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People visit the booth of ZhenHua Oil during the 4th Iraq International Exhibition and Conference for Oil, Gas and Petroleum Projects at the Baghdad International Fairgrounds in Bagdad, Iraq, Sept. 8, ...
News Iraq » Baghdad » Economy: 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 » Economy: Iraq petitions OPEC+ for 6M bpd baseline, citing $400B rebuilding costs
Iraq requested OPEC+ raise its crude production quota to 6M bpd from 4.431M, pointing to post-war reconstruction costs and dismissing alliance exit rumors.
News Iraq » Baghdad » Economy: 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 » Economy: Baghdad-Erbil oil feud threatens Iraq economy as Hormuz route remains cut off
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A drone view shows oil tankers loading crude oil at the Basra Oil Terminal in Iraqi territorial waters, off the coast of Basra, ...
News Iraq » Baghdad » Economy: As US applies ‘D-Day’ economic pressures on Iran, the battle shifts to Iraq
A key goal for Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has been disarming Iraq’s militias, including those backed by, and serving, Iran. The Trump administration endorses that goal, but its economic ...
News Iraq » Baghdad » Economy: Iraq’s Plan to Transform Its Economy Is a Risky Bet
Iraq’s Development Road aims to reduce dependence on oil by turning the country into a key trade corridor between Asia and Europe. The project involves Türkiye, Qatar, and the UAE, but faces ...
News Iraq » Baghdad » Economy: Iraq turns to Kurdistan pipeline as Iran war chokes oil exports and economy
Baghdad has been seeking a deal to move oil through the Kurdistan Region to Turkey, but the Kurds want Iraq to lift the trade embargo it has imposed on the territory. Iraq has been largely cut off ...
News Iraq » Baghdad » Economy: US diplomatic reshuffle in Iraq comes at critical moment for Baghdad and Washington
US Chargé d’Affaires Joshua Harris is ending his posting in Baghdad as Washington prepares for a diplomatic transition amid the planned US troop withdrawal from Iraq and ongoing tensions.
News Iraq » Baghdad » Economy: Iraq: What happened to US plans for an extreme makeover of the economy?
I agree with Mark Thoma more often than naught. I certainly share his concern about the shifting sectoral composition of output (translated from economese to English, more jobs in housing), and, like ...
News Iraq » Baghdad » Economy: 25 Years After 9/11, Iraq’s Dream Remains Unfulfilled
Mohammed Ali was 20 years old when he sat in front of his television in Baghdad on Sept. 11, 2001, watching the news unfold from half a world away. He had little interest in what was happening in ...