By Khalid Al-Ansary and Zainab Fattah (Bloomberg) -- Total SE is considering natural-gas investments in Iraq, according to the Middle Eastern nation’s government. The two sides held talks this week about projects in western Iraq and near the southern energy hub of Basra, the Iraqi oil ministry said in a statement. They hope to reach an agreement soon, the statement said
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The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic continues to sweep across the region, though countries are cautiously proceeding with reopening. The necessary public health response to the pandemic has greatly decreased mobility and has come at a steep economic cost. As a result, real GDP in the region is projected to fall by 4.1 percent in 2020. This contraction is 1.3 percentage
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INTRODUCTION IOM Iraq, in collaboration with Georgetown University, developed the panel study entitled Access to Durable Solutions Among IDPs in Iraq in 2015 to deepen the understanding of progress towards achieving durable solutions for IDPS over time. The study has yielded significant insight into the lived experiences of displacement over time, the dynamics of Iraqi dis
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Introduction by the Chairman of the Authors and Technical Committee Iraq seeks to preserve its cultural significance and keep up the world’s progress through hard work to build a better future. The Sustainable Development Goals 2030 is the starting point of the Iraq vision implementation. All of that requires real efforts to achieve Iraq’s dream in restoring its great his
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