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By bnm Gulf bureau The foreign-calculated sums are stark. Iraq's budget deficit will more than double from 4.2% of GDP this ...
United States President Donald Trump has issued a new round of tariff letters to eight countries, including Brazil, Sri Lanka ...
The United States has a trade deficit with Iraq, Algeria, Libya and Tunisia, according to the US government, prompting the ...
The most recent figures for Iraq's oil and gas reserves were publicly presented as part of the government's efforts to ...
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced new tariffs on six countries. The tariffs vary, with 30% applied to Algeria, Iraq, ...
A new report analyzes how US sanctions on an Iranian oil smuggling network using an Iraqi cover could hinder Iraq's own ...
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A new generation of artists, collectors and educators is tapping into the country’s desire to create and experience art ...
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High spending makes Iraq more vulnerable, warns IMF
Iraq budget deficit widening Oil dependence problematic IMF urges reforms A surge in public spending due to high wages to public servants has made Iraq’s economy more vulnerable, the ...
It shows that personal grudges rather than simple economics are a driving force in the U.S. leader’s use of tariffs.
More than 30 percent of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region now has 24-hour state electricity, authorities said Thursday, with plans to extend full coverage by the end of 2026. "Today, two million ...
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Iraq and considered and endorsed the staff appraisal without a meeting on a lapse-of-time basis ...