Sectors Studies & Policy – Iraqi Economists Network

Nadhir Al-Ansari , Salwan Ali Abed and Salam Hussein Ewaid* Agriculture in Iraq

The climate of Iraq is of the subtropical semi-dry type; however, the country was rich in water resources until a few decades ago. The climate change, the construction of many dams on the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in the neighboring countries, wasting water, and mismanagement caused water shortages. Now, there is a need to decrease consumption, good management of water resour

The 2020 OPEC World Oil Outlook (WOO) was launched today in Vienna, Austria, providing the OPEC Secretariat’s in-depth look at the unprecedented scale and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global energy and oil markets, an assessment of the medium- and long-term prospects, as well as analysis of various alternative scenarios and sensitivities that have the potential to imp

Speakers: Dr Barik Schuber: IEN Coordinator and Senior International Economic Advisor. Ali Alsafar: IEA MENA Program manager. Guest speaker: Mr. Ali Shamara: Private Investor and independent power producer. Introduction: The Iraqi Economists Network recognizes the repercussion of the failure of all the plans, the allocation resources, and the implemented proje

The British oil major’s recent report has said that the demand for oil will not go back to the pre-Covid levels BP Plc said the relentless growth of oil demand is over, becoming the first super major to call the end of an era many thought would last another decade or more. Oil consumption may never return to levels seen before the coronavirus crisis took hold, BP said in

By Khalid Al-Ansary Iraq will offer barley for export for the first time after ample rains and price incentives spurred farmers to grow a surplus of the grain. The government plans to start auctioning 700,000 tons of the grain next week and anticipates interest from Gulf Arab states, Jordan and countries in North Africa, agriculture ministry spokesman Hameed Al-Nayef said