Iraq News » Baghdad News Iraq » Baghdad » Commerce: Iran-Iraq trade can reach $20 billion in 2026
Iran-Iraq Joint Chamber Head Yahya Al Eshaq projected bilateral trade could hit $20B if internal and external banking and trade bottlenecks are resolved.
News Iraq » Baghdad » Commerce: Steven Fagin prepares for return to Baghdad as US envoy with economic ties in focus
Steven Fagin, a US ambassador, is set to return to Baghdad to lead the US Mission in Iraq, with economic ties and American investment expected to be […] ...
News Iraq » Baghdad » Commerce: Iraq emerges as Iran’s economic lifeline amid tighter US sanctions
Iraq’s close political and commercial ties with Iran, give Tehran access to trade routes, currency markets, and commercial networks that are difficult for US authorities to monitor.
News Iraq » Baghdad » Commerce: Iraq-based Rozenama raises US$150,000 to expand its e-commerce platform
Baghdad-based e-commerce platform Rozenama has raised US$150,000 in a pre-seed funding round led by Iraqi entrepreneur Mohammed Haider as it prepares to introduce a rebuilt version of its platform and ...
News Iraq » Baghdad » Commerce: Iraq’s Oil Lifeline Reopens — But Can Baghdad Trust Turkey for Even One Year?
With over 90% of Iraq's annual budget still coming from oil exports and historically around 95% of that crude shipped through the Strait of Hormuz, securing an alternative export route while the ...
News Iraq » Baghdad » Commerce: Iraq and Syria sign agreement to restore oil pipeline that would provide alternative to Strait of Hormuz
Iraq and Syria signed an agreement to rebuild an oil pipeline that would provide an alternative to the Strait of Hormuz. Iraq, the second-largest oil producer in OPEC, has suffered heavily from the ...
News Iraq » Baghdad » Commerce: Iraq summons Iran envoy over 'Persian Gulf' post, Baghdad name origins: What to know
The move comes amid heightened tensions in the region, including over the Strait of Hormuz, which connects the controversially referenced gulf to the Arabian Sea.
News Iraq » Baghdad » Commerce: How Iraq’s Bet On Pipeline Revival Could Help Bypass Hormuz – Analysis
While the two leaders met in the White House, a State Department official revealed that the US was supporting a joint plan by Iraq and Syria to revive the long-mothballed Kirkuk-Baniyas oil pipeline, ...
News Iraq » Baghdad » Commerce: Saudi Arabia Attracts Iraq's Fastest-Growing Digital Commerce Startup, Digital Zone
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Sept. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Saudi Arabia's National FinTech Strategy is accelerating the Kingdom's rise as the Middle East's fintech hub. With the fintech market projected to ...