Iraq Participates in Annual IMF / World Bank Meetings in DC
Iraq Participates in World Bank and IMF Annual Meetings — Focus on Reform, Investment, and Economic Diversification Washington, D.C. — October 18, 2025Iraq’s Minister…
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GE to Build Iraq’s Largest Gas-Fired Power Plant in Basra
raq Signs Landmark Deal for 3,000 MW Al-Faw Gas Power Plant — Southern Region’s Biggest Energy Project Basra — The Iraqi Ministry of Electricity…
PM launches Baghdad Int’l Hospital Project with Qatari Investment
Baghdad — Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shiaa Al-Sudani has officially laid the foundation stone for the Baghdad International Hospital, a major healthcare project to…
Iraq inaugurates wastewater treatment plant in Babil
Babil — In a major step toward resolving Babil’s long-standing water shortages, Governor Adnan al-Dulaimi inaugurated a wastewater treatment plant on Monday with a…
Transport Ministry Expands Maritime Investment Opportunities
The Iraqi Ministry of Transport has announced a series of major initiatives aimed at expanding investment and development in the country’s maritime transport sector,…
Al-Karawi: Washington and Tel Aviv support al-Sudani’s continued rule to achieve their interests.
Al-Karawi: Al-Sudani Seeking Parliamentary Control and Second Term Backed by Foreign Interests Baghdad — Hussein al-Karawi, head of the Coordination Body for the Popular…
The Barzani government grants salaries to 10 Kurds in Syria.
Saman Ali, a leader in the National Position Movement, has alleged that the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), led by Masoud Barzani, is redirecting large…
Iraq activates 400-kV transmission line to boost power supply
Iraq has inaugurated a new 400-kilovolt transmission line connecting Maysan and Amarah, a key 52-kilometer project aimed at strengthening electricity delivery across the south…
Economist: Domestic debt is a tragedy, and external debt is the most dangerous.
Economic expert Ahmed Abdel Rabbo has sounded the alarm over Iraq’s rising internal and external debts, warning that the situation has reached dangerous levels…
Kurdish politician: The ruling authority in the region stole employees’ salaries and withheld their dues.
Luqman Hassan, a member of the Kurdish Takfiri Azadi Movement, revealed on Sunday that employees in the Kurdistan Region have lost around 60 salaries…
Kurdistan Region Spends $203m on Water Infrastructure
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has announced major progress in upgrading the region’s water infrastructure. So far, the government has completed nine dams at…
A three-year plan will change the face of the Iraqi banking system.
Economic and banking advisor Samir Al-Nusairi has confirmed that the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) is making real progress in its comprehensive banking reform…
Revealing the features of the 2026 budget… and two scenes to determine its path
Iraq’s financial advisor to the Prime Minister, Mazhar Mohammed Salih, has confirmed that the Ministry of Finance has started working on the 2026 national…
CBI mandates new rules for trade transparency
Iraq’s Central Bank (CBI) has issued new instructions for all licensed banks to follow stricter rules on commercial invoices. The goal is simple: make…
Economist: Rising domestic debt and concealing budget schedules are an attempt to obscure the facts ahead of the elections.
Baghdad, October 18, 2025 —Economic researcher Diaa Abdul Karim has raised serious concerns about Iraq’s growing internal debt, warning that the current trajectory could…
Minister Sami advances Iraq’s Vision 2050 at World Bank meeting
Baghdad / Washington, D.C. — October 18, 2025Iraq’s Minister of Finance, Taif Sami Mohammed, and the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq…
Iraq successfully captures over 80% of associated gas
Baghdad, October 18, 2025 —Iraq’s Ministry of Oil announced on Friday a major achievement in its national gas utilization strategy, confirming that over 80%…
Al-Shammari: The 2026 government will be a caretaker government and will not be able to spend more than 12% of the budget.
Baghdad, October 18, 2025 — Member of Parliament Mohammed Al-Shammari confirmed on Saturday that the Iraqi government in 2026 will function in a caretaker…
Iraq’s domestic debt is rising, and there are claims that budget schedules are being hidden to prevent the truth from being revealed.
Baghdad — Economic researcher Diaa Abdul Karim has warned that Iraq’s rising internal debt and the government’s decision to withhold budget tables from Parliament…
Once again, the Iraqi passport ranked lowest in the Arab world and globally in the 2025 ranking.
Baghdad — The Iraqi passport remains among the world’s weakest, ranking 104th globally and granting visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to only 29 destinations, according…
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