Iraq

Zain Iraq placeplans to 20% of the company through an IPO on the Iraq Stock Exchange in compliance with its licensing terms, reports Kuwaiti Arabic daily al-Qabas. The CEO of Zain... 2011-06-20

CFW View: Iraq remains a high risk, high reward market with lucrative opportunities for those companies bold enough to enter. Improving access to healthcare by building new primary... 2011-06-01

State-run producer Korea Gas (Kogas) has doubled its stake in Iraq's Akkas gas field development from 37.5% to 75%, it said in a May 26 2011 stock exchange filing.

Iraq's oil minister Abdel Karim al-Luaibi provided more details on the country's fourth licensing round in a Baghdad news conference on March 22 2011. Iraq intends to auction the rights... 2011-03-23

There is potentially quite a bit of money to be made in Iraq on the consumer side. While security remains a concern, we think there is plenty of scope for growth in fast-moving segments... 2011-03-14

Delays in the approval of the Royal Dutch Shell-led South Gas joint venture (JV) have reportedly led to the consideration of a back-up plan that would put the onus on oil field operators... 2011-03-03

Iraqi Kurdistan-focused Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) is looking to move from London's Alternative Investment Market (AIM) to the London Stock Exchange (LSE)'s main market.

France Télécom is in talks to buy a minority stake in Korek Telekom, Iraq's third largest mobile operator, reports the Financial Times, citing sources familiar with the situation.... 2010-11-26

The Iraqi Ministry of Transport has set up a joint venture (JV) between its state maritime company (The Maritime Company) and Global Refinery, a subsidiary of a private investment company... 2010-09-22

UAE-based company RAK Petroleum raised its stake in Middle East-focused producer DNO International to 20.5% on March 19, in a move seen as a potential precursor to a takeover bid.... 2010-03-23