Iraq economy news in English covering oil, energy, investment, markets, trade, banking and public finance developments across the country.
KirkukWorld Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the pace of Ebolaโs spread in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda has now exceeded โฆ
BaghdadBaghdad has removed 1,236 environmental violations in operations launched to combat pollution, while officials said air quality has improved by up to 50%. The campaign coโฆ
BaghdadThe US dollar moved in opposite directions in Iraqโs Baghdad and Erbil markets on Monday, falling slightly in the capital while rising in the Kurdistan Regionโs center. Tโฆ
BaghdadAzm Alliance lawmaker Iyad al-Jubouri said thousands of dunams around Baghdad International Airport were improperly transferred to an investment company, in what he descrโฆ
IraqHaklar Bloc has condemned what it described as attempts by political circles backed by U.S. and regional pressure to dismantle the Popular Mobilization Forces. The bloc sโฆ
IraqIranian media reported that Tehran shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle over the Gulf waters, in an operation Iranian forces said was carried out with the โArล Kemanโ droโฆ
BaghdadThe dollar rate in Baghdad recorded a slight decline as trading closed, with 100 dollars falling to 153,250 dinars in the stock market and the parallel market. The rate hโฆ
IraqSerious divisions have emerged inside the Coordination Framework over a U.S. proposal on the future of the Popular Mobilization Forces, as armed groups reject any move toโฆ
IraqFormer Acting Interior Minister Hussein al-Awadi on Monday issued an administrative order promoting 3,651 civilian employees at the Interior Ministry. The move is part ofโฆ
IraqUS President Donald Trump said talks with Iran are going well, but linked any nuclear agreement to the expansion of the Abraham Accords and said regional powers should joโฆ
IraqUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio said an agreement with Iran is still possible despite the recent attacks, signaling that Washington has not abandoned diplomacy even aftโฆ
BaghdadSecurity forces carried out separate operations in Baghdad and Anbar, detaining suspects linked to drug trafficking and illegal arms trading. The arrests underscore ongoiโฆ
BaghdadIraqโs National Security Unit arrested a dangerous drug dealer in eastern Baghdad after a drone-assisted operation in the Harbiyya area demonstrated the cityโs security aโฆ
BaghdadThe Iraq Stock Exchange recorded 5,718 transactions worth 86.72 billion Iraqi dinars last week, with weekly turnover reaching about $66.2 million and rising 958% from theโฆ
SaladinArab football is poised to reach its highest-ever representation at the 2026 World Cup, with eight teams qualified for the tournament hosted jointly by the United States,โฆ
KarbalaUnauthorized employment by foreign nationals who enter Karbala as religious visitors has become an economic and social crisis in the city, where thousands are believed toโฆ
IraqIranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Doha and began talks with Qatari officials, with the Strait of Hormuz andโฆ
BaghdadThe General Directorate of Cargo in Iraq issued instructions to ease visitor entry at all border cargo centers for Eid al-Adha, aiming to ensure the highest possible flowโฆ
BaghdadTwo separate fires broke out in Baghdadโs Rusafa district and were brought under control by firefighting teams, with no casualties reported. The incidents occurred in Bagโฆ
BaghdadPolitical groups within the Coordination Framework are preparing a wide-ranging administrative restructuring in state institutions as Iraqโs cabinet crisis continues, raiโฆ
