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| Iraqi Kurds taking care of business |
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| Annual trade show attracts firms from 20 countries as construction booms while war rages in south |
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| Middle East Equity Markets ‘Overweight’ |
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| Morgan Stanley (MS) has initiated coverage of the Middle Eastern equity markets with a clear “overweight” recommendation on the region, with the UAE, Kuwait and Qatar as the firm’s preferred country exposure. |
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| Around $27 Billion Needed to Develop Electricity Sector in Iraq |
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| A report prepared by the U.S. government states that Iraq needs an additional $27 billion for the development of the country’s electricity industry, the London based pan-Arab daily AL HAYAT reported. |
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| Iraq Kurds Sign Four New Oil Deals |
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| Iraq’s Kurdistan regional government announced four more oil deals yesterday, ignoring criticism from Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki’s government and Washington of its unilateral sell-off of the country’s national resources. |
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| Iraq Plans to Construct Rail Links with Neighbors |
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| The Iraqi Railroad Company has just completed a study to link Iraq by rail to Jordan, Turkey and Kuwait, the London based pan-Arab daily AL HAYAT reported. |
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| Byblos Bank Opens Branch in Iraq's Northern Region |
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| The Lebanese-based Byblos Bank announced that it has opened a branch in Erbil, the capital of the northern Kurdish region of Iraq, the Beirut-based Arabic daily AL MUSTAQBAL reported. |
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| Iraq ‘Needs’ $20-25bn for Refineries |
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| Iraq will require up to $25 billion in investment to expand its refining capacity over the next five to seven years, an Iraqi oil official said Saturday. |
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| Iraq Heading for More Than 6% Economic Growth |
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| Improved security is boosting Iraq’s war-ravaged economy which is heading for growth of more than six percent this year, a senior US official said Wednesday, supporting IMF projections. |
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