The International Monetary Fund said Iraq faces lower GDP growth in 2023 and 2024 as a result of lower oil output, including from OPEC+ production cuts, while a large fiscal expansion in the country’s …
China’s Huawei to train Iraq’s CMC on Cybersecurity
By John Lee. The President of Iraq’s Communications and Media Commission (CMC), Dr. Ali Al-Mouyad, has signed a memorandum of cooperation with Chinese company Huawei in the field of cybersecurity and …
Iraq Underscores need for Int’l Anti-Corruption Court
By Aram Mahmood, for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The Case of Iraq …
Iraq holds first local elections in a decade, 41% turnout
Around 41% of eligible voters cast ballots in Iraq’s first local elections in a decade on Monday, state media said, in a vote where the ruling Shi’ite Muslim alliance is expected to extend its hold on …
A boycott call and security concerns mar Iraq’s first provincial elections in a decade
Baghdad’s streets are nearly empty on Monday, the main day of polling in the country’s first provincial elections in a decade …
The United States is bombing Iraq, Syria, and Yemen — again | PennLive letters
Why does the media, in a nation ranked #45th in the world for Press Freedom, protect our criminal ruling class?
Iraq’s financial revenues exceeded $81 billion in 10 months
The Iraqi Ministry of Finance revealed on Monday that the revenues in the federal budget for 10 months exceeded $81 billion.
2023 Yearender: Trends to watch in Iraq in 2024
With the country still held back by multiple conflicts, promises to return Iraq to normality have been making marginal progress, writes …
Women’s Economic Empowerment In Iraq
Within the ongoing research project “The Condition of Life of Women in Iraq and the Kurdistan region”, Dr Ana Cristina Marques analyses the preliminary results focusing on women’s economic empowerment …
Iraq achieves significant progress in combating corruption
The representative of the EU confirmed on Saturday that the Iraqi government has made significant progress in combating corruption.