Tag: Iraqi News
Basrah crudes post weekly losses
Iraq’s Basrah crude prices ended the week lower, following the broader drop in global oil markets.
Basrah Heavy fell by 52 cents on Friday, closing...
Retail E-Payments via Local Cards Rise in Q3 2025
The Central Bank of Iraq said that people are using electronic payments much more than before. In the third quarter of 2025, retail payments...
Al-Husseini: The government’s recent steps are an attempt to buy time...
Former MP Yasser Al-Husseini said he was surprised by the caretaker government making new decisions in its final days, especially after failing to deliver...
News, Rumors and Opinions Friday 12-19-2025
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“With falling oil prices and forecasts such as JPMorgan’s outlook on future oil markets, the next government may find no financial...
Seeds of Wisdom RV and Economics Updates Friday Morning 12-19-25
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De-Dollarization Comes in Cycles, Not a One-Way Path: U.S. FedFederal Reserve research shows dollar dominance rises and falls in waves — not...
Trump’s strategy is a game-changer.
From the moment the Trump administration released its National Security Strategy 2025, it was clear this was not a normal policy document. The language...
Electricity: Our energy production losses reach 58% and go uncollected.
The Ministry of Electricity said on Friday that it is moving ahead with wide campaigns to install electricity meters, fix distribution networks, and collect...
TNT – “Tidbits From TNT” Friday Morning 12-19-2025
Tishwash: A parliamentarian reveals the difficulty of meeting the demands of the protesting engineers due to the budget.
MP Haider Al-Salami stated on Thursday that...
Barham Salih Elected UN High Commissioner for Refugees
The United Nations General Assembly has elected Barham Ahmed Salih of Iraq as the next United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). He will...
CBI Issues Transport Tender for Mosul Branch Staff
The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has launched public tender No. 2025/4 to provide transport services for employees at its Mosul branch.
The contract includes...
Oil is heading for its second consecutive weekly decline.
Oil prices are sliding again, and they’re heading for a second straight weekly loss as worries about too much supply continue to outweigh fears...
News, Rumors and Opinions Thursday 12-18-2025
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Biblical cycle timing expert, geopolitical and financial analyst Bo Polny has been making one...
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...