Kurdistan Report

Iraqi Banking Sector to grow with the Economy -- 151 percent between 2011 to 2020

editor@marcopolis.net (Jacques Yétérian) — Tue, 27 May 2014 07:19:58 +0000

Iraqi Banking Sector to grow with the Economy -- 151 percent between 2011 to 2020

As Iraq finds itself soon midway through 2014, the banking sector has grown markedly in the previous year term, with established names getting larger and new names entering the field.

Telecom and ICT Sector in Iraq and Kurdistan: Deployment of 4G LTE, IPOs and Other Developments

editor@marcopolis.net (Jacques Yétérian) — Thu, 30 May 2013 10:04:02 +0000

Autonomous Kurdistan has found itself with a comparative advantage in the telecoms department, with defacto faster Internet connections and consistent mobile service compared to the rest of federal Iraq.

Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan: Banking Sector Analysis

editor@marcopolis.net (Jacques Yétérian) — Thu, 30 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000

In a region of nearly five million citizens and hundreds of new business operations, banking experts refer to autonomous Kurdistan as "underbanked" and thus see opportunity in opening branches there or creating entirely new banks.

Islamic Banking in Iraq: A Growing Niche

editor@marcopolis.net (Jacques Yétérian) — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 11:57:54 +0000

As for Halal banking (Islamic Banking and Finance), We see prospectus for emergence and growth of Islamic finance and banking in Kurdistan in as much as the state is part of the larger Muslim MENA countries.

Korek Telecom: Erbil-based Company Top Player in Iraqi Mobile Space

editor@marcopolis.net (Jacques Yétérian) — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:27:03 +0000

Korek is a big player in Iraq now, "we have nationwide coverage. We increased our market share by 4 percent in less than a year: we moved from 11 to 15.7 percent."

Newroz Telecom is Building a High-Speed Broadband ADSL Network in Erbil and Dohuk

editor@marcopolis.net (Jacques Yétérian) — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 08:45:30 +0000

Newroz Telecom is building a high-speed broadband ADSL network in Erbil and Dohuk and laying more than 1,500 kilometers of fiber-optic cable, according to the Newroz Telecom website.

Iraq's Stock Exchange: Bull in Iraq

editor@marcopolis.net (Jacques Yétérian) — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:02:30 +0000

Among the small but growing band of investors in the Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX), the question most asked is whether 2013 will mark the start of a new bull market.

Kurdistan: Agriculture Taking Second Place to Oil Development

editor3@marcopolis.net (Ben Novak) — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 19:06:42 +0000

Investing in the agriculture sector is of continuing interest to the KRG, for reasons practical – becoming food self-sufficient- and also for reasons historical and cultural.

Newroz Telecom: Building the Infrastructure for Iraqi Kurdistan's Internet

editor@marcopolis.net (Jacques Yétérian) — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Imagine it is 2005 and the Internet penetration rate of Kurdistan (KRG) is near to zero, the only telecom was the government monopoly entity with aging exchanges and no fiber optics.

Kirkuk: Kurdistan's Statehood Aspirations and Oil

editor@marcopolis.net (Jacques Yétérian) — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 22:11:40 +0000

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.

Kurdistan Oil & Gas: Oil Sector Growing Amid Political Wrangling

editor3@marcopolis.net (Ben Novak) — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Driving the region's economy is Kurdistan's gas and oil reserves, estimated respectively at 100-200 trillion cubic feet and 45 billion barrels, with possibly another 25 billion potential barrels in unproven reserve.