Iraq and World Bank; New Partnership to Improve Public Sector Governance, Increase Private Sector Participation, and Rebuild Human Capital
Washington DC, August 05, 2021—The World Bank Group has renewed its commitment to the continued…
Economics
The social, security and economic implications of Iraq’s currency devaluation
Interview with Prof Frank R. Gunter : Q1: As an economist who is familiar with Iraq,…
Collateral Damages of Iraq’s Currency Devaluation
Iraq’s Central Bank (CBI) depreciated the Iraqi Dinar (IQD) by nearly 18 per cent from…
Private Sector Development: Iraq’s Long-lost Solution
Six years passed since the Iraqi government launched its Private Sector Development Strategy 2014-2030, aiming to…
The Challenges and Opportunities Within Iraq’s Informal Economy
Policy discussions associated with Iraq’s 2021 budget bill so far ignored the challenges facing the…
The Iraq’s Budget Bill Misses Some Expected Solutions
The Iraq’s 2021 budget draft was submitted to the Parliament amid a nationwide outcry and…
Iraq’s Investment Deficit and Underfunded Infrastructure
In his recent article “Iraq’s Government Investments: Between Ambitions and Stumbling,” Dr. Mudhr Mohammed Salih, former Deputy…
Iraq’s Market and Protectionist Strategy
Chronic conflicts and wrong economic policies have pushed most of Iraq’s industries and producers out…
Upgrading Iraq’s Digital Infrastructure to Lay Foundations for Sustainable Economic Growth
For Iraq and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), the COVID-19 pandemic could not have…
Kurdistan’s Food-Security Challenges
The Covid-19 containment measures and restrictions showed the food security weakness of Kurdistan Region of…