20 Years of Failed Oil and Gas Policies Lead to New Opportunities in Iraq
Back in 2003, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) adopted an independent oil policy that was...
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Faw Grand Port Project: Prospects and Challenges
Iraq has long suffered from a lack of investment due to the burden of occupation, political...
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Can Nuclear Energy Answer Iraq’s Power Crisis?
(Al-Quds power plant in Baghdad. Photo: Reuters/Thaier al-Sudani) Last week, Iraqi officials...
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To Defeat Corruption, Iraq Needs E-Government
It has now been more than a year since Mustafa Al-Kadhimi assumed Iraq’s premiership. His rise...
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Can the White Paper Deliver on Economic Reform?
The Iraqi government’s long-awaited “White Paper” was formally approved by cabinet on October 13...
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How KRG Officials Scammed a Canadian Oil Company and British Charity for Profit
(Photo: Oryx Petroleum Facebook) The 2003 Iraq War was sharply polarizing. Even Canada, long among...
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Powering Iraq: Why Electricity is key to Peace, Stability and Prosperity
It does not have to be this way. Iraq’s chronic electricity shortages should not be this bad. The...
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An Overview of Iraq’s Finances
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Ali Allawi held a brief press conference that...
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Is Devaluing the Dinar the Answer to Iraq’s Financial Crisis?
The COVID-19 pandemic led to the collapse of global oil prices which hit Iraq’s economy hard as...
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2020: Iraq’s Perfect Storm
Iraq has been facing a series of crises for the last several months. Due to the leadership vacuum...
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