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| Iraq and Boeing sign 5.5 billion dollar aircraft deal |
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| Iraq said on it has signed a contract worth 5.5 billion dollars with Boeing to buy 40 new aircraft, with an option to purchase 15 more. |
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| Russia’s president bids for Iraq oil stakes |
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| Russia, the world’s largest energy exporter, has long hungered for a slice of Iraq’s oil reserves, the third largest on earth. |
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| IT spend in Iraq set to reach $1.1 billion in 2008 |
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| IT spending in Iraq is expected to reach $1.1 billion by the end of 2008 as the country’s relatively underdeveloped information technology market undertakes radical improvements to support the country’s growing commercial and business sectors, according to Madar Research Center. |
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| Gulf countries to pump $500bn into hydrocarbons |
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| Gulf countries are expected to pump about $500 billion into the hydrocarbon sector in the next five years to expand crude capacity and set up new oil and gas related industries, said a regional report. |
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| Kurdistan to support UAE investors |
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| Businessmen in the UAE have been invited to invest in tourism, civil aviation, infrastructure and real estate in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region. |
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| $120bn needed to solve power, water crisis in GCC |
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| Gulf states are expected to invest around $120 billion over the next decade in order to address the region’s rapidly approaching water and power shortage crisis, according to an energy expert. |
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| Iraq’s Cabinet Approves $48.4 Billion Draft 2008 Budget - Official |
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| The Cabinet of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has approved a draft budget for 2008 of $48.4 billion, a government spokesman said Tuesday. |
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| Despite turmoil, Iraq to spend $19 billion on projects |
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| Iraqi government will spend an unprecedented $19 billion on capital projects across Iraq in 2008, including $900 million in Baghdad, senior Iraqi officials said Wednesday, even as they warned that the fight against insurgencies, gangs and militias was far from over. |
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