South Kurdistan - Hewlêr - Hawler (Erbil) - The capital

[alan131210]

[Sinjar]

Nissan Opens Major Service Centre in Erbil


Aswat al-Iraq reports that Japanese auto-maker Nissan will open its biggest service center in the Middle East in May in the city of Erbil.

“Iraq started to take positive steps in investment by providing appropriate [conditions],” Ahmad al-Kaswani, general director of Carzone, told the news agency.

Carzone is part of the Sardar Group.

(Source: Aswat al-Iraq)

[alan131210]

Nissan Opens Major Service Centre in Erbil


Japanese auto-maker Nissan will open its biggest service center in the Middle East in May in the city of Erbil.

“kurdistan started to take positive steps in investment by providing appropriate [conditions],” Ahmad al-Kaswani, general director of Carzone, told the news agency.

Carzone is part of the Sardar Group.

(Source: Aswat al-Iraq)

with all respect to you and your arab family members , iraq has nothing to do with kurdistan not now not in 1000 years , when are you and the clueless bunch on SSC going to get this fact thru that hard scull of yours !!? .

the only thing holding iraq and kurdistan together is oil and budget , and i thought to them we are "kurdi"s who dont know anything !? well who is playing the game better at the moment !? who is serving the people better ? who has a better electricity power !? which city of theirs looks better than our villages ? i will leave the answer for the spectators .

[Sinjar]

[Sinjar]

Nissan Opens Major Service Centre in Erbil


Japanese auto-maker Nissan will open its biggest service center in the Middle East in May in the city of Erbil.

“kurdistan started to take positive steps in investment by providing appropriate [conditions],” Ahmad al-Kaswani, general director of Carzone, told the news agency.

Carzone is part of the Sardar Group.

(Source: Aswat al-Iraq)

with all respect to you and your arab family members , iraq has nothing to do with kurdistan not now not in 1000 years , when are you and the clueless bunch on SSC going to get this fact thru that hard scull of yours !!? .

the only thing holding iraq and kurdistan together is oil and budget , and i thought to them we are "kurdi"s who dont know anything !? well who is playing the game better at the moment !? who is serving the people better ? who has a better electricity power !? which city of theirs looks better than our villages ? i will leave the answer for the spectators .

First of all you answered in the wrong thread.

Kurdistan has the right to be a country for itself, I never said otherwise. I'm tired of repeating my self.. I respect what the government has achieved in such limited for its people. I don't like their nepotism and corruption though..

[alan131210]

First of all you answered in the wrong thread.

Kurdistan has the right to be a country for itself, I never said otherwise. I'm tired of repeating my self.. I respect what the government has achieved in such limited for its people. I don't like their nepotism and corruption though..

and who said we like corruption and nepotism ? but which side has these more ? iraq or kurdistan ? despite the corruption in KRG look at how lifestyle has improved in KRG ! why is it soooo many arabs then reside in kurdistan !? if iraq is so clear of these things why they dont pack up and go back to where they came from ? after all we dont like those who make fun of us call us dumb then they come and live amongst us and show 2 faces !! .

plus we are actually tackling these issues , many have been arrested and taken off their posts , many land contracts were cancelled , the mayor of Sulamani was put on trial , then he apparently hang himself , now committees have been formed into his death as his family say he was murdered since the mayor had threatened to reveal bigger corruption cases in court , now his wife has announced she too has all the infos and she is under 24/7 protection by Asaish , and 6th cabinet PM , Barham Saleh , invented a new system to apply for govt jobs , that is through a form and proper person for the proper position and last year 25,000 people were employed this way , i dont see iraq making such moves after all were nothing but a bunch of "kurdi" to them !!

KRG now has 24hrs of electricity as vs iraq , in fact KRG will be "selling" power to others in the future , atm they are selling 200 MW to Kirkuk and i think Mosul is next .

[Sinjar]

Iraq has more corruption and problems, that's correct but KRG should compare them self with the best..

[alan131210]

Iraq has more corruption and problems, that's correct but KRG should compare them self with the best..

then you should not even complain about corruption in KRG while in iraq it has just got to the no return point . every country in the world has corruption inc USA , but its not that wide spread , in KRG is it wide spread but it has improved over the past years , and despite the corruption , things are looking up for the future of kurdistanis , infrastructure has improved , jobs services you name it , and again i never saw you complain about the corruption and nepotism of iraq which is 50% higher compared with KRG on ssc !!!! , may i ask why you never have since you consider yourself an iraq !?

[diako_ber]

The parts that are now completed are very nice, I think the walls are covered with marble stone

[alan131210]

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The parts that are now completed are very nice, I think the walls are covered with marble stone

yes indeed they are , kurdistan is rich in marbles .

[trapfor]

Starwood signs Iraq Sheraton and Four Points

Apr 29, 2012

Starwood Hotels and Resorts has signed two new-build properties - a Sheraton and Four Points by Sheraton - in Erbil, marking the firm's return to the country after 20 years.

The 221-room, 39-suite Sheraton Erbil Hotel and the 250-room Four Points by Sheraton Erbil Hotel are both scheduled to open in 2015 in the capital of the Kurdistan Autonomous Region, Northern Iraq.

Starwood has partnered with two Erbil-based owners; BCD Co. for the Sheraton and Ranj Co and Helar Co for the Four Points property.

"We were there [in Iraq] 20 years ago and we had to leave, we’ve waited some time to find the right partners and right project to re-enter the country," Neil George, VP, acquisitions and development, MEA, Starwood told Hotelier Middle East.

"Erbil is the right place in Iraq to re-enter, it’s stable, safe, there are lots of economic incentives and lots going on. It’s a bit of a haven for economic development in Iraq so that’s our first point then we’ll grow elsewhere," added George.

George said the firm was confident Erbil was a stable environment for hotel development: "We had to wait until we got comfortable with the security situation and until we were able to reasonably reassure our guests of a safe experience. Erbil was a natural choice, it’s regarded safe. It hasn’t had a single incident in the last decade."

Both hotels are situated within 10 minutes drive from the Erbil International Airport.

"The great new modern airport is very important for us for the international travellers coming in. It's a high-quality airport with good air links coming through with Emirates flying there now, Etihad, Lufthansa..." George explained.

"There are quite a few projects, some of our international competitors are in there as well, there is an existing Rotana, so of course there’ll be competition and that’s expected - it’s a market everyone sees the potential in."

George said he expected that the majority of guests to the two hotels would be corporate.

The Sheraton includes a 720 sq m ballroom, a conference centre, four meeting rooms and a business centre including six private offices.

http://www.hoteliermiddleeast.com/14106-starwood-signs-iraq-sheraton-and-four-points/

[alan131210]

Starwood signs Sheraton and Four Points

Apr 29, 2012

Starwood Hotels and Resorts has signed two new-build properties - a Sheraton and Four Points by Sheraton - in Erbil, marking the firm's return to the country after 20 years.

good news, render ?

[alan131210]

[sheytanElKebir]

I'll wade into the argument between Sinjar and Alan.

In my view the single biggest difference between Kurdistan and Iraq after 2003 is that the Kurds completely dismantled the old bureaucracy from Saddam's era already in 1991 and started from scratch. That is the key difference.

After 2003, Iraq kept the EXACT same bureaucracy which was already incompetent, bloated and corrupt... and removed the threat of death (that kept the corruption level under lid in saddam's time!) all in all a recipe for disaster that we see today when we compare Kurdistan with Iraq.

The government in Baghdad seems content with the situation, they appoint their illiterate cronies en-masse to further wreck the remains of the state.

[Sinjar]

I recommend the restaurant just right down to the stadium.