Iraqi Prime Minister Sudani's White House visit will discuss US forces in Iraq, sanctions, and bilateral relations. Amid pro-Iranian pressures, the visit seeks to balance diplomatic and economic interests with the US, highlighting the complex US-Iraq dynamics and regional geopolitical implications. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohamed Shia Sudani will lead a prominent delegation to
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SUMMARY Iraq’s Development Road project aims to create an Iraqi transborder transportation network connecting the Persian Gulf with Türkiye. This network would enhance Iraq’s geopolitical status as a trade corridor and provide financial returns, reducing the state’s reliance on hydrocarbons. However, the project faces obstacles, including challenges of financing and implemen
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Over the past 15 years, China has executed a strategy in Iraq that has been incredibly effective. Although the two countries recently commemorated their 65th anniversary of friendship, arguably this relationship really began in earnest in 2007 when the two countries’ presidents met and China agreed to cancel Iraq’s debt. China’s debt relief served as a prelude to its eventual e
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Iraq has struggled to attract FDI over the past two decades. Now, with a period of stability, can it turn a page and attract foreign investment? It is safe to say that Iraq has struggled to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) over the past 20 years. Two decades of conflict, which have included the 2003 US-led invasion, intra-sectarian strife and a war against Islamic
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ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The financial advisor to Iraq’s prime minister on Wednesday stressed the need for all internal transactions to be conducted using the Iraqi dinar, telling Rudaw that using anything other than the national currency is a disrespect to the state’s sovereignty. The Iraqi dinar has been losing value against the US dollar for several months, leading to a
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