The Management Team of the Iraqi Economists Network (IEN) mourns with great sadness the passing of the Founder of the Network and its General Coordinator, Dr. Barik Muhammad Ridha Schubar, who passed away in Berlin on Saturday, June 15, 2024, after an illness that lasted only a few days. In the absence of Dr. Schubar, Iraq’s economic, social, development, and academic circles
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Baghdad, Iraq, 3 June 2023 – The United Nations (UN) Assistant Secretary-General and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Assistant Administrator and Regional Director for Arab States, Mr. Abdallah Al Dardari, has concluded a five-day mission to Iraq with a commitment to support new development priorities in the country. During meetings with a wide variety of stakeholder
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Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The World Bank confirmed on Sunday its full commitment to provide support and assistance to automate public financial management in Iraq, the state news agency (INA) reported. The press office of the Iraqi Parliament mentioned in a statement that the Parliamentary Finance Committee, headed by MP Atwan Al-Atwani, hosted a World Bank delegation to fol
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Economy and Natural Resources Tuesday, 25 April 2023 | 6:00–7:15 p.m. (CEST) Speakers: “Legacies of Hydrological Change and Political Conflict in Iraq” Ariel Ahram and Farhad Mamshai (Virginia Tech School of Public and International Affairs, USA) “An Analysis of the Sustainable Development Policies and Natural Resources Governance in Iraq: 1990–2020” Adnan Aljawareen (Universit
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By Charles Kennedy - Jul 08, 2021, 3:30 PM CDT Iraq’s economy will strengthen this year as a result of higher oil prices but this will not be enough to stabilize it over the long term, according to Moody’s. The ratings agency affirmed Iraq’s stable outlook along with its long-term non-investment grade rating citing the country’s continued over-reliance on oil revenues
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