Petroleum and other liquids Iraq’s crude oil production (excluding condensates) averaged 4.1 million barrels per day (b/d) in 2020 and 2021, which was 600,000 b/d lower than in 2019 (Figure 2). More than 3.6 million b/d was produced under the central government in Baghdad, and about 445,000 b/d was produced at the northern fields currently operated by the KRG.15 Iraq created a
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On December 9, 2017, the prime minister of Iraq, Haider al-Abadi, said: ‘We have accomplished a very difficult mission. Our heroes have reached the final strongholds of Daesh [Islamic State] and purified it.’ Many argued that this moment, following the defeat of the last remnants of Islamic State in Iraq, would usher in a rebuilding and ‘post-conflict’ stage for the country.
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Dr. Salah Haider wrote his PhD thesis titled " Land Problems in Iraq" in the early 40s of last century. And he defended it successfully in 1943 at London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), University of London. Perhaps, he is the first Iraqi citizen who finished his PhD study at LSE. This made the British-trained Iraqi Economist a valuable technocrat to his home c
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The funds mostly come from corrupt politicians and those seeking to avoid US sanctions By Hudhaifa Ebrahim An informed source in Banque du Liban, Lebanon’s central bank, told The Media Line that more than $18 billion belonging to Iraqi politicians, the Iraqi government, and the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq have “evaporated” due to the banking crisis in Lebanon.
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Edited by Amatzia Baram, Achim Rohde, and Ronen Zeidel Acknowledgment This book is the product of cooperation between Palgrave Macmillan and the Center for Iraq Studies at the University of Haifa, Israel. We are grateful to Ms. Farideh Koohi-Kamali and Ms. Robyn Curtis of the editorial staff of Palgrave Macmillan for their guidance and effective management. The Center fo
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