Weak Laws Deter Iraq Investors More Than Violence
Seven years after the invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein, Iraq largely has been unable to revamp business laws that would help make the country more attractive to investors, according to a report from...
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View ArticleIraqi Federal Oil and Gas Law Revisited
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View ArticleDoing Business in Iraq: Tread Carefully
By Raid Abu-Manneh. This article first appeared in Building, and is published by Iraq Business News with the kind permission of the author. A decade after the invasion of Iraq there are opportunities...
View ArticleEversheds Advises Citi on Iraq Venture
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View ArticleIraq’s Evolving Tax Landscape
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View ArticleWhy Law Grads are Overwhelming Iraq’s Job Market
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View ArticleChanges To Marriage Law Erode Women’s Rights
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View ArticleWill Iraq’s new “Tribal Court” Undermine Rule of Law?
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View ArticleWeak Laws Deter Iraq Investors More Than Violence
Seven years after the invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein, Iraq largely has been unable to revamp business laws that would help make the country more attractive to investors, according to a report from...
View ArticleHalliburton and KBR Sued Over Iraq Contamination
Halliburton Co. and KBR Inc. must face lawsuits brought by military personnel and contractors allegedly harmed by contaminated water and toxic emissions from burning waste in Iraq and Afghanistan, a...
View ArticleIraqi Federal Oil and Gas Law Revisited
This work was written by Ahmed Mousa Jiyad, and it is reproduced here with his permission. It was originally published by Energy & Geopolitical Risk, Vol. 2, Nr.1, January 2011 (MEES publication....
View ArticleDoing Business in Iraq: Tread Carefully
By Raid Abu-Manneh. This article first appeared in Building, and is published by Iraq Business News with the kind permission of the author. A decade after the invasion of Iraq there are opportunities...
View ArticleEversheds Advises Citi on Iraq Venture
Global law firm Eversheds has advised Citibank [Citigroup] on the registration of its representative office in Baghdad, Iraq, making it the first US bank to establish a presence in the country....
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View ArticleWeak Laws Deter Iraq Investors More Than Violence
Seven years after the invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein, Iraq largely has been unable to revamp business laws that would help make the country more attractive to investors, according to a report from...
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