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From Rudaw. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq Approves $267M in Pending Farmer Payments, $45M for Kurdistan The Iraqi government has approved 350 billion Iraqi dinars (around $267 million) in pending 2025 dues for farmers nationwide, with 58.6 billion dinars (around […]
From Rudaw. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq Records $16 Billion Budget Deficit in First Half of 2026: Ministry Iraq has spent some 57.18 trillion dinars (roughly $43.5 billion) in the first six months of 2026 while revenues stood at just […]
By Professor Oday Talal Mahmood, for JURIST. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq Cannot Say Where $76 Billion Went, and No Law Compels It To Fourteen governorates share 2.8 percent of Iraq's national budget. Ministries in Baghdad direct 87 percent. Nothing […]
From Rudaw. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. How long can Iraq rely on the Central Bank's Reserves, Money-Printing Scheme to Survive? While many questions linger, four stand out: How can Iraq sustain expenses where 90 percent goes toward operational costs and […]
From Rudaw. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq's State Deficit Jumps 68% in First Quarter of 2026 Iraq recorded a budget deficit of nearly 11 trillion Iraqi dinars ($8.3 billion) in the first four months of the year, marking a 68 […]
By Nadim Kawach, 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. Iraq considers mini-budget to keep country running Iraq's parliament is pushing for a mini-budget for 2026 after a cabinet change and the halt of most oil […]
By John Lee. The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has outlined what it claims is a significant funding shortfall in transfers from the Federal Government over the past three years, describing the situation as a "financial gap" and an effective blockade on investment. According to its data, the Kurdistan Region's total constitutional entitlement between 2023 and […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Cabinet has approved amendments to its earlier decision (No. 229 of 2025) concerning the Iraq-China Framework Agreement. The revisions allow for the reallocation of project funding under the investment account of the agreement, based on proposals prepared by the Diwani Order Committee No. 23995 and in line with the Federal […]
By John Lee. In a follow-up to last week's report on the state of the Iraqi economy, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has issued a more comprehensive 64-page report on its findings. The full document package includes: A Press Release. The Staff Report prepared by a staff team of the IMF for the Executive Board's […]
By John Lee. In a follow-up to last week's report on the state of the Iraqi economy, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has issued a new 19-page report titled: "Unlocking Iraq's economic potential: The role of structural reforms in boosting medium-term non-oil growth." Click here to download the full report. To browse our comprehensive library […]
By John Lee. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that Iraq's economy is facing considerable headwinds, with non-oil sector growth slowing from 13.8 percent in 2023 to an estimated 2.5 percent in 2024, impacted by reduced public investment, a weaker trade balance, and financing constraints that led to the accumulation of arrears. Real GDP […]
By John Lee. A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has concluded a visit with Iraqi officials, concluding: Economic Challenges: Iraq faces a highly uncertain global environment, declining oil prices, and acute financing pressures, which are harming economic activity and deepening existing vulnerabilities. Urgent Measures Needed: Contain the fiscal deficit by increasing non-oil tax […]
