Volvo Trucks Inaugurates Iraqi Service Centres
By John Lee. Volvo Trucks has inaugurated joint service centres in the Iraq cities of Baghdad and Basra, reports Construction Week Online. The service centres, built in collaboration with local country...
View ArticleABB Wins $30 Power Grid Order
ABB has won an order worth around $30 million from Zagros Energy to build four new transmission and distribution substations in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, as part of an overall initiative to expand...
View ArticleFraud Suspected in Swedish Project
By John Lee. Swedish aid money channeled to Iraq has gone missing, leading the government coalition partner the Centre Party to report the democracy project to the police. The Local reports that the...
View ArticleSwedish Ambassador Visits Kurdistan
The Swedish Ambassador to Iraq, Jörgen Lindström, met with Minister Falah Mustafa today to follow up on recent developments in Kurdistan and in the greater region. Sweden currently has a Section Office...
View ArticlePrivate Sector Development Workshop at Swedish Embassy
The Private Sector Development Centre (PSDC) in Iraq in partnership with Chamber Trade Sweden and the support of The World Bank and SIDA carried out a 2-day workshop at the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad...
View ArticleKRG Receives Swedish Envoy to Syrian Opposition
The Swedish Special Envoy to the Syrian Opposition, Ambassador Jan Theslef, met with Minister Falah Mustafa today to discuss ongoing developments in Iraq, Syria and the greater region. The meeting was...
View ArticleKRG Delegation Meets Sweden’s Foreign Ministry
As part of his visit to Sweden last week, the Head of the KRG Department of Foreign Relations, Minister Falah Mustafa conducted a number of meetings at the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. There he...
View ArticleNew Head of Sweden’s Embassy Section Office
The new Head of Sweden’s Embassy Section Office, Jessica Svärdström, met with the Head of the Department of Foreign Relations, Minister Falah Mustafa, as part of her introductory meetings since...
View ArticleSwedish Diplomat Visits DFR
The Head of the Swedish Embassy’s Section Office in Erbil, Jessica Svärdström, who is also the Deputy Head of Mission at the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad, met with the Head of the KRG Department of...
View Article$16m Deal for Cancer Care Solutions
Sweden’s Elekta has received an important order from Iraq for state-of-the-art radiation therapy equipment. The deal includes 10 Elekta Synergy Platform linear accelerators (linacs) to be delivered to...
View ArticleSwedish Ambassador visits Kurdistan
The Head of the KRG Department of Foreign Relations (DFR), Minister Falah Mustafa and the Assistant Head of the DFR, Siham Jabali met with the Swedish Ambassador to Iraq, Jörgen Lindström and the Head...
View Article$1.8m Support for Parliament, Civil Society
As part of its continued support to Iraq’s parliament, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today signed with the Council of Representatives in Baghdad a project of US$1,797,999 funded by...
View ArticleEricsson Still Bullish on Iraq
By John Lee. Tarek Saadi, President of Ericsson‘s North Middle East Region, has said his company remains bullish on Iraq despite the threat of terrorism. Speaking on the sidelines of a trade event, he...
View ArticleLatvian Lingerie Maker Opens Iraq Store
By John Lee. Latvian lingerie manufacturer New Rosme has reportedly opened its first store in Iraq, located in the city of Najaf. A spokesperson for the company said: “Although Najaf is one of the most...
View ArticleIraq Develops Industrial Zones
The successful completion of the project “Enhancing investments to Iraq through industrial zone development”, implemented by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), was marked...
View ArticleSweden to Strengthen Ties with Kurdistan
Sweden’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Margot Wallstrom, received Minister Falah Mustafa, Head of the KRG Foreign Relations, on Monday to discuss bilateral ties and latest humanitarian and security...
View ArticleKRG Discusses War Crimes with Amnesty Int’l
Minister Falah Mustafa, Head of the KRG foreign relations and his accompanying delegation visited the Swedish Section of the Amnesty International to discuss human rights violations committed by the...
View ArticleCivilised World Must Cooperate Against Extremism
Sweden’s Minister for Defense, Peter Hultqvist, received Minister Falah Mustafa, Head of KRG Foreign Relations, and his accompanying delegation on Wednesday to exchange views on the latest security...
View ArticleIraq launches first Proficiency Testing Scheme
Iraq has launched its first Proficiency Testing (PT) scheme, through the Iraqi Accreditation System (IQAS), targeting 20 material and mechanical (Hardness) testing laboratories. This is an important...
View ArticleUS to Deliver Anti-Tank Weapons in June
By John Lee. The United States plans to deliver 1,000 shoulder-fired AT4 anti-tank systems to Iraq in early June, a senior US State Department official told Reuters on condition of anonymity. The...
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