Iraq
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Iraq Says Six International Companies Compete For Anbar Power Plant -
AMMAN (Zawya Dow Jones)--Iraq said Saturday that six international companies have submitted bids to build a 1,500-megawatt power plant in the central Iraqi province of Anbar. "The competing companies are Italy's Saipem SpA, Greece-based Metka (METKK.AT), ...
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After gas, Iraq has big petrochemical plans -
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq plans to build on its nascent gas sector to power a new petrochemicals industry, looking to foreign firms to invest $35-50 billion from 2017-2023, a senior official told Reuters.
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Swedish fund FMG targets Mongolia consumers, Iraq -
SINGAPORE, April 30 (Reuters) - Swedish fund manager FMG expects strong growth in Mongolian and Iraqi stocks even though the former faces the uncertainty of parliamentary election while the latter continues to be plagued by security issues.
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Kurdish govt confirms received market abuse emails -
LONDON, April 8 (Reuters) - The government of the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of Iraq has confirmed that it received emails from a senior JP Morgan banker that the UK financial regulator said constituted market abuse.
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Eni Says Milan Prosecutors Probe Possible Illicit Iraq Awards -
ROME -(Dow Jones)- Eni SpA (E), Italy's biggest energy company by market value, said Thursday that Milan prosecutors are conducting an investigation on whether behavior by company employees resulted in illicit activities related to the awarding of contracts ...
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Gulf Keystone Petroleum slips after drilling update -
Analysts say operational results are mixed, also company remains positive about Shaikan-4 prospectGulf Keystone Petroleum, one of the companies exploring in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, has slipped back after its latest update.Six out of ...
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Health and social care bill: in need of radical surgery | Editorial -
Nick Clegg's proposed amendments do not safeguard the NHS against privatisationThe last time a proposition was put to the country with such a slippery argument, the Liberal Democrats made a defiant stand, and said "not in our name". The health and social ...
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Iraq approves $100.5 bln budget for 2012 -
BAGHDAD, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Iraq's parliament approved on Thursday a $100.5 billion budget for 2012, based on an average world
oil price of $85 a barrel and 2.6 million barrels per day in crude exports.
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Iraq approves $100.5 bln budget for 2012 -
BAGHDAD, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Iraq's parliament approved on Thursday a $100.5 billion budget for 2012, based on an average world
oil price of $85 a barrel and 2.6 million barrels per day in crude exports.
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Iraq sees at least 9.4 pct GDP growth to 2016-cenbank -
BAGHDAD, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Iraq's gross domestic product is expected to grow by an average rate of at least 9.4 percent annually between 2012 and 2016 as the oil-producing country benefits from larger windfalls in
oil revenues, a senior central ...
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Turkey's Davutoglu visits Iran, talk on nuke, Syria -
ISTANBUL, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Turkey's foreign minister will visit Tehran on Wednesday for talks with his Iranian counterpart on Iran's nuclear programme and developments in neighbouring Iraq and
Syria, the Turkish Foreign Ministry ...
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Dominique de Villepin to run for French president -
Former prime minister will run as independent, spicing up the race between bitter rival Nicolas Sarkozy and François HollandeFormer French prime minister Dominique de Villepin, who gained international renown as the country's spokesman against the war ...
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Cameron Cuts UK Adrift As EU Splits Asunder -
They have agreed to disagree before - most notably over the Iraq War - but this is the first time that the European Union has split apart on a fundamental issue.
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Hayward vehicle completes Iraq buy, shares flat -
LONDON (Reuters) - The bid vehicle of former
BP Plc Chief Executive Tony Hayward and financier Nathaniel Rothschild completed its controversial $2 billion acquisition of Kurdistan-focussed Genel Energy on Monday.
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Foreigners net buyers in Iraq stock market in 2011 -
BAGHDAD, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Foreign investors were net buyers on the Iraq Stock Exchange for the first 10 months of this year, snapping up 70 billion shares at a volume of $118 million, the bourse's chief executive said on Monday.
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Injured US soldier spurs veteran support for 'Occupy' -
OAKLAND, Calif., Oct 27 (Reuters) - A former U.S. soldier wounded in a protest on the streets of Oakland after surviving two tours in Iraq has put a new face on the 'Occupy' movement by galvanizing veteran backing for the push against economic ...
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