End Of The UN Mission In Iraq

December 31, 2025   Baghdad (AFP) – The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) will end its 22-year mission on Wednesday evening in a country that has become relatively stable and is working to recover from decades of conflict.

This comes at the request of Baghdad, and last year the UN Security Council extended the mandate of the mission, which was in Iraq to provide support and advice during the political transition that followed the 2003 US invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein’s regime, for a final period until December 31, 2025.

The Iraqi Market Saw Its Name Traded At More Than 57 Billion Dinars In A Week.

Stock Exchange   Economy News – Baghdad   The Iraq Stock Exchange announced on Tuesday that shares worth more than 57 billion dinars were traded during the past week.

The market said in a report that "the number of companies whose shares were traded during the past week reached 69 joint-stock companies, while the shares of 25 companies were not traded due to the failure of purchase orders to match sale orders, while 10 companies continued to be suspended due to failure to provide disclosure, out of 104 companies listed on the market."

Experts: Automation And Fair Tax Collection Are Key To Economic Reform

Baghdad: Shukran Al-Fatlawi   Economic experts have praised the Ministerial Council for the Economy's call to enhance electricity collection, review current tariffs, and adopt automation across all government sectors. These experts believe this approach represents a reform path that encourages more efficient consumption. They also described automated bill collection as the cornerstone of any genuine reform, whether in the electricity sector or other sectors, due to its potential for transparency, reduced corruption, and less waste of public funds.