Macroeconomic Policy – Page 10 – Iraqi Economists Network

Youth unemployment a major challenge for Iraq’s next government. By Robert Edwards and Mohammed Rwanduzy

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Iraq’s next government has a problem. Almost half the population is under the age of 19 and unemployment among 15-24 year olds already stands at 18 percent. Unless opportunities are created for them, their disillusionment will only grow. According to the latest figures from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the unemployment rate acros

BAGHDAD: Iraq's parliament on Saturday (Mar 3) adopted an US$88.5 billion budget for 2018, with Kurdish lawmakers boycotting the vote to protest against a cut in the amount allocated to their autonomous region. The reduction comes after a controversial independence reference by the Kurds last year sparked a furious dispute with the central government. The budget is based on p

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Total value of two-way trade between the UAE and Iraq stood at nearly Dh26 billion ($7 billion) in 2016, making Iraq one of the key export markets for UAE, with re-exports accounting for Dh12.3 billion of the total value of trade, said the Federation of UAE Chambers of Commerce and Industry. UAE and Iraq maintain robust economic and trade relations as Iraq remains one of the

The cost of investing in Iraq's education will be high, but the return of this investment will be immense. Displaced Iraqi boys enter a tent school set by United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) at Hammam al-Alil camp south of Mosul [Ari Jalal/Reuters] by Even though 200,000 people - 85,000 of them children - continue to be trapped in the violence raging in west