The electricity generation capacity in Iraqi Kurdistan should grow by at least one quarter by the start of 2016 to meet soaring demand in the region, the MEED Kurdistan Projects conference in Erbil was told today. “We are striving to…
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MEED conference told central government owes the KRG $7bn
Overdue budgetary payments to the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) from Iraq’s central government are now worth $7bn, the KRG minister and head of the KRG media and information department Safeen Dizayee told the MEED Kurdistan Projects conference in Erbil this…
MEED conference told seven PPP dams for Iraqi Kurdistan to be finalised by end-2014
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) aims to finalise agreements by the end of 2014 for a total of seven dam and reservoir projects with a total value of $4bn to be built in 12-year public-private partnership (PPP) deals, the MEED…
MEED conference told that Iraqi Kurdistan to share oil export proceeds with the rest of Iraq
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…
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 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,”…