Iraq News News Iraq » 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 » 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 » Economy: Iraq oil exports hit war-high as Hormuz crisis drags on
Iraq just posted its strongest oil-export signal since the Iran crisis began choking the Strait of Hormuz. The Iraqi oil ministry said Friday that average daily crude exports since the start of August ...
News Iraq » Economy: Iraq PM to visit Washington to boost economic ties with U.S.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Ali al-Zaidi speaks during a parliamentary session to vote in a new government headed ...
News Iraq » Economy: ‘There is no money’: Is Iraq entering a phase of lean years?
Baghdad, Iraq – A colloquial phrase by Iraqi Minister of Health Abdul Hussein al-Musawi uttered at a meeting for medical staff, health workers and others in Baghdad made many Iraqis concerned. “There ...
News Iraq » Economy: The Clock Is Ticking Down To Iraq’s Economic Disaster On 27 July
OPEC's second-largest oil producer, Iraq, has less than two months before it loses the key means to export its crude, with the agreement to move its product through two pipelines into Turkey expiring ...
News Iraq » 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 » Economy: Iraq's oil hub slows to a crawl as Strait of Hormuz shutdown strangles exports
BASRA, Iraq — Iraqi oil fields once alive with the buzz of workers are nearly deserted. Ports that pulsed with the churn of cargo have fallen still, the din of commerce replaced by the soft rhythm of ...
News Iraq » Economy: US, Iraq discuss expanding economic, energy cooperation
WASHINGTON, 15th July, 2026 (WAM) -- U.S. President Donald Trump met today at the White House with Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Faleh Al-Zaidi, who is on a visit to the United States. During the meeting, ...
News Iraq » Economy: As oil prices dive, Iraqi Kurds seek to diversify economy
Iraq’s Kurdish region has for decades lived off its oil wealth, but plummeting energy prices amid the pandemic and financial mismanagement are forcing locals to return to long abandoned farms. Civil ...
News Iraq » Economy: Iraq PM to visit Washington to boost economic ties with U.S.
BAGHDAD, June 16 (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi will visit Washington in mid-July with the aim of deepening strategic ties with the United States, focusing primarily on economic, trade, ...