Iraq

The Iraqi Security Force has thus far coped well with its increased responsibilities following the withdrawal of US troops from Iraqi towns and cities, which bodes well for stability.... 2009-08-04

Despite the central bank's aggressive monetary easing in recent months, commercial bank lending rates could well remain elevated. However, the primitive nature of the financial services... 2009-07-27

In late July, Shi'a cleric Muqtada al-Sadr met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus. Their talks focused on Iraq in the aftermath of the June 30 withdrawal of US troops from... 2009-07-27

In June, headline and core inflation came in at 0.7% and 8.7% y-o-y respectively, up from -5.6% and 4.8% y-o-y respectively the previous month. In addition, food inflation rose from... 2009-07-27

The next six months will be a pivotal time period for Iraq. To say this may well be clichéd - when has Iraq not faced pivotal moments over the past six years? However, following... 2009-06-29

The Iraqi Security Force (ISF) will be increasingly tested following the withdrawal of US troops from Iraqi towns and cities at the end of June 2009. The evolution of the security... 2009-05-19

After turning out substantial surpluses between 2005 and 2008, the collapse in global oil prices will send the central government's fiscal balance into deficit to the tune of 18.2%... 2009-05-18

Recently released figures from the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) show that the inflation rate continued to fall in April. Overall inflation came in at -5.7% y-o-y and -0.9% m-o-m (down... 2009-05-15

The Iraqi government is keen to invite foreign investment into the power sector. With demand estimated at between 8,500MW and 9,000MW nationwide, and supply into the national grid... 2009-05-14

Real GDP will grow by an average 5.8% annually over the next five years, on the back of steadily increasing oil output and solid growth in the non-oil sector.