Iraq is projected to face challenges due to regional developments, given its heavy reliance on revenues generated from oil ...

Iraq’s Development Road aims to reduce dependence on oil by turning the country into a key trade corridor between Asia and Europe. The project involves Türkiye, Qatar, and the UAE, but faces ...

Is war good for the economy? The evidence points decisively toward the contrary. Military conflicts impose substantial costs through government debt accumulation, resource diversion from productive ...

BASRA, Iraq (AP) — The Iraqi oil fields, once bustling with activity, now stand largely deserted as the ongoing conflict in Iran disrupts vital exports. The ports of Basra, which serve as key conduits ...

I agree with Mark Thoma more often than naught. I certainly share his concern about the shifting sectoral composition of output (translated from economese to English, more jobs in housing), and, like ...

Twenty years ago, the 9/11 attacks unleashed the so-called ‘War on Terror’”, which began with the US invasion of Afghanistan that same year. It was followed by the invasion of Iraq two years later in ...

BASRA, Iraq — Iraqi oil fields once alive with the buzz of workers are nearly deserted. Ports that pulsed with the churn of cargo have fallen still, the din of commerce replaced by the soft rhythm of ...

Iraq’s latest election saw a surprisingly high turnout (56%) and a fragmented outcome. The new government faces urgent challenges: a severe water crisis due to drought and upstream dams, weak public ...

Public sector workers in Iraqi Kurdistan, a semi-autonomous region of northern Iraq, have endured irregular and delayed salary payments for more than a decade. Many of these people are owed staggering ...

BASRA, Iraq — Iraqi oil fields once alive with the buzz of workers are nearly deserted. Ports that pulsed with the churn of cargo have fallen still, the din of commerce replaced by the soft rhythm of ...