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By Omar Al-Nidawi for The Middle East Institute. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Taking stock of the first 100 days of Iraq's new government In its first 100 days in office, the government of Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed al-Sudani has […]
Prime Minister of Kurdistan Region Masrour Barzani on Thursday received UK Ambassador to Iraq Mark Bryson Richardson. Latest developments in the Kurdistan Region and the importance of the election's preparation process were among main topics of the discussions. Prime Minister Barzani highlighted the significance of the Kurdish parties' common stand to achieve Kurdistan's constitutional rights. […]
By John Lee. The reopening of Morocco's embassy in Baghdad will be a starting point for the partnership between the two countries, according to a statement from Iraq's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Fuad Hussein, confirmed a new generation of diplomatic interaction between Iraq and Morocco, at a reception […]
By John Lee. Transparency International has said that Iraq has maintained its ranking and score in the global Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2022. From a total of 180 countries, Iraq came in at number 157, the same position as last year. This result puts it on equal ranking with Honduras, Myanmar and Zimbabwe. Denmark […]
From International Crisis Group. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq: Staving Off Instability in the Near and Distant Futures Iraq has a new government after months of delay, but various challenges to stability persist. In this excerpt from the Watch […]
By Jane Arraf and Yasmine Mosimann, for the New York Times. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Baghdad Loses Green Space to Real Estate Boom The problem is driving up temperatures in what is already one of the hottest cities in the […]
From the Al-Bayan Center for Planning and Studies. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Chinese ambassador writes for Al Bayan: Belt and Road Initiative and China-Iraq relations Cui Wei-ambassador of the Republic of China to Baghdad: In this past period since my […]
The Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) President Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne supported by Managing Director Christophe Michels, and Board Member Haider Al Shamaa led a delegation of 20 IBBC members to Baghdad to meet the new Government of Federal Republic of Iraq Welcomed by President of Iraq H.E. Abdullatif Rasheed, and Prime Minister H.E. Mohammed […]
By John Lee. Dr. Haider Muhammad Makiya has taken up he new role as Chairman of Iraq's National Investment Commission (NIC). He immediately held a meeting with the Director Generals and senior officials, confirming the development of plans and strategies according to the governmental curriculum of the Prime Minister, Mr. Muhammad Shia al-Sudani, with the […]
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. Sudani's Wobbly Balancing Act Between Tehran and Washington Although it is still too early to write the prime minister off as an Iranian lackey, he […]
Germany renews commitment to stabilization with new EUR 10 million contribution The Federal Republic of Germany has renewed its commitment to stabilizing Iraq with an additional EUR 10 million (approximately US$10.5 million) contribution. The critical support will be channeled through UNDP's flagship programme, the Funding Facility for Stabilization. The generous contribution was formalized at a […]
By John Lee. Iraq has been ranked in 157th place out of 165 countries in the latest Human Freedom Index (HFI). Produced by the Fraser Institute and the Cato Institute, the index presents a broad measure of human freedom, understood as the absence of coercive constraint. This eighth annual index uses 83 distinct indicators of […]
