Iran-Iraq economic ties

2024-09-14 14:04

Iran, Iraq customs stress expansion of ties

TEHRAN – In a meeting between the heads of Iran and Iraq customs administrations, the two sides stressed the need for the expansion of mutual ties, IRNA reported.

2024-08-31 13:41

Iran offers to build 150,000 housing units in Iraq

TEHRAN - Iran has offered to build 150,000 housing units in Iraq, provided "suitable grounds" are made available, the head of Iran Chamber of Cooperatives has announced.

2024-05-07 14:52

Iran calls for removing obstacles to trade ties with Iraq

TEHRAN – Iran’s Economy Minister Ehsan Khandouzi has called for continued joint efforts with Iraq to remove obstacles to the promotion of trade ties between the two countries, IRNA reported.

2024-04-30 15:59

Iran, Iraq private sectors call for joint investment

TEHRAN – The head of the Iran-Iraq Joint Chamber of Commerce Yahya Al-e Eshaq says Iran and Iraq should make joint investments as a way to give a further boost to bilateral trade relations.

2024-04-07 14:38

Tehran, Baghdad to launch maritime passenger transport line

TEHRAN - Iran and Iraq will launch the first maritime passenger transport line within the next two months, an official at Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) said.

2024-04-07 14:38

Iran’s annual trade with Iraq up 30%

TEHRAN - Iran’s trade with neighboring Iraq registered a 30 percent growth in the previous Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2023 to March 19, 2024), according to an official with Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO).

2024-03-03 15:26

Oji holds talks with counterparts during GECF summit

TEHRAN - Iranian Oil Minister Javad Oji met with his counterparts from Iraq, Angola, Russia, and Venezuela in separate meetings on Saturday.

2024-03-01 16:34

Tehran, Baghdad explore avenues of co-op in refining sector

TEHRAN - Head of National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC) Jalil Salari and Iraq’s Deputy Oil Minister for Refining Affairs Hamid Younes met on Thursday in Tehran to discuss expanding cooperation between the two countries in the refining sector.

2023-12-29 16:25

Iranian, Iraqi oil ministries sign educational co-op MOU

TEHRAN - The Oil Ministries of Iran and Iraq have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to cooperate in the educational fields, the portal of Iranian Oil Ministry Shana reported.

2023-12-06 13:32

Tehran, Baghdad stress expansion of agricultural, veterinary co-op

TEHRAN – Iranian Ambassador to Baghdad Mohammad-Kazem Al-e-Sadegh and Iraq’s Agriculture Minister Abbas Jabr Al-Ali Al-Maliki have stressed the need for signing memorandums of understanding on agricultural and veterinary cooperation between the two countries, IRNA reported.

2023-09-27 12:45

TPO hosts Iran-Iraq business conference

TEHRAN – Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) hosted an Iran-Iraq business conference on Tuesday in which officials from the two sides discussed ways of expanding mutual business relations, the TPO news portal reported.

2023-09-19 15:39

Conference held on Iran-Iraq trade development

TEHRAN – The Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) on Tuesday hosted a conference on solutions for sustained trade development between Iran and Iraq in the horizon of 2025, the ICCIMA portal reported.

2023-08-06 12:29

Tehran, Baghdad confer on establishing joint industrial zones

TEHRAN – Iranian Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Ehsan Khandouzi met with the advisor to the Iraqi Prime Minister on Sunday and discussed various issues including the establishment of joint industrial zones and completing the Shalamcheh-Basra railway, IRNA reported.

2023/05/12

BY Ebrahim Fallahi

Tehran pushing for energy diplomacy in neighboring Iraq

TEHRAN - Iran's policy in Iraq after Saddam Hussein's regime has been to strengthen bilateral cooperation in all fields including political, economic, and security.

2023-05-10 14:12

Iran-Iraq joint committee meets ahead of Oji’s Baghdad visit

TEHRAN – The Joint Supreme Committee of Iran-Iraq held a meeting on Tuesday to discuss the expansion of bilateral ties in the oil sector, Shana reported.

2023-03-17 12:45

Iran, Iraq plan to establish 3 joint industrial parks

TEHRAN – Iranian Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Ehsan Khandouzi said the country plans to establish three joint industrial parks on the border with the Iraqi provinces of Maysan, Basra, and Wasi.

2023-03-13 15:04

Tehran, Baghdad agree on establishing joint free trade zone

TEHRAN – The deputy head of the Iranian Free Zones High Council said on Monday that Iran and Iraq have reached an agreement to form a joint free trade zone on the border of the two countries in the near future, IRNA reported.

2023-03-12 20:47

Iran, Iraq hold joint economic commission

TEHRAN – The 5th session of the Iran-Iraq joint economic commission kicked off on Sunday with the purpose of shoring up economic cooperation between the two countries.

2023-01-23 14:43

Iraqi trade delegation visits Iran to explore co-op opportunities

TEHRAN – A delegation comprised of businessmen from Iraq’s Kurdistan region and Najaf Chamber of Commerce visited Iran and attended a business forum on Monday to explore cooperation opportunities with their Iranian counterparts.

2022-12-28 20:21

Iran, Iraq discuss expanding health co-op

TEHRAN – Iranian Health Minister Bahram Einollahi, and his Iraqi counterpart Salih Mahdi al-Hasnawi discussed the promotion of health, medical and educational cooperation.

2022-12-17 11:15

Iranian companies to participate in Iraq’s energy projects

TEHRAN – In coordination with the Iranian Oil Ministry’s representative office in Baghdad, the Iraqi Oil Ministry has notified all its affiliated entities about Iranian companies’ readiness for participation in the country’s energy projects, Shana reported.

2022-12-02 13:04

Iraq has settled entire gas export arrears to Iran: Oji

TEHRAN - Iranian Oil Minister Javad Oji said Iran has received about €1.6 billion of Iraq’s arrears, related to its gas imports from the Islamic Republic, in the current Iranian calendar year (began on March 21), Shana reported.

2022-11-11 11:49

Extension of gas export deal to Iraq on agenda

TEHRAN - The head of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) announced the start of negotiations with Iraq for the extension of a gas export deal between the two countries, Shana reported.

2022-06-27 15:53

Tehran, Baghdad determined to expand all-out ties

TEHRAN – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said Iran and Iraq are determined to expand mutual relations in all areas, especially in economic sectors, Shana reported.

2022-06-22 15:35

Iraq calls for preparing roadmap to develop energy ties with Iran

TEHRAN – Iranian Oil Ministry hosted a meeting of an Iran-Iraq oil cooperation working group on Wednesday in which the Iraqi side called for the formation of a comprehensive roadmap to define the goals and perspective of the two countries’ future cooperation, Shana reported.

2022-02-15 12:46

Iran-Iraq joint investment opportunities summit to be held soon

TEHRAN – Head of Organization for Investment, Economic, and Technical Assistance of Iran (OIETAI) Ali Fekri has said an Iran-Iraq joint investment opportunities summit is going to be held in the near future, ILNA reported.

2022-01-18 13:41

Iranian, Iraqi chambers of commerce explore co-op during joint trade conference

TEHRAN – The Federation of Iraqi Chambers of Commerce hosted a Joint Economic and Trade Conference for the Iranian and Iraqi chambers of commerce on Monday, in which the two sides signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for establishing an arbitration center for resolving business conflicts.

2022-01-17 15:41