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Economics and development

How India views Iraq and important areas of cooperation between the two countries

Past Iraq-India relations: India has had relations with West Asia since prehistoric times. In ancient times, Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley Civilization had thriving trade relations, and the Islamic period expanded civilizational, cultural, and historical ties. The connection of Indian Muslims with Iraq increased from the late eighteenth century....

Egyptian-Iraqi Relations (Problems and Prospects for Resolving both sides)

Omar Sami / a writer and researcher in political science. The Egyptian-Iraqi relations were proceeding distinctly at all levels, until the second Gulf War in 1991, and with the remnants of the skirmishes between the two projects (the Nasserist and the Baathist). Iraq was also very important to the Egyptian...

Basra-Aqaba Oil Pipeline

Dr. Mustafa Al-Naji/ researcher and academic  Executive Summary          The extension of the oil pipeline (Basra-Aqaba) occupies exceptional importance in the ongoing dialogues between the political, economic, and social elites. There was a lot of controversy about its feasibility and goals for Iraq, and for this reason, the search for...

The role of international organizations in supporting Iraq’s reforms in the White Paper

Dr. Lujain Mustafa Ismail/ Ministry of Planning. Executive summary: The Iraqi economy reflects its heavy dependence on its oil sector over the course of many years, which has caused exacerbating problems, in addition to the many pressures that have been imposed on it as a result of the complex financial and...

Financing higher education in the light of international experiences

Ahmed Kudhaer Hussain The subject of financing higher education is the main entry point for the level of the education system, as a system that affects and is influenced by all relationships and interactions of the comprehensive education system. The issue of financing for education is therefore an important issue...

The reality of the health sector in Iraq and ways to improve it (preliminary reading)

Muqdam Al-Shaibani is a researcher in economic affairs and a member of the Iraqi Economists Association. The Iraqi health sector is of great importance because it is directly and affectively related to the wellbeing of Iraqi citizens, it provides health care to them, which is one of the basic human...

Dynamic shifts in the global energy market and their impact on oil-rent countries (Iraq)

Mohannad Ahmed Faraj / Imam Al-Kadhum University College. Several signs indicate that the global energy system has begun a process of transformation from total dependence on fossil energy sources, especially coal, oil, and natural gas, to a new era in which clean energy sources have an important impact in meeting...

Iraq’s rank in the Global Health Security Index 2021

Dr. Bassem Ali Khreisan / Professor at the College of Political Science - University of Baghdad. The Global Health Security (GHS) Index is the first comprehensive assessment and benchmarking of health security and related capabilities across the 195 countries that make up the States Parties to the International Health Regulations...

The Effect of China’s Belt and Road Initiative on Iraq CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

Hadeel Harbi Thari/ Ph.D. Researcher China launched the ‘Belt and Road Initiative’, with a high pace of its economic growth, and a growing dependence on foreign markets, raw materials, fuel, and other resources from overseas; To complete its great economic achievements, which constituted a strategic entry point for it; In...

Iraq in Human Development Index 2020

The Human Development Index (HDI), is an index used to rank countries based on human development, the first to start with the Human Development Index was Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq, in collaboration with Indian economist Amartya Sen, and British scientist Magand Desai. This Index began to emerge in...