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Tabaqchali: Oil Exports Recover to 60% of Pre-war Levels

By Ahmed Tabaqchali, Chief Strategist of AFC Iraq Fund. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Oil Exports Recover to 60% of Pre-war Levels The market, as measured by the Rabee Securities U.S. Dollar Equity Index (RSISX USD Index), ended August down 2.4%, […]

Iraqi Bank Reforms Could Open up Sector for Regional Investors

By Matt Smith, for Arabian Gulf Business Insight (AGBI). Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraqi Bank Reforms Could Open up Sector for Regional Investors Last month the Central Bank of Iraq said that seven previously restricted banks had been given […]

More Humongous Dividends, and a visit to Al-Mutanabbi Street

By Ahmed Tabaqchali, Chief Strategist of AFC Iraq Fund. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. More Humongous Dividends, and a visit to Al-Mutanabbi Street The market, as measured by the Rabee Securities U.S. Dollar Equity Index (RSISX USD Index), was down 4.9% […]

Tabaqchali: Iraqi Stocks Reach All-Time Highs as War Rages

By Ahmed Tabaqchali, Chief Strategist of AFC Iraq Fund. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Market Reaches All-Time Highs as War Rages The market, as measured by the Rabee Securities U.S. Dollar Equity Index (RSISX USD Index), was up 2.6% for March, […]

Tabaqchali: "Markets Discount a Near-Term End to the War"

By Ahmed Tabaqchali, Chief Strategist of AFC Iraq Fund. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. "Early Days: Markets Discount a Near-term End to the War" The market, as measured by the Rabee Securities U.S. Dollar Equity Index (RSISX USD Index), was up […]

Tabaqchali: Equity Market Discounts Regional Tensions

By Ahmed Tabaqchali, Chief Strategist of AFC Iraq Fund. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. "Equity Market Discounts Regional Tensions" The market, as measured by the Rabee Securities U.S. Dollar Equity Index (RSISX USD Index), was down 0.9% for the month, on […]

Tabaqchali: What Next After Gangbuster Three-Year Rally?

By Ahmed Tabaqchali, Chief Strategist of AFC Iraq Fund. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. "What next after a gangbuster three-year rally???" The market, as measured by the Rabee Securities U.S. Dollar Equity Index (RSISX USD Index), was up 13.7% for the […]

Video: Iraq's Economy - Progress or Pressure?

By John Lee. Ahmed Tabaqchali of AFC Iraq Fund (and Expert Blogger on Iraq Business News) was interviewed this week on the Youtube channel Majlis & Markets, examining the true state of Iraq's economy, including stability since 2019, the Iraqi dinar (IQD), de-dollarisation, banking sector challenges, fintech growth, tokenisation, the Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) and […]