Kurdistan Sectors - MarcoPolis

Iraq, including the Kurdistan Region, requires an enormous amount of materials which are currently still being shipped in or transported by trucks into the country. The country still represents only a workshop for installation – and it will remain so until there are new factories established which will cater for the local demand. Regarding the electricity consumption, the government is unable to anticipate the growth and thus is always behind the demand.

Road Construction in Kurdistan: Senk Group

January 9, 2013

Kurdistan is a baby tiger growing in the mountains of the Middle East and it is the second fastest growing region in the world according to the World Bank. Mr. Zedbagi explicitly comments on what more should be done to improve the overall business climate in the Kurdistan Region. He also decribes the process of road construction within the Region and what makes Senk Group an ideal investment partner in Kurdistan.

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Education in Kurdistan: Salahaddin University-Hawler

January 9, 2013

Dr. Mohammed R. Mochtar, Vice President for Administration and Finance Affairs at Salahaddin University-Hawler
Salahaddin University has a plan to reform its educational system and programs. A crucial part of this plan is to convince the private sector to make available and share their resources and so contribute to the reform of the educational system in the Kurdistan Region. Dr. Mochtar also stresses the importance of strong relations with other regional and international universities.

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Kirkuk: Kurdistan’s Statehood Aspirations and Oil

January 8, 2013

For some time the Northern Iraq city and province of Kirkuk has been the political, security and economic fault line between the increasingly autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government, and federal Iraq.