UK Trade Mission Visits Kurdistan
Some of Britain’s most successful businessmen and women will fly to Erbil tomorrow (September 23rd) on a Trade Mission designed to show the UK’s continuing support for the resilience of the Kurdistan...
View ArticleNon-Members Welcomed at IBBC Conference
Iraqi and British politicians will be joining senior business leaders from both countries at the Iraq Britain Business Council’s (IBBC) eighth London conference in early November. Entitled “Iraq –...
View ArticleInterview: Helping the People of Iraq
By Padraig O’Hannelly. Readers of Iraq Business News will already know Baroness (Emma) Nicholson of Winterbourne (pictured) as the UK’s Trade Envoy to Iraq, and as Chairman of the Iraq Britain Business...
View ArticleIraq — Accentuating the Positive
By Padraig O’Hannelly. Yesterday in London, the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) held its annual conference, this year under the banner: “Iraq — Accentuating the Positive“. And in contrast to the...
View ArticleIraq Britain Business Council: Accentuating the Positive
By Robert Tollast. Luay al-Khairullah has reason to be optimistic. As Chairman of the Dhi Qar Provincial Investment Commission, I spoke to him last year about the planned Nasiriyah Integrated Project...
View ArticleAl Kindi Society Announce January Forum
By John Lee. The Al Kindi Society for Engineers have announced they will be hosting a forum on the role of engineering in Iraq’s current crisis. The event will be held at the Hilton Metropole Hotel in...
View ArticleShort Term Investment Essential for Long Term Benefit
By John Lee. Delivering the keynote speech to the Al-Kindi Society for Engineers forum — The Role of Engineering during Iraq’s Crisis — in London at the weekend, Baroness Emma Nicholson of Winterbourne...
View ArticleARCHS Joins Iraq Britain Business Council
By John Lee. The Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) has announced that ARCHS is to join as a new member. ARCHS was established in Baghdad in 1950 by Mr Ali Charchafchi and has offices in Iraq,...
View ArticleBasra Officials Dine with IBBC Members
His Excellency the Governor of Basra, Dr Majid Al-Nasrawi, together with representatives of the Basra Provincial Council, Mr Aqeel Al Khalidi, Mr Hayder Al Saadi, Mr Jabbar Al Saadi, and Mr Munther,...
View ArticleUK Forges Closer Ties with Iraqi Kurdistan
Baroness Emma Nicholson of Winterbourne, UK Trade Envoy for Iraq and Iraq Britain Business Council’s (IBBC) Chairman, highlighted on Tuesday the fact that “despite the heavy competition from major...
View ArticleBaroness Nicholson meets with Iraqi PM
Baroness Emma Nicholson of Winterbourne, UK Trade Envoy for Iraq and Iraq Britain Business Council’s (IBBC) Chairman, met Iraq’s new Prime Minister, Mr Haider al-Abadi, for wide-ranging talks during...
View ArticleBaroness Nicholson leads Meetings with Iraqi Ministers
Baroness Nicholson and a delegation of Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) members had a meeting in Baghdad with Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister, Dr Rowsch Shaways, followed by an exchange of views with...
View ArticleErbil Business Conference Highlights Open markets
The first day of the Erbil Business Conference highlighted the interest of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to attract investment and to operate within the principles of open markets whilst...
View ArticleIBBC Spring Conference: “Iraq 2015: Realising Potential”
The Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) Spring Conference 2015 will be held at the Mansion House on the 1st June and the Royal Overseas League on the 2nd June. Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne, IBBC...
View ArticleIBBC-BUIC Roundtable: Academic Engagement with Iraq
The Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC), jointly with the British Universities Iraq Consortium (BUIC), held a daylong event sponsored by the British Council in London on different aspects of academic...
View ArticleIBBC Spring Conference: “Iraq 2015: Realising Potential”
The Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) Spring Conference 2015 will be held at the Mansion House on the 1st June and the Royal Overseas League on the 2nd June. Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne, IBBC...
View ArticlePM to Welcome Int’l Business to Baghdad
Iraq’s Prime Minister and many of his most senior colleagues will address a top-level international business conference being held in Baghdad later this week. Organised by the Iraq Britain Business...
View ArticlePrivate Foreign Investment ‘Vital for Iraq’s Growth’
Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister, Dr Bahaa Al Araji (pictured), told a high level international conference in Baghdad on Wednesday that his country recognised the vital importance of foreign investment and...
View ArticleIBBC Welcomes 2 New Members
By John Lee. The Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) has welcomed two new members. Privately-owned Upstream Technical Consultants Limited is the organisation’s first member from the recruitment...
View ArticleBaroness Nicholson re-confirmed as UK Trade Envoy to Iraq
The Iraq Britain Business Council’s (IBBC) Executive Chairman, Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne, has been reconfirmed as UK’s official Trade Envoy to Iraq by the newly appointed Minister for Trade...
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