By : Shatha Kalel The recent increase in trade between Iraq and Iran—reaching nearly $12 billion in 2023—shows deepening economic ...
Read more
Comments Off on What Does the Increase in Iraq-Iran Trade Volume Mean? Economic and Political Analysis
Releases
Releases
BY: Shatha Kalel Recently, there has been a rise in the exchange rate of the US dollar against the Iraqi dinar. The main markets i ...
Read more
Comments Off on “Economic Analysis: The Rise of the Dollar Against the Iraqi Dinar – Causes, Impacts, and Possible Solutions”
By : Shatha Kalel Iraq is facing a critical and complex public finance challenge. Its total debt—internal and external—has balloon ...
Read more
Comments Off on Iraq’s Debt Crisis: Understanding the Roots and Charting a Way Forward
BY : Shatha kalel Recently, the U.S. capital Washington, D.C. hosted the signing of two energy agreements between the Kurdistan Re ...
Read more
Comments Off on Energy Agreements Between Kurdistan and U.S. Companies Spark Economic Debate Amid Ongoing Dispute with Baghdad Neutral Economic Analysis
By : Shatha Kalel In a significant trade move, China announced on May 18, 2025, that it would impose anti-dumping duties of up to ...
Read more
Comments Off on Why China Imposed Anti-Dumping Duties on Industrial Plastics – And What It Means for the Economy
By : Shatha Kalel The United States, as the world’s largest economy and issuer of the dominant global reserve currency, has long h ...
Read more
Comments Off on How the U.S. Economy Exports Crises ,and What That Means for the World
By: Shatha Kalel Black gold, more commonly known as oil, has long been a symbol of prosperity and power. It is the world’s most tr ...
Read more
Comments Off on Black Gold: Blessing or Curse? The Impact of Oil on Iraq and the Region’s Economy
By : Shatha Kalel The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) recently issued new directives regarding the updating of employees’ and retirees’ ...
Read more
Comments Off on Analysis of the Central Bank of Iraq’s Instructions on Regulating the Use of Bank Cards and Their Expected Economic Impact
BY: Shatha Kalel A Nation's Sovereignty Violated The 2023 decision by the Iraqi Federal Supreme Court to annul Law No. 42 of 2013, ...
Read more
Comments Off on The legal and constitutional aspects of the cancellation of the Khor Abdullah Agreement: Iraqi sovereignty at a crossroads.
BY: Shatha Kalel Introduction Over two decades after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion, Iraq continues to face a series of interconnecte ...
Read more
Comments Off on Corruption, Mismanagement, Unemployment, and Poverty in Iraq: A Comprehensive Economic Analysis and Path Forward