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IEN Webinar: Iraq’s Long-Lasting Electricity Problem

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By Davide Barbuscia DUBAI, Sept 21 (Reuters) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is assessing a request from Iraq to become a member of the multilateral financial institution, the bank’s acting president said on Monday. Iraq, an oil producer whose economy is suffering from the double blow of the coronavirus crisis and lower oil prices, could

As technocrats increasingly fill key government roles, U.S. officials need to help Baghdad withstand the inevitable counterpunch from political and militia factions used to dictating such appointments. On September 14, Baghdad announced a range of strategic leadership appointments for institutions tasked with overseeing Iraq’s economy, borders, and anti-corruption effo

To strengthen Iraq’s capacity for resisting militia and foreign influence, Washington should keep supporting the campaign to remake the military one commander at a time. On September 13, Iraqi Shia leader Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani issued a statement calling on the government to ensure fair elections in 2021, secure the country’s borders, establish state control

By Anthony DiPaola (Bloomberg) -- Iraq is exporting more crude so far in September than its daily average last month, seeming to put compliance with the country’s OPEC+ production limit further out of reach. A long-time laggard when it comes to reducing output by agreed amounts, Iraq already owes its partners in the producers’ group a level of cuts over and above its pledged