Darbaz Kosrat Rasul, KRG Minister of Housing and Reconstruction, met with IBBC members and staff led by Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne, UK Trade Envoy and IBBC Chairman. The Minister spoke of the major opportunities that the Kurdistan offers to British companies in roads and highways building, management and maintenance, as well as in urban planning Read More…
The last day of the Erbil Business conference saw panels on Higher Education, Health and IT with the participation of local and international experts, including IBBC members such as Restrata and IBBC’s own Associate Director, Dr Alastair Niven. The Higher Education panel highlighted the existence of some partnerships between the Kurdistan and the UK Read More…
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 battling the perception that it is a dangerous place to operate. The Conference started with a speech by the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan, Nerchivan Read More…
IBBC Members led by Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne will attend the Erbil Business Conference, Kurdistan-Iraq-UK: Business Opportunities taking place on the 1st and 2nd March in Erbil, KRG. The Conference is jointly organised by the IBBC and the Kurdish Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry, in partnership with the Iraqi Federation of Chambers of Read More…
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 region of Iraq’s infrastructure, society and economy. Organised by the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC), the group will spend three days meeting senior Read More…
‘I am indeed grateful for the privilege of addressing this eminent audience,and I thank most warmly the President of The Kurdistan Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry and President of the Erbil Chamber, Mr Dara Al-Khayat for his kind invitation and for his Federations’s continuing great work. May I thank too the President of Read More…
PRESS RELEASE 4 March 2014 Standard Chartered Bank Inaugurates Branch in Erbil Second Branch in Iraq complements Bank’s coverage of the Iraqi market Highlights: • H.E. Nechirvan Idris Barzani, Prime Minister of Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraqi Kurdistan inaugurates the Bank’s branch in Erbil, Kurdistan region • First international bank to establish full-fledged on-the-ground operation Read More…
The IBBC has boosted its operations in Iraq by opening a new office in Erbil today (Wed). The latest bureau is in the HQ of UB Holding, one of the city’s most prestigious office blocks and has been donated by the kind generosity of the company’s chief executive Hadi Nezir. VIP guests included KRG Trade Read More…