The World Trade Organization (WTO) is one of the three organizations of the United Nations specialized in the economic and trade fields, which is considered to be one of the major players on the global scene, as it replaced the GATT for tariffs, and began its work effectively in...
Dr. Riam Ali Hussein
Uncertainty plays a major role in the instability of oil prices, especially when crises occur in the oil supply areas. Which increases the imbalance conditions between supply and demand for oil. With the emergence of ISIS and its occupation of parts of Iraq, and the loss...
The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) is an index that ranks countries “by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, as determined by expert assessments and opinion surveys”. The index is published annually by the non-governmental organization Transparency International since 1995. Corruption Perceptions Index 2020 – published in January 2021,...
Emad Al-Sheikh Dawood - Hashem Emad Abdel-Karim
During the pre-World War I era, trains transported goods from Cairo to Jerusalem and from Damascus to Medina to transport pilgrims between Constantinople (the former capital of the Ottoman Empire) and Hejaz in the Arabian Peninsula, and shorten the travel time for military...
Salam Jabbar Shehab
Economic diversification entails measures to reduce dependence on a single source of income (currently), which is through these new revenue channels, as well as creating new channels; To generate other economic outputs, so the basic idea behind economic diversification is to develop or create a type of...
Ahmed Kudhaer Hussain
During the last decade, Iraq recorded a population increase of about 9 million people, and according to the statistics of the global economy for 2020, Iraq ranks 36th in the world in terms of population, and the fourth among Arab countries, as the annual growth rate of...
The Iraqi economy is witnessing a transitional phase from a socialist system in which the state controls most of its economic activities to an open economic system in which the state monitors the performance of economic activities and contributes to facilitating them and helping to overcome economic crises if...
Dr. Bassem Ali Khreisan
The Natural Capital of a country is defined by the natural physical environment. The Natural Capital model incorporates the essence of resources that allow a country to be completely self-sustaining: land, water, climate, biodiversity, food production and capacity, and energy and mineral resources. In addition, the...
Dr. Bassem Ali Khreisan
The Social Capital of a nation is the sum of social stability and the well-being (perceived or real) of the entire population. Social Capital generates social cohesion and a certain level of consensus, which in turn delivers a stable environment for the economy, and prevents natural...
The Index Legatum Prosperity is an annual ranking developed by the Legatum Institute. The index rankings were launched in 2007 and are based on a variety of factors including wealth, economic growth, quality of life, health, education, and personal well-being. Its purpose is to highlight the strengths and weaknesses...
