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SANDY INGRAM: BREAKING NEWS Iraq's Bold Request
BREAKING NEWS Iraq's Bold Request
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REAKING NEWS Iraq's Bold Request -Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein Meets U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington, D.C.
In today's breaking update, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein meets with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington to discuss strengthening Iraq-US relations, improving Middle East security, and boosting economic cooperation.
A major highlight was Iraq’s push to reconsider the Level 4 travel advisory, which would allow easier travel to Iraq for investors and businesses.
This follows the successful U.S. Department of Commerce trade mission to Baghdad, where multi-billion-dollar deals were signed.
As Iraq’s security situation improves, the country is actively seeking to attract more foreign investment and expand its role in regional stability.
Stay tuned for the latest on Iraq news, foreign investment opportunities, and updates on U.S. diplomatic relations with Iraq.
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Militia Man
Remember, Iraq's original currency was mostly reflected off of oil and rentier country. Not anymore.
That's going to mean they're going to need or will have a very strong powerful real effective exchange rate. It's obvious IMO
This is a time frame where Iraq is stabilizing their foreign reserves. They've increased their gold up to 163 tons of gold.
We have assurances from the likes of Saleh, Al Sudani etc that they have a strong stable economy, they have a strong stable country with security and stability. Hence all the investors are flocking in.
The Minister of Finance participates in the annual spring meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund
The Minister of Finance participates in the annual spring meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund
4/26/2025 Baghdad /
Minister of Finance Taif Sami Mohammed, Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq Ali Al-Alaq, and the accompanying delegation participated in the annual spring meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund, held from April 20 to 23, 2025 in Washington, to discuss global economic challenges, economic development, financial stability and other related issues, in addition to plenary sessions, seminars and side consultations.
A statement by the Ministry of Finance said: "The Minister began her participation in the first meeting with the Executive Director of the World Bank, Abdulaziz Al-Mulla, and discussed the economic situation in Iraq and the role of the World Bank in supporting Iraq in its reform programs, especially in the issues of maximizing revenues, reducing expenditures, digitization, electronic systems, infrastructure projects, energy and the environment." She
also met with Hella Sheikh Rouho, Regional Vice President of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), and her accompanying delegation, and discussed with her the most important obstacles to investment in Iraq and ways to address them, as well as the most important projects supervised by this institution in Iraq in the transportation, energy and international trade financing sectors. She explained that the institution can support projects of the Iraq Development Fund. The Deputy Chairman of the Foundation also emphasized the support of the private sector and its projects, as well as the agricultural and industrial sectors in Iraq.
The delegation, headed by her, held a high-level meeting with the World Bank Vice President for the Middle East, Othman Dawani. The meeting discussed the portfolio of projects funded by the World Bank, particularly the railway project in Iraq. It was agreed to review this portfolio to follow up on project implementation, identify work obstacles, and find solutions for their implementation and completion within the specified timeframe. The meeting also discussed the government's priorities for future projects, which the World Bank can support, with regard to renewable energy, waste management, and transportation projects, especially the metro, airports, and railways. The meeting also discussed the issue of human development in Iraq, which is a government priority, to be included in the World Bank's plans to allocate support and launch future projects in the education, health, employment, and social protection sectors.
The statement added: "The Minister, along with the Governor of the Central Bank, attended the ministerial meeting chaired by the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Gurevichi, and attended by the Ministers of Finance and Governors of the IMF member countries.
The discussions focused on the global economic situation, the increasing uncertainty and its economic impacts at the local and global levels, addressing challenges and measures to enhance resilience, identifying strategies to maintain the macroeconomy and manage debt sustainability, in addition to focusing on exchanging visions and experiences regarding economic reforms, enhancing the performance of government institutions, supporting and strengthening the private sector, and opening the way for them to be at the forefront of sustaining the economic resilience of the countries of the region.
The Iraqi delegation's agenda also included participation in the meeting held with the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Dr. Mohamed Maait, during which the spotlight was placed on specific reforms to improve the performance of the financial sector in Iraq, and sharing updates between the two sides through activating areas of partnership with the Fund.
During the meetings, Finance Minister Taif Sami held a coordination meeting with the Head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission to Iraq, Jean-Jacques Killaume. The meeting addressed the prospects for Iraqi economic growth through the government's reform program aimed at strengthening the oil and non-oil sectors, and how to maintain economic stability in Iraq in light of the global economic conditions.
She also met with the Director of Technical and Financial Affairs and her technical team at the IMF, responsible for providing technical support and expertise to the Ministry of Finance. The meeting discussed steps to provide technical support to the General Tax Authority and the General Customs Authority regarding the electronic automation of their systems and reviewing amendments to their laws.
Sami expressed her readiness to provide technical support and training on these systems for customs and tax employees. The meeting also discussed completing the requirements for the single treasury account and reviewing the procedures implemented by the Ministry of Finance in relation to this program.
In a related context, the delegation held a meeting with Jihad Azour, Director of the IMF's Middle East and Asia Department, where they discussed a range of economic issues and the most prominent financial policy forecasts.
For his part, the Regional Representative stressed the Fund's commitment to supporting all financial, banking, and monetary reform programs adopted by the Iraqi government. LINK
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The total circulation of IQD denomination wise. For people who still think 180 trillion IQD is in circulation.
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