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 […]
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. "Election kerfuffle, what kerfuffle !!!" The market, as measured by the Rabee Securities U.S. Dollar Equity Index (RSISX USD Index), was up 5.0% for the month and […]
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. "A Ho-hum Month, Ahead of Elections" The market, as measured by the Rabee Securities U.S. Dollar Equity Index (RSISX USD Index), was up 0.6% for the month, […]
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. A tour of Basra, and a Business School in Baghdad The market, as measured by the Rabee Securities U.S. Dollar Equity Index (RSISX USD Index), was up […]
By Ahmed Tabaqchali, for 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. Beyond Tariffs: Building a Mutually Beneficial Relationship between the United States and Iraq The Trump administration imposed a 30 per cent tariff on Iraqi exports […]
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. "Southern Mesopotamia: A tour of Ur, the Marshes, and Al-Qurna" "The world's surprise boomtown: Baghdad" is the title of The Economist's September 4th article highlighting Baghdad's construction […]
By Ahmed Tabaqchali, for the Institute of Regional and International Studies (IRIS) at the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS). The opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq's Power Conundrum This paper aims to unpack Iraq's power conundrum first by reviewing the deficiencies […]
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. "A tour of Baghdad, Babylon, and Ctesiphon" The market, as measured by the Rabee Securities U.S. Dollar Equity Index (RSISX USD Index), was up 1.3% for the […]
By Ahmed Tabaqchali for the Atlantic Council. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Beyond tariffs: Building a win-win relationship between the US and Iraq Iraq was among the countries that received a letter from US President Donald Trump on July 9th […]
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. "Ten-year Anniversary & a First Visit to Iraq" The market, as measured by the Rabee Securities U.S. Dollar Equity Index (RSISX USD Index), was down 4.8% for […]
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. "Humongous Dividends Boost the Market" The market, as measured by the Rabee Securities U. S. Dollar Equity Index (RSISX USD Index), closed at an all-time high for […]
By Ahmed Tabaqchali, Chief Strategist of Asia Frontier Capital (AFC) Iraq Fund, for the London School of Economics (LSE) Middle East Centre. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Catch 16: The Issue Bedevilling the Resumption of Crude Exports through the Iraq-Türkiye Pipeline […]
