Business
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Tourism sector go on strike in Iraqi Kurdistan
Thursday, 16 February 2012Association of hotels, restaurants and tourism had voted in favour of strike action in Newroz, the Kurdish New Year, protesting the high electricity prices, the inefficient tax systems, Retirement Law, and Social Affairs. The Chairman of the association, Hersh Ahmed, announced the news in ...
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South Korea implements an educational construction Project in Kurdistan
Thursday, 16 February 2012The Korea International Cooperation Organization is currently implementing a multi-million dollar educational construction project designed to improve basic access to education throughout the Kurdistan Region. This project includes the building of large educational complexes in all three Governor...
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Japan solves electricity problems in Iraqi Kurdistan
Thursday, 16 February 2012The Ministry of Planning has announced that JICA, Japan International Cooperation Agency, executes three big projects in Iraqi Kurdistan at a total cost of 600 million U.S. dollar. The projects include the development of the electricity sector in Iraqi Kuridstan, the creation of water channel...
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Oil company DNO expects to increase its production capacity in Iraqi Kurdistan
Wednesday, 15 February 2012DNO's big Tawke oilfield in Iraqi Kurdistan appears to be about 25 percent larger than previously thought, the Norwegian oil firm's chief executive told Reuters on Wednesday. He estimated that the field's undeveloped northern flank contains about 500 million barrels of oil in p...
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