Consumer confidence within the Middle East remains high
According to MasterCard’s latest Worldwide Index of Consumer Confidence, regional consumers remain upbeat about the Middle East’s future and its ...
Country: Other Middle East
Tourism increases by 75% in Kurdistan region of Iraq
Tourism in the Kurdistan Region is up 75 percent in the last six months in comparison to last year. A ...
New $60m 5-star hotel for Baghdad
The Baghdad Investment Commission has granted investment licenses for a five-star hotel, complete with shopping mall, in the Karrada area ...
Iraq begins the construction of Faw Port
Iraq announced the beginning of the first step to establish Faw Port overlooking the Gulf States. Iraq placed the foundation ...
Kuwait to get nine new oil tankers in 2014 and 2015
Kuwait Oil Tanker Co ( KOTC ) expects to receive a total of nine new tankers from South Korean companies ...
Iraq oil exports up to 2.516 million bpd in July
Iraq's oil exports rose to 2.516 million barrels per day (bpd) on average in July compared with 2.403 million bpd ...
50% increase in trade via Kurdistan-Iran border
The trade exchange in the past six months via Haji Omran border point has increased 50% as compared to the ...
Kurdistan Agriculture gives permits to 26 fish projects
The Kurdistan Region's Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources has given permission for six fish projects and initially accepted creating ...
Hotel occupancy rises in most Middle Eastern cities
The Middle East Hotel Benchmark Survey released by Ernst & Young indicated that on a yearly basis, hotel occupancy increased ...
French Total signs deal in Kurdistan region of Iraq
French energy giant Total said it had signed an oil exploration deal in the Kurdistan region in Iraq's north, a ...
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