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Iraq Business
20 hours ago
- Business
- Iraq Business
Iraq to consider Taxing its Biggest Polluters
Aya Nader for Raseef 22. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News . Make them pay: Iraq to consider taxing its highest polluters A draft proposal to amend Iraq's Environmental Protection and Improvement Law was submitted to parliament by the Ministry of Environment and the local community in Basra. If passed, the law would force environmentally polluting entities, including fossil fuel companies, to pay environmental taxes. The proposed draft also suggests that these funds be redistributed to directly impacted communities through decentralized, locally managed mechanisms. The full article can be viewed here.
Iraq Business
3 days ago
- Business
- Iraq Business
Baghdad files Lawsuit against Erbil over Energy Deals
By Sinan Mahmoud for The National. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraqi Oil Ministry files lawsuit against Kurdish region over unilaterally signed energy deals The semi-autonomous region has signed multibillion-dollar agreements with US companies HKN Energy and WesternZagros to develop gasfields. Click here to read the full article.
Iraq Business
7 days ago
- Politics
- Iraq Business
Will Provincial Crises come to haunt Alliances in Baghdad?
From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News . Deep Dive: Will provincial crises come to haunt alliances in Baghdad? Across Iraq, governorate-level politics are broadly in a shambolic state. After being pushed back in 2019 amid anti-corruption protests, the 2023 provincial elections were framed by advocates as a way to revitalise local governance, curtail graft and re-engage the electorate. However, the results of the polls-the first held in a decade-have instead only amplified factional rivalries in the ruling Shiite Coordination Framework. Moreover, the profound fragility of Iraq's decentralized governance has been exposed. The full article can be viewed here.
Iraq Business
24-05-2025
- Business
- Iraq Business
Fears Oil Drilling would Destroy Iraqi Marshes
By Rouba El Husseini for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. 'Leave our marshes alone': Iraqis fear oil drilling would destroy fabled wetlands Plans to drill for oil in the protected Mesopotamian Marshes of southern Iraq have galvanised villagers and activists determined to save the mythical wetlands already battered by years of drought. Click here to read the full article. Tags: China, drought, environment, Geo-Jade Petroleum, Huwaiza oil field, Iran, Iraqi Marshes, marshes, Maysan, Maysan Oil Company (MOC), Missan, Missan Oil Company (MOC), shared oilfields
Iraq Business
24-05-2025
- Politics
- Iraq Business
Iraq PM announces "Reconstruction and Development Coalition"
By Sinan Mahmoud for The National. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq PM Al Sudani to run in elections with new alliance His sight set on a second term in office, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani has unveiled a new alliance to compete in the country's national election later this year. Click here to read the full article.
