This report - the first phase of a programmatic Iraq country economic memorandum (CEM) is structured around the themes … of revenue management and economic diversification. These themes accord with the economic challenges faced by Iraq in the … diversify the economy. Iraq's oil revenue boom will not be able to meet the expectations placed upon it without a range of …

Iraq's economy is gradually emerging from the deep recession caused by the pandemic and the plunge in oil prices in … 2020. Higher oil revenues pushed Iraq's overall fiscal and external balances into a surplus in 2021. The turnaround in oil … markets has significantly improved Iraq's economic outlook in the medium term. Iraq's fiscal and socio-economic fragilities …

"Examining the interplay between the oil economy and identity politics using the Kurdistan Region of Iraq as a case … nature. Since the ousting of Saddam Hussein, the de-facto borders of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq have repeatedly changed …