Iraq

While reconciliation between Iraq's Sunnis and Shi'as has certainly tentatively progressed over the past 18 months or so in the wake of an improved security situation, recent protests... 2008-10-03

Over the past several months we have highlighted the improving security situation in Iraq, and are cautiously optimistic for the country's future. However, we have also stressed that... 2008-10-01

The yield on Iraq's US$ Global 2028 bond recently hit our short-term target of 10.3%, which we set on August 17 when the yield was at 9.9% (see Global 2028 Bond: Yield To Rise Further),... 2008-09-25

The improved security situation should allow Iraq to attract increasing foreign investment inflows over the coming years. While oil sector investment has in recent months been hampered... 2008-09-25

While Iraq's security situation has improved markedly over the past 18 months, thanks in large part to the US troop surge, long-term stability will require significant reconciliation... 2008-09-23

Having turned cautious Iraq's US$ Global 2028 bond in mid-August (see Global 2028 Bond: Time To Get Cautious, August 18), when the yield was at 8.9%, we are not surprised by its... 2008-09-17

The news that the UAE's ambassador to Iraq, Abdullah Ibrahim al-Shehi, has today (September 10) arrived in Baghdad could encourage the other Arab states who have recently appointed... 2008-09-10

In the light of the visits to Baghdad by Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan in July, King Abdullah of Jordan earlier this month, and now by Lebanon's Prime Minister Fouad Siniora,... 2008-08-21

We are not overly confident in Baghdad's ability to attract significant foreign investment into the oil sector in the short-to-medium term.

Real GDP will grow by an average 8.0% annually over the next five years, on the back of increasing oil output and strong growth in the non-oil sector.