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This year's World Day Against Child Labour links advancing social justice with tackling child labour, under the slogan 'Social Justice for All. End Child Labour!' Social Justice in the World of Work means promoting productive and freely chosen employment; enhancing measures of social protection; promoting social dialogue; and promoting fundamental principles and rights at work. […]
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By John Lee. The Iraqi parliament has approved a record budget of 198.9 trillion dinars [$152 billion] for 2023, following four days of debate. According to Al Jazeera, the planned fiscal deficit is 64.36 trillion Iraqi dinars [$49 billion], more than double the amount in the 2021 budget. The budget assumes an oil price of […]
From The Economist. The Iraqi militias are copying their overmighty cousins in Iran Democracy is being undermined by gunmen attached to political parties. Read the full article here (subscription needed).
By Sinan Mahmoud for The National. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Who is Iraq's first female ambassador to Saudi Arabia? Safia Al Suhail, an experienced Iraqi politician and former ambassador in Rome and Amman, made history on Monday as she […]
By David Schenker, for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Washington Keeps a Watchful Eye as the PMF Consolidates Its Dominance in Iraq The Biden administration's low-key, patient approach with Prime Minister Sudani has produced […]
By John Lee. A British court has dismissed a claim for defamation against the Conservative Middle East Council (CMEC) and its Managing Director, former Conservative MP Charlotte Leslie. Businessman Mohamed Amersi, who founded the rival Conservative Friends of the Middle East and North Africa (COMENA), claimed that emails and documents sent to influential party members in […]
By Simon Watkins for the OilPrice.com. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Aramco Eyes Major Opportunity In Iraq Following the recent China-brokered resumption of relationship deal between historical enemies Saudi Arabia and Iran, a deal for the Kingdom to develop two key […]
From the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC): Iraq open to the world... and who's making it happen. An IBBC conference on June 16th at London's Mansion House. On 16th June IBBC are hosting a significant delegation of Iraq businesses and government officials to the UK, with a strong focus on energy, oil and gas, new […]
By John Lee. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has forecast growth in Iraq's real non-oil GDP 3.7 percent in 2023. Following a recent visit to Iraq, the IMF team also predicts inflation of 5.6 percent in for the year. Full statement from IMF: A staff team of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) led by Tokhir […]
By Michael Knights, for Foreign Affairs. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq Is Quietly Falling Apart Iran's proxies have seized power in Baghdad, and are gutting the state. Click here to read the full article.
Stressing the need to carry out an agreement on security cooperation between Iran and Iraq, the foreign ministers of the two countries weighed plans for stronger regional collaboration. In a telephone conversation on Thursday night, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein talked about the latest status of bilateral relations between […]
