Iraq Energy Profile | glObserver Global Economics

() Energy sources Total installed electricity capacity (2008): 7.20 GWe Thermal: 51% Gas Turbine: 26% Hydro-electric: 21% Diesel Plant: 2% In 2009, Iraq produced 46,063 GWh of electricity and consumed 33,223 GWh. In the same year, the renewable share of electricity production was 0.8%.

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Iraq’s oil sector has suffered over the past several decades from sanctions and wars, and its oil infrastructure is in need of modernisation and investment. Iraq has thus begun an ambitious development programme to increase oil production. Despite the absence of the Hydrocarbons Law, the Iraqi Ministry of Oil signed 12 long-term contracts between November 2008 and May 2010 with international oil companies to develop 14 oil fields

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Iraq Agriculture Profile | glObserver Global Economics

() Favourable weather conditions, but agricultural production jeopardized by conflict Harvesting of the barley crop which started in mid-April is nearing completion. Harvesting of wheat started in mid-May and will continue until mid-July.

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The funding requirements for 2015 are estimated at USD 38.5 million of which limited amounts have been received so far. These estimates include only the current intervention and do not include any contingency capacity to respond to possible further massive people and livestock movements, inclunding agricultural production losses created by conflict exacerbation.

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Iraq Transportation Profile | glObserver Global Economics

() For additional than two decades there have been plans for building a metro system in Baghdad. It is possible that part of the tunnels have been built, but that they are presently used militarily for sheltering, hiding and escaping purposes. U.N. inspectors have heard of the tunnels for years, but have not found their entrances.

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伊拉克政府概况 | glObserver Global Economics

()   伊拉克总统 伊拉克总统是伊拉克的国家元首。1958年伊拉克推翻君主立宪制后建立共和国，并开始设立总统一职。 伊拉克总统（阿拉伯语：رئيس جمهورية العراق）是伊拉克共和国（阿拉伯语：الجمهورية العراقية）的国家元首。1958年伊拉克推翻君主立宪制后建立共和国，并开始设立总统一职。 现任总统 穆罕默德·福阿德·马苏姆，库尔德族，1938年生于伊拉克埃尔比勒省。1958年获埃及爱资哈尔大学教法与法律学士学位，1975年获该校伊斯兰哲学博士学位。1992年担任伊拉克库尔德自治区政府首任总理。2004年任伊拉克临时议会议长、宪法起草委员会副主席。2005年至2014年任第一、二届国民议会议员，议会库尔德党团主席。

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The former president is leaving no stone unturned in his bid to become prime minister.| glObserver Global Economics

On August 17, Sri Lanka will go to the polls to elect a new parliament.

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Seven months ago Rajapaksa lost his quest for a third successive term as president when his former health minister, Maithripala Sirisena defeated him in the presidential election. Rajapaksa’s ouster was widely described as the end of the Rajapaksa era in Sri Lankan politics.

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Delta, Virgin offer new routes across Atlantic| glObserver Global Economics

The routes add to the value that the Delta-Virgin Atlantic joint venture provides customers through premier service with the benefits of an aligned route network offering more frequencies, competitive fares and harmonized service.

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“For the second summer in a row, Delta will be launching new routes that give customers more options when flying between the United States and the U.K.,” said Nat Pieper, Delta’s Senior Vice President, Europe, Middle East and Africa. “Delta and Virgin Atlantic are committed to offering an extensive network on the trans-Atlantic, and our new flights from London and Edinburgh will offer more connections to destinations throughout the U.S. and beyond.”

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Jordan’s exporters hope for imminent Iraqi border opening | glObserver Global Economics

Jordanian industrialists expect a decision to be taken by Iraqi authorities this week to open the border crossing with the Kingdom, Jordan Chamber of Industry (JCI) President Ayman Hatahet said Saturday.

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Commenting on the issue, Minister of National for Media Affairs and Communications and Government Spokesperson Mohammad Momani said in remarks to The Jordan Times that the move was from presently on to be confirmed by the Iraqi side.

“We hope so, but there is no confirmation from presently on,” he said.

The JCI president described Iraq as Jordan’s major market as around 20 % of the nearly JD6 billion in general volume of exports goes to the eastern neighbour.

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International tourists in Sousse gather around a memorial for the slain

Vast stretches of sand were blank of people along the normally packed beaches of Sousse on Saturday. There were still a few tourists around; they had taken the entirely correct view that the place was safer presently than it has ever been in recent times, having a heavy security presence in the wake of Friday’s massacre.

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t is perhaps surprising that there were so a lot of Western tourists around for the dreadful slaughter. They obviously had not thought that the attack at the Bardo Museum in Tunis three months ago, in which 20 foreigners died, meant that they, too, were potential targets. Or perhaps they simply decided approaching despite the risks involved.

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Egypt is banning rice exports starting in September| glObserver Global Economics

Egypt’s ministry of trade and industry will ban the export of all types of rice starting Sept. 1, a ministry official said on Thursday. The ministry is from presently on to decide on the duration of the ban, said Sayed Abu Qomsan, a deputy for the minister.

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The ban reverses an before decision issued last October which allowed the export of Egyptian medium-grain rice with a 2,000 Egyptian-pound ($279.72) tariff per tonne, payable to the government. Export licenses granted next the 2014 decision remain valid, despite the recent ban.

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Russia to establish industrial zone for Suez Canal in Egypt| glObserver Global Economics

Russia is still determined to establish an industrial zone, and lend Russian expertise to build a nuclear power plant in Egypt, President Vladimir Putin said in a joint press conference with President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi in Moscow on Wednesday.

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The Egyptian president as well said the talks touched on the necessity of finding a political solution to the crisis in Syria.

Al-Sisi as well spoke about bilateral cooperation in counter-terrorism and military action.

Al-Sisi is to meet with the deputy minister for economic affairs and a group of Russian businessmen following his conference with the Russian president.

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