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Kurdistan Sector Analysis
Iraqi Banking Sector to grow with the Economy -- 151 percent between 2011 to 2020
As Iraq finds itself soon midway throughÌý2014, the banking sector has grown markedly in the previous year term, with established names getting larger and new names entering the field.

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]]> Telecom and ICT Sector in Iraq and Kurdistan: Deployment of 4G LTE, IPOs and Other Developments /telecom-and-ict-sector-in-iraq-and-kurdistan-deployment-of-4g-lte-ipos-and-other-developments.htm Thu, 30 May 2013 10:04:02 +0000 /telecom-and-ict-sector-in-iraq-and-kurdistan-deployment-of-4g-lte-ipos-and-other-developments.htm Autonomous Kurdistan has found itself with a comparative advantage in the telecoms department, with defacto faster Internet connections and consistent mobile service compared to the rest of federal Iraq.

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]]> Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan: Banking Sector Analysis /iraq-and-iraqi-kurdistan-banking-sector.htm Thu, 30 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 /iraq-and-iraqi-kurdistan-banking-sector.htm In a region of nearly five million citizens and hundreds of new business operations, banking experts refer to autonomous Kurdistan as "underbanked" and thus see opportunity in opening branches there or creating entirely new banks.

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]]> Islamic Banking in Iraq: A Growing Niche /islamic-banking-in-iraq-a-growing-niche.htm Fri, 29 Mar 2013 11:57:54 +0000 /islamic-banking-in-iraq-a-growing-niche.htm As for Halal banking (Islamic Banking and Finance), We see prospectus for emergence and growth of Islamic finance and banking in Kurdistan in as much as the state is part of the larger Muslim MENA countries.

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]]> Korek Telecom: Erbil-based Company Top Player in Iraqi Mobile Space /korek-telecom-erbil-based-company-top-player-in-iraqi-mobile-space.htm Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:27:03 +0000 /korek-telecom-erbil-based-company-top-player-in-iraqi-mobile-space.htm Korek is a big player in Iraq now, "we have nationwide coverage. We increased our market share by 4 percent in less than a year: we moved from 11 to 15.7 percent."

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]]> Iraq’s North Bank Posting Record Growth, Maintaining Top Position /iraqs-north-bank-posting-record-growth-maintaining-top-position.htm Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:45:58 +0000 /iraqs-north-bank-posting-record-growth-maintaining-top-position.htm For Nozad Dawood Fattah Al-Jaff, chairman of North bank, the goal is to be not only the largest bank in Iraq, but to be recognized as a strong regional player as well.

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]]> Newroz Telecom is Building a High-Speed Broadband ADSL Network in Erbil and Dohuk /newroz-is-building-a-high-speed-broadband-adsl-network-in-erbil-and-dohuk.htm Wed, 20 Mar 2013 08:45:30 +0000 /newroz-is-building-a-high-speed-broadband-adsl-network-in-erbil-and-dohuk.htm Newroz Telecom is building a high-speed broadband ADSL network in Erbil and Dohuk and laying more than 1,500 kilometers of fiber-optic cable, according to the Newroz Telecom website.

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]]> Iraq’s Stock Exchange: Bull in Iraq /iraqs-stock-exchange-bull-in-iraq.htm Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:02:30 +0000 /iraqs-stock-exchange-bull-in-iraq.htm Among the small but growing band of investors in the Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX), the question most asked is whether 2013 will mark the start of a new bull market.

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]]> Kurdistan: Agriculture Taking Second Place to Oil Development /kurdistan-agriculture-taking-second-place-to-oil-development.htm Mon, 25 Feb 2013 19:06:42 +0000 /kurdistan-agriculture-taking-second-place-to-oil-development.htm Investing in the agriculture sector is of continuing interest to the KRG, for reasons practical � becoming food self-sufficient- and also for reasons historical and cultural.
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]]> Newroz Telecom: Building the Infrastructure for Iraqi Kurdistan’s Internet /newroz-telecom-building-the-infrastructure-for-iraqi-kurdistans-internet.htm Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 /newroz-telecom-building-the-infrastructure-for-iraqi-kurdistans-internet.htm Imagine it is 2005 and the Internet penetration rate of Kurdistan (KRG) is near to zero, the only telecom was the government monopoly entity with aging exchanges and no fiber optics.

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