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Political Risk

While it could take several weeks for the full results to be made public, initial returns from Iraq's national elections suggest that Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's State of Law... 2010-03-15


Political Risk

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is well positioned to retain his position following national parliamentary elections that will take place on March 7. Although his State of Law coalition... 2010-03-05


Economy

According to US Defense Secretary Robert Gates, the security situation would have to worsen significantly in the aftermath of March's parliamentary elections for the US to slow down... 2010-02-24


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Economy

Consumer price inflation (CPI) came in at -4.4% y-o-y in December 2009, bringing the average annual CPI rate to -2.8% for 2009. Core inflation, which excludes fuel costs, averaged... 2010-02-24


Political Risk

Iraq is at its most stable since the 2003 US-led invasion, but the numerous challenges it faces present significant risks that it could descend in to chaos once again. That said,... 2010-02-18


Economy

The multitude of competing political parties coupled with the lack of reliable opinion polling means that predicting the outcome of March's national parliamentary elections is largely... 2010-02-16


Economy

The expansion of the oil sector and Iraq's ongoing reconstruction and economic development suggest strong growth in both imports and exports over the coming years. Our relatively... 2010-02-11


Economy

On the back of steadily increasing oil output and solid growth in the non-oil sector, we expect real GDP growth to average 4.9% annually over the next five years. While the Iraqi... 2010-02-10