Irq

🇮🇶 EBRD Cuts Iraq Growth Outlook as Currency Devaluation Sparks Political Debate

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🇮🇶 Iraq CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways The EBRD cut its growth outlook for Iraq on September 24, 2026, citing war pressures in the region (Reuters). Iraq devalued its currency recently, a move that has faced opposition from some members of parliament (Al Jazeera, October 8, 2026). … Read more

🇮🇶 EBRD Cuts Iraq Growth Outlook Amid War Pressures and New Political Leadership

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🇮🇶 Iraq CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) cut its growth outlook for Iraq in September 2026, citing intensifying war pressures. [Source: Reuters, Date: 2026-09-24] ICRA forecasts rising Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation for August 2026, with food prices expected … Read more

🇮🇶 Iraq’s Economy in Focus as Global Food Prices Surge and Baghdad Courts Investors

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🇮🇶 Iraq CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Global food prices are soaring, with CPI data released September 14, 2026, showing intensifying food pressures heading into September, according to ICRA via Traders Union. OECD consumer price data updated September 8, 2026, show inflation remains elevated across major economies, … Read more

🇮🇶 234 Partnership Contracts and 87 Idle Factories: Iraq’s Industrial Push Faces Structural Hurdles

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🇮🇶 Iraq CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways The Ministry of Industry has signed 234 partnership contracts aimed at reviving local manufacturing, according to a report by the Al-Rawabit Strategic and Political Studies Center on August 28, 2026. Despite these agreements, 87 factories remain idle, highlighting a gap … Read more

🇮🇶 Iraq’s State Sector Cannot Absorb Job Seekers, Labor Experts Warn

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🇮🇶 Iraq CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways State jobs cannot solve Iraq’s unemployment problem, according to Shafaq News report published August 21, 2026. Iraq’s labor market faces structural challenges requiring private sector growth, per the same Shafaq News analysis. Central Bank of Iraq and Central Statistical Organization … Read more

🇮🇶 Iraq’s Economy Faces Headwinds as New U.S. Agreements Unlikely to Ease Fiscal Pressures, Stratfor Says

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🇮🇶 Iraq CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways New U.S. agreements are unlikely to ease Iraq’s economic woes, according to Stratfor Worldview analysis published July 28, 2026. The only realistic option for Iraq involves difficult structural reforms, per American Enterprise Institute commentary from July 30, 2026. Iraq remains … Read more

🇮🇶 Iraq’s PM Heads to Washington as US Backs New Oil Pipeline to Bypass Iran

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🇮🇶 Iraq CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Iraqi Prime Minister al-Zaidi visited Washington in July 2026 to bolster ties amid the Iran war, per Crypto Briefing (July 14, 2026). The US is backing a new Iraq-Syria oil pipeline to weaken Iran’s control over the Strait of Hormuz, … Read more