Minister and head of the department of foreign relations in the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Falah Mustafa Bakir told the MEED Kurdistan Projects conference in Erbil this morning that Iraqi Kurdistan is now an oil exporter and intends to share…
Month: June 2014
MEED conference told that capital spending remains top budget priority for KRG
Spending on development projects will continue to secure a significant share of the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG’s) annual budget and the government is open to public-private partnership (PPP) proposals to help finance its $30.5bn capital investment programme for 2013-20, the…
MEED conference told Carrefour to open two more Iraqi Kurdistan stores
Carrefour of France plans to open hypermarkets in Sulaimaniyah and Dohuk in Iraqi Kurdistan, Carrefour Iraq country manager Alain Enjalbert told the MEED Kurdistan Projects conference in Erbil this afternoon. Carrefour’s first mall in the region was opened in Erbil…
MEED conference told City Centre Commercial aims for 10 stores in Iraqi Kurdistan
City Centre Commercial Company, the Kuwait-based hypermarket group, plans to open up to 10 stores in Iraqi Kurdistan, the MEED Kurdistan Projects conference in Erbil was told today. “We see opportunities, but there are challenges in the region in terms…
Auchan wants four more stores in Iraqi Kurdistan, MEED conference told
Auchan, the French hypermarket chain, plans to open four more stores in Iraqi Kurdistan following the launch in June of its first hypermarket in Erbil, The MEED Kurdistan Projects conference was told this afternoon. “We want to take a leading…
MEED Kurdistan Projects Conference told Landmark Group slows Kurdistan expansion plan
The Landmark Group of the UAE has trimmed its retail expansion plans for Iraqi Kurdistan due to the failure of civil servants working in the region to receive salaries for more than seven months because of a dispute between the…
MEED Kurdistan Projects conference told budget hotels the best option
The best opportunities in hotels and hospitality in Iraqi Kurdistan are now in the budget sector, the MEED Kurdistan Projects conference in Erbil was told this afternoon. “Based on our original studies, it made very good sense to investg in…
MEED Kurdistan Projects conference told Golden Tulip negotiating Erbil projects
The Golden Tulip hotel group is agreements for new projects in Erbil and is open to other opportunities in Iraqi Kurdistan, the MEED Kurdistan Projects Conference was told this morning. “We have a couple of projects under negotiation in Erbil,”…
MEED Kurdistan Projects Conference told real estate investors need to be selective
Investors in real estate in Iraqi Kurdistan need to be selective and avoid sectors where investment is already sufficient, IKG Property Group Chairman Mario Al-Jebouri told the MEED Kurdistan Projects conference in Erbil today. He said that the best opportunities…
MEED conference told $37bn worth of projects approved in Iraqi Kurdistan
A total of 645 projects with a combined value of $37bn have been approved in Iraqi Kurdistan since the Kurdistan Board of Investment was founded in 2006, director general of the board’s general directorate of investment in Erbil Nawroz Amin…