Tag: Iraqi News
Oil records its biggest annual loss since 2020
Oil prices just closed out 2025 with their worst yearly drop since 2020, and the story is pretty clear: there’s too much oil and...
The Ministry of Labor launches student grants and social assistance payments.
The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs announced on Wednesday the launch of the student grant for October and the early release of social...
Al-Karawi determines the fate of the 2025 budget and links it...
MP Mudhar Al-Karawi said on that the fate of Iraq’s 2025 federal budget depends on the completion of the political process and the formation...
TNT – “Tidbits From TNT” Monday 11-3-2025
Tishwash: Iraqi parliament completes leadership election, opening nomination for presidency
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The Iraqi parliament on Tuesday elected Farhad Atrushi of the Kurdistan...
Seeds of Wisdom RV and Economics Updates Wednesday Morning 12-31-25
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Fed Minutes Reveal Deep Divide
December meeting exposes fault lines over inflation, jobs, and 2026 rate cuts
Overview
Federal Reserve officials are split on whether...
The Ministry of Finance has completed funding for December salaries and...
The Accounting Department at Iraq’s Ministry of Finance announced on Wednesday that it has completed all procedures required to fund the salaries of state...
Imports drive Iraq-Kuwait trade jump of 116%
Iraq’s trade with Kuwait jumped sharply in 2024, rising by nearly 116% compared to 2023, according to Trade Minister Atheer Dawood Al-Ghariri.
The minister said...
Oil prices record historic third straight annual loss
Oil prices didn’t move much on Wednesday, but 2025 is ending as a rough year for the market. Overall, oil prices are down more...
The Ministry of Labor announces the imminent launch of the unified...
The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs is getting ready to officially launch the Unified Social Registry, a major step aimed at making social...
Iraq Imposes Additional Duty on Imported Oxygen
Iraq’s Council of Ministers has approved new steps to strengthen the local pharmaceutical industry and protect domestic production.
As part of the decision, the government...
Seeds of Wisdom RV and Economics Updates Tuesday Evening 12-30-25
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Trump’s $2,000 Tariff Dividend: Promise, Process, and Proof
What Americans have been told — and what must still happen
Overview
President Donald Trump has publicly proposed...
TNT – “Tidbits From TNT” Tuesday 12-30-2025
Cutebwoy: The Iraqi Parliament elects Haibet Al-Halbousi as the speaker
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The Iraqi Parliament elected Haibet Al-Halbousi as its Speaker for the sixth...
Iraqi News
MP: Parliament’s failure to elect a president is repeating the 2018 scenario
MP Ahmed Shaheed of the “Good News, Iraq” parliamentary bloc on Thursday voiced strong dissatisfaction with Parliament’s failure to elect a president, confirming that...
Liquidity shortfall freezes lending at Iraq’s state banks
Government lending programs remained suspended on Thursday as Iraq’s state-owned banks — particularly Rafidain Bank and Rasheed Bank — continued to halt advances and...
Germany Assists with Roadmap for Iraq’s Economic Transformation
Iraq’s Ministry of Planning held a steering committee meeting for the Supporting Economic Transformation (SET) project, in cooperation with the German Agency for International...
Oil nears $70 a barrel
Press sources reported on Thursday that oil prices climbed to nearly $70 per barrel, following heightened geopolitical tensions.
According to the sources, the increase came...
Iraq’s $567 monthly wage trails living costs nearly threefold
Iraq recorded an average monthly wage of $567 over the past year, ranking ninth among Arab countries, according to data from the global database...