By AHMED TABAQCHALI This article was originally published in the Marsh to Mountain blog SUMMARY In the months following the Kuwait Conference a sea change has taken place in Iraq’s financial health that has yet to be reflected
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The Long Term Plan for Iraq
By Samar Whitticombe The Long Term Plan for Iraq Since my last article the major development is the battle of retaking Mosul from ISIS. The discussion can now turn from war to the subjects of construction, repairing
Iraq 2017 – United We Stand, Divided We Fall
By Samar Rassam I think you might all agree that 2016 has been a challenging year in general as well as in the oil and gas Industry. May I take this opportunity to wish you all Season’s
Iraq: strong despite challenges
By Samar Rassam-Whitticombe, CEO of Somer Industrial Projects (SIP) It has been a very eventful few months in the Iraqi Oil and Gas industry. We have had to contend with the volatility of oil prices and
Moving to the Cloud
By Shatakshi Singhania, with support from Siddharth Bishnoi “Moving to the cloud” was a phrase found only in fairy tales just two decades ago. Today, however, it refers to the use of servers, storage and other tools
A New Hope for Iraq’s Oil and Gas Industry?
By Samar Rassam-Whitticombe, CEO of Somer Industrial Projects (SIP) After celebrating the end of Ramadan, I hope that everyone experienced a welcoming Eid al-Fitr. Unfortunately, the time of joy for Iraqi citizens was tinged with sadness due
Keeping Iraq’s Oil Flowing
Accenture Oil and Gas consultant Waleed Kamhieh explores an overshadowed success story In June 2015, Iraq produced an average of 3.19 mm bbpd (million barrels per day), the highest level of production since 1980, and it has
Bridging the Great Gender Gap: Women in Financial Services in the Middle East
By Anunitha Thomas Aside from my vested biological interest in gender inequality, I’ve been inspired by the relative improvements in the standard of living and wages of people, especially for women across the world. I think it
Melad Hamed – the Business of Fashion
Beautiful You, Culture, Fashion, Featured Articles, Industry, Interviews, Your IraqJuly 10 2015No Comments
Melad Hamed, is well-known in Iraq and across the Arab world as the cutting edge fashion designer with a heart of gold! In an interview with our reporter Lemya, Melad shared his rise to fame with Nina’s
Iraq Petroleum Conference 2015: Women and a New Kind of Dialogue
It was the third and final day of the Iraq Petroleum conference, hosted by CWC in London. It was breakfast time and I was just about to take a second bite of my croissant, when the guy