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MSMEs – A Prerequisite for Inclusive Economic Development
By T. Keyzom Ngodup, co-founder and Executive Director at Ideas sYnergy, an Iraq based private sector development consulting company. Recent demonstrations across the country in Sulimaniya, Kirkuk,...
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The Struggles of Small Businesses – The Broken Links
By T. Keyzom Ngodup, co-founder and Executive Director at Ideas sYnergy, an Iraq based private sector development consulting company. Much gets written about the struggles of small businesses in Iraq....
View ArticleUnlikely MSME Financiers Provide Islamic Microfinance for the Poor
By T. Keyzom Ngodup, co-founder and Executive Director at Ideas sYnergy, an Iraq based private sector development consulting company. Six NGO-microfinance institutions (MFIs) provide Islamic...
View ArticleTransforming NGO Microfinance Institutions to Non Bank Financial Institutions
By T. Keyzom Ngodup, co-founder and Executive Director at Ideas sYnergy, an Iraq based private sector development consulting company. For a long time now, the discussion continues within different...
View ArticleUSAID-Sponsored Bank Provides Financing for Iraqi SMEs
The Iraqi Company for Bank Guarantees (ICBG) is a privately-owned non-banking financial institution that guarantees repayment of up to 75% of loans, ranging from $5,000 up to $250,000, that private...
View ArticleIraqi Co. for Financing SMEs Tops $26m in Loans
This week the United States Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), will reach a significant milestone in its efforts to support Iraqi businesses. Loans extended by...
View ArticlePrivate Bank SME Lending Tops $224m
More than $224 million has been injected into Iraq’s private sector economy in the form of Small & Medium Enterprise bank loans thanks to a cooperative effort between the USAID-Tijara Provincial...
View ArticleUS Promotes Growth Through Tijara Program
U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Stephen Beecroft (pictured) and USAID Deputy Mission Director David Harden celebrated on February 25 the completion of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID)...
View ArticleLenders Rip Off Small Iraqi Businesses
By Omar al-Jaffal for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. In order to expand his men’s shoe business, Mohammed...
View ArticleNew LinkedIn Group to Promote SMEs in Iraq
By Padraig O’Hannelly. A new LinkedIn group has been created to help promote new businesses in Iraq. The Iraqi Crowdsourcing Group is dedicated to Iraqi entrepreneurship, projects, business ideas,...
View ArticleThe Growth of the Iraqi Tech Ecosystem
By Hal Miran, Editor-in-Chief, Bite.Tech. It might be surprising to know that the region of the Middle East has become a blossoming entrepreneurial, tech startup hub. From Jordan to Lebanon and Iran to...
View ArticleHow can a Tech Sector Contribute to Iraq’s Economy?
By Hal Miran, Editor-in-Chief, Bite.Tech. Tech has grown in prominence as a key sector in global economic health. It is now commonly accepted that an economy in which entrepreneurs have the freedom and...
View ArticleIraq Tech Ecosystem Map 2017
By Lara Saeed, Managing Editor, Bite.Tech. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Over the past 6 months, we at Bite.Tech have...
View ArticleSMEs can Transform Emerging Markets such as Iraq
The Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) has hosted a dinner in honour of Mr Xavier Rolet, CEO of the London Stock Exchange Group. After dinner, Mr Rolet spoke about the transforming power of Small and...
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MSMEs – A Prerequisite for Inclusive Economic Development
By T. Keyzom Ngodup, co-founder and Executive Director at Ideas sYnergy, an Iraq based private sector development consulting company. Recent demonstrations across the country in Sulimaniya, Kirkuk,...
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The Struggles of Small Businesses – The Broken Links
By T. Keyzom Ngodup, co-founder and Executive Director at Ideas sYnergy, an Iraq based private sector development consulting company. Much gets written about the struggles of small businesses in Iraq....
View ArticleUnlikely MSME Financiers Provide Islamic Microfinance for the Poor
By T. Keyzom Ngodup, co-founder and Executive Director at Ideas sYnergy, an Iraq based private sector development consulting company. Six NGO-microfinance institutions (MFIs) provide Islamic...
View ArticleTransforming NGO Microfinance Institutions to Non Bank Financial Institutions
By T. Keyzom Ngodup, co-founder and Executive Director at Ideas sYnergy, an Iraq based private sector development consulting company. For a long time now, the discussion continues within different...
View ArticleUSAID-Sponsored Bank Provides Financing for Iraqi SMEs
The Iraqi Company for Bank Guarantees (ICBG) is a privately-owned non-banking financial institution that guarantees repayment of up to 75% of loans, ranging from $5,000 up to $250,000, that private...
View ArticleIraqi Co. for Financing SMEs Tops $26m in Loans
This week the United States Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), will reach a significant milestone in its efforts to support Iraqi businesses. Loans extended by...
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