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IRAQ: Baghdad may devalue the dinar
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES258252
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Last month, Saudi Arabia pledged to link Iraq up to its national grid to help address electricity shortfalls. Indeed, after years of frozen ties, Saudi Arabia has recently stepped…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB244213
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IRAQ: Baghdad-Erbil fiscal resolution will be stopgap
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES257816
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The increase reflects the introduction of the Basra Heavy oil grade at the start of June. With northern and western Iraq under Islamic State group (ISG) control, Basra is the last…
Between deepening internal divisions, increased foreign pressure and a stark economic crisis, the semi-autonomy of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) is facing its most severe…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282383
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Chinese companies have not only become the dominant players in the upstream oil and gas sector and the leading importers of Iraqi oil; they are also important forces in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281733
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The latest federal budget, which had also been blocked because of disputes between Baghdad and Erbil, was simultaneously finalised and passed to parliament. The long…
Despite fears being raised recently of threats to US assets from pro-Iran armed groups, however, the latter have thus far refrained from using their lethal capabilities against US…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB244731
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Although some important hydrocarbons projects have seen progress, both Baghdad and Erbil have made fresh moves seen as prejudicial by oil sector investors. Uncertainty continues…