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      <title>Iraq Investors Trade Polls for Portfolios</title>
      <description>The room is buzzing. Men lean on wooden shelves as they phone brokers sitting behind a glass barrier. Others focus on screens showing the latest trades on the Iraq Stock Exchange, while an AK-47-wielding guard keeps his distance behind.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/69109/refid/RSS-business-14-03-2010</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Works in Poultry Raising Research Center Project Ended</title>
      <description>A source in Karbala’ agriculture directorate said that implementation works in poultry raising research center project ended.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Cement Public Company Signs Rehabilitation Contracts</title>
      <description>Cement Public Company affiliated to Iraq Ministry of Industry and Minerals said that the ministry signed many contracts with Iraqi and international companies in order to renew cement facilities in Iraq and to increase their productivity.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/69107/refid/RSS-business-14-03-2010</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>New Matt Damon Movie May Bring Iraq War into Mainstream</title>
      <description>They conjured box office magic with their &#34;Bourne&#34; spy movies, but Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass risk their reputation as sure-fire hitmakers when the Iraq war thriller &#34;Green Zone&#34; debuts on Friday.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/69099/refid/RSS-business-14-03-2010</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>London to Host Kurdistan Trade and Investment Conference in June</title>
      <description>The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) will hold a trade and investment conference in London on 15th and 16th June this year.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/69096/refid/RSS-business-14-03-2010</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Petrofac Targets Iraq Oil After Asfari Quadruples Share Value</title>
      <description>Ayman Asfari, the chief executive officer whose oil and gas engineering skills guided a fourfold increase in the value of Petrofac Plc within five years, is now preparing to tap Iraq’s energy boom.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Opec Likely to Face Iraq Test Sooner Than Expected</title>
      <description>The storm brewing on the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries' (Opec) horizon over future Iraqi oil output could engulf the producer group sooner than it would like.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/69093/refid/RSS-business-14-03-2010</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>ExxonMobil Plans 4% Spending Boost</title>
      <description>US supermajor ExxonMobil will increase its capital spending nearly 4% this year to $28 billion as it evaluates new fields around the world, but it cautioned that the global economy remained unsteady.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/69092/refid/RSS-business-14-03-2010</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Opec Concern over Iraq Oil 'tsunami'</title>
      <description>The storm brewing on Opec's horizon over future Iraqi oil output could engulf the producer group sooner than it would like, say analysts.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/69091/refid/RSS-business-14-03-2010</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Ports Company Personnel to Have Their Contracts Extended to May</title>
      <description>Part-time personnel working for the Ports Company have had their contracts extended to May following a peaceful demonstration in Basra city.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/69080/refid/RSS-business-14-03-2010</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Polyclinic Project in Karbala for ID1.592bn</title>
      <description>A polyclinic project has been implemented in one of the oldest residential neighborhoods in Karbala at a total cost of 1.592 billion Iraqi dinars.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/69079/refid/RSS-business-14-03-2010</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Thi-Qar Celebrates International Women’s Day</title>
      <description>An event has been held in Thi-Qar province to celebrate Women’s International Day, a local official said on Thursday.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/69078/refid/RSS-business-14-03-2010</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>ID2bn to Develop Landmark Sites in Baghdad</title>
      <description>The Baghdad municipality said it has allocated 2 billion Iraqi dinars (ID) for a project to develop heritage-listed sites in the Iraqi capital, according to an official statement.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/69077/refid/RSS-business-14-03-2010</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Najaf’s 3rd Book Fair Opens Friday</title>
      <description>Najaf’s third book fair will open on Friday (March 12) with the participation of Arab and foreign publishing houses, a local official said on Thursday.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/69076/refid/RSS-business-14-03-2010</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Iraq’s Horsemen to Participate in Indian Tournament</title>
      <description>Iraq’s horsemen will head to Jordan before completing their journey to New Delhi to participate in an international tournament there.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/69075/refid/RSS-business-14-03-2010</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>ISX Up 2.5%, Closes at 101.7 Points</title>
      <description>The Iraqi Stock Exchange (ISX) index on Thursday registered an increase of 2.5% to close at 101.7 points as rates of shares of 15 out of a total 36 companies that traded in today’s session were on the rise.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/69074/refid/RSS-business-14-03-2010</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Intersection Bridge Opened in Muthanna</title>
      <description>A new intersection bridge was opened in al-Muthanna province on Thursday at a total cost of seven billion Iraqi dinars.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>CBI’s Dollar Sales Surge to 251m</title>
      <description>The Central Bank of Iraq’s (CBI) dollar sales rose significantly to $251.565 million in its daily auction on Thursday, compared to $181 million in the previous session.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Loan Program for Teachers Launched in Wassit</title>
      <description>A loan program for school teachers and education department personnel has been launched in Wassit province, a local official said on Thursday.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Industry Ministry Signs Rehabilitation Contracts</title>
      <description>The Iraqi Ministry of Industry signed investment contract to purchase rotary furnaces for its factories.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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