U.S. diplomats warning GE’s major deals in Iraq at risk over travel ban. The industrial conglomerate has sizable interests in Iraq. By TARA PALMERI and BRYAN BENDER

The Iraqi government is warning that a pair of pending deals with General Electric could be at risk from President Donald Trump's travel ban, according to internal State Department documents. The industrial conglomerate, which builds everything from nuclear reactors to aircraft engines, already has sizable interests in Iraq, including power contracts worth more than a billio

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Iraq finance minister fights on two fronts. Hoshyar Zebari faces graft claims as he tries to save economy. By: Erika Solomon

Download PDF: iraq-finance-minister-fights-on-two-fronts-hoshyar-zebari-faces-graft-claims-as-he-tries-to-save-economy-by-erika-solomon Baghdad, SEPTEMBER 11, 2016 Hoshyar Zebari should have been preparing for loan negotiations that could save his country from economic collapse. Instead, Iraq’s finance minister sat in his office waving a file of papers he claims prove that bi

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Iran’s Iraqi Market. By TAMER BADAWI*

The rise of the Islamic State has created both challenges and opportunities for Iranian trade networks in Iraq.   The rise of the Islamic State (IS) and its expansion in Iraqi territory has threatened trade routes between Iran and Iraq, which have thrived over the past decade because Iraqi markets remained mostly open at a time when sanctions closed off other potential

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Iraq’s parliament approves $88.2 bn budget for 2016

Baghdad (AFP) - Iraq's parliament adopted Wednesday a 2016 budget of $88.2 billion, based on projected oil prices of $45 per barrel, according to a copy received by AFP. The budget includes oil production the federal government does not now control and envisions a rise in oil prices, meaning revenue may fall short of projections. Parliament speaker Salim al-Juburi announced t

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