and drivers for key energy decisions in the north, south and center - an indispensible tool for our Iraq watch". Mehmet Ogutcu, Director, International Government and Corporate Affairs BG Group
