Iraq: Lagging OPEC+ Compliance, Struggling Oil Revenues, And an Economic Crisis...
The OPEC+ agreement has helped ease a further collapse in oil price, while there is a broad consensus within the group of producers to...
Making Space for The Private Sector: An Interview with Ahmed Tabaqchali
This month we take a different tack and hear Mr.Tabachali’s views on the role of finance and markets, Iraq’s early efforts mobilizing financial technology (FINTECH) for the unbanked and kickstarting small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) growth.
Washington and Baghdad’s New Government: A Test of Economics
It is no secret that Mustafa al-Kadhimi’s government is backed by the United States. After almost two years of struggling to deal with Prime...
Measuring Iraq’s Capacity: A Problem of Units and Systems
How do individuals who closely follow events in Iraq observe progress in state capacity and governance, two contested but related concepts? Those looking at...
Scaling up Job Creation: An Interview with Ewout Frankema
In our current series on job creation strategies – titled “Towards Sustainable Job Creation in Iraq“, we have been particularly keen to speak with...
Missing the long game: Washington’s high-risk energy diplomacy in Iraq
Washington’s foreign relations in the Middle East are often characterized by ebb and flow, tracking the region’s dynamic politics. But when it comes to...
Iraq In the Time of Corona: After ISIS, An Unwelcome Hydra-Headed...
Comprising 93% of fiscal budgetary revenues, 60% of GDP and 99% of exports, oil is indisputably the lifeblood of Iraq’s economy. The gravity of...
Short Term Goals for a Job Creation Strategy in Iraq
Job creation in Iraq has been a difficult undertaking for the Government of Iraq (GoI) as the country’s population of 38.43 million (as of...
Private Sector Job Creation: the Cornerstone of International Development in Iraq
An often-repeated statistic about Iraq’s labour market is that at least 500,000 Iraqis enter the job market annually. This is similar to the crisis...
Call for Submissions: Towards Sustainable Job Creation in Iraq
Extending until the end of 2020, Iraq Energy Institute is pleased to announce running a series of monthly articles on sustainable job creation at...
