Jan 8, 2019 | Iraq & Kurdistan, Menas Associates
Masrour Barzani (left) with his fatherMasoud Barzani (right) The Kurdish region moved several steps closer last month towards forming its new government. This couldn’t come soon enough given that it has been almost three months since parliamentary elections took...
Dec 6, 2018 | Iraq & Kurdistan, Menas Associates
After a standoff of more than a year, Baghdad and Erbil have agreed on a deal to resume oil exports from Kirkuk. Under the deal, which the Oil Ministry has described as a ‘preliminary agreement’, Erbil has agreed to pump between 50,000 b/d and 100,000 b/d from Kirkuk...
Nov 7, 2018 | Iraq & Kurdistan, Menas Associates
Iraq has made further strides in its efforts to get its political process back up and running. There was a major breakthrough on 2 October when the parliament elected Barham Saleh as the country’s new president, which in turn opened up the way for the selection of a...
Sep 13, 2018 | Iraq & Kurdistan, Menas Associates
As political negotiations drag on, the big question for Iraq is who is going to be the next prime minister. Despite incumbent Haidar al-Abadi’s lacklustre election performance, he is still in the running and could yet have a second term in office. The US and other...
Jul 24, 2018 | Iraq & Kurdistan, Menas Associates
This months edition of Iraq & Kurdistan Focus our consultant looks at the implications of the protest that continue to rage in the Basra Governorate: This month’s widespread protests — which began in the Basra Governorate as a demand for jobs and services but...
Jul 2, 2018 | Iraq & Kurdistan, Menas Associates
In June the International Finance Corporation (IFC) announced that it is providing a finance package worth US$269 million to bolster the Iraqi telecoms sector. The World Bank subsidiary offers investment, advisory and asset-management services to encourage...
