Tag: Iraqi News
Al-Kadhimi: Increasing non-oil revenues depends on eliminating unofficial border crossings.
Former member of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Mu'in al-Kadhim, said the government must seriously deal with unofficial border crossings and push the Kurdistan Regional...
No delays or disruptions… The Central Bank guarantees employee salaries –...
Banking expert Mahmoud Dagher said clearly that rumors about delaying or stopping employee salaries have no real basis. He stressed that there is no...
20+ electricity projects stalled in Iraq’s Dhi Qar, MP says
More than 20 electricity projects in Iraq’s southern Dhi Qar province have suddenly been put on hold, and no one has explained why. This...
Seeds of Wisdom RV and Economics Updates Saturday Afternoon 1-17-26
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Central Banks Flee Paper for Gold as Dollar Confidence Erodes
Record gold accumulation signals a silent but structural shift in global reserves
Overview
Central banks...
TNT – “Tidbits From TNT” Saturday 1-17-2026
Tishwash: Mark Savaya arrives in Erbil
Shafaq News Agency's correspondent reported that Mark Savaya, US President Donald Trump's envoy for Iraq affairs, arrived in Erbil,...
Seeds of Wisdom RV and Economics Updates Saturday Morning 1-17-26
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China-Led Digital Currency Network Quietly Surges — Dollar Rails Face a Parallel System
Cross-border CBDC testing accelerates as trade settlement bypasses traditional banking...
The Central Bank of Iraq: 2025 expenditures will consume revenues and...
The Central Bank of Iraq said on Saturday that the government spent more money than it brought in during the first ten months of...
The Ministry of Planning reveals the most prominent outcomes of the...
The Ministry of Planning announced on the key results of Iraq’s private sector strategy for the coming years, saying this plan is a major...
US Firm Wins $18m Cybersecurity Contract in Iraq
U.S.-based NIC4 Inc., also known as Network Innovations, has been awarded a new government contract worth about $18.8 million.
Under the deal, the company will...
A member of parliament warns the caretaker government against expanding and...
MP Zainab al-Khazraji said on Saturday that Iraq is finally putting old tax and customs laws into action—laws that were passed years ago but...
US Energy Secretary: Washington will sell Venezuelan oil for $45 a...
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Washington is ready to sell Venezuelan oil for about $45 a barrel, even though global prices are much...
TNT – “Tidbits From TNT” Friday 1-16-2026
Tishwash: A high-level delegation from the Kurdistan Region is participating in the Davos World Economic Forum.
The head of the Kurdistan Region's Department of Foreign...
Iraqi News
The dollar hits its lowest level in four years.
The U.S. dollar saw its biggest drop in nearly four years on Wednesday, as global financial markets continued to slide. According to Bloomberg data...
State of law: The framework will not be subject to an American veto regarding...
On Wednesday, the State of Law Coalition said its members within the Coordination Framework have enough flexibility to resolve the ongoing crisis over the...
Electricity Ministry Advances GE Partnership; 24GW in New Capacity
Iraq’s Ministry of Electricity is moving ahead with plans to strengthen its partnership with U.S.-based General Electric as part of a major push to...
NIC, South Korea Discuss Investment Cooperation
The head of Iraq’s National Investment Commission, Haider Mohammed Makkiya, met with South Korean Ambassador to Iraq Lee Joon-il in Baghdad to talk about...
Oil futures sustain rally under pressure from Middle East tensions
Oil prices moved higher again on Wednesday after fresh tensions flared between the United States and Iran. The jump came after the U.S. military...