The Iraqi Economists Network is pleased to invite you to attend our fourth webinar in cooperation with the World Bank. A representative of the World Bank will be presenting the new edition of Iraq Economic Monitor, This report is entitled: “Protecting Vulnerable Iraqis in the Time of a Pandemic, The Case for Urgent Stimulus and Economic Reforms” and special focus on “Impacts
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On October 10, the government of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi issued a White Paper to reform Iraq’s economy. The energy sector’s future has taken considerable space in the blueprint alongside the country’s increasing demand for electricity. The paper lists the Iraqi government’s plan for the next three to five years, with an effort to satisfy the gap between demand a
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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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