Mazhar Saleh: The Economy Is Achieving Positive Indicators With A Growth Rate Of 5.3% In 2025.

Time: 2025/09/09 11:33:40 Reading: 705 times {Economic: Al Furat News} The financial advisor to the Prime Minister, Mazhar Mohammed Salih, confirmed on Tuesday that the Iraqi economy is going through a pivotal phase that combines positive indicators and promising opportunities with structural challenges that require radical reforms, which the government program is working on with determination and a coherent approach.

Parliamentary Call To Establish A "Petrodollar Fund"
 
Second and third 09/09/2025  Baghdad: Janan Al-Asadi Basra MP Asaad Al-Bazouni  called for the establishment of a special fund known as the  "Petrodollar Fund," to address  environmental pollution and the  significant rise in cancer rates in Basra, given the province's  heavy reliance on oil revenues in the general budget.   Without any real plan to address the negative impacts of oil extraction operations.

Iraq Is At The Heart Of A Global Digital Storm. Iraqis Are Increasingly Buying Cryptocurrencies, And There Are Warnings Of Risks To The Iraqi Economy.
 
September 8, 2025   Baghdad / Iraq Observer  In recent years, Iraq has witnessed an escalating debate about cryptocurrencies,  a phenomenon that has swept the world, transforming money flows from traditional banking channels  to a borderless and unregulated digital space.

While Iraq ranks relatively high globally in cryptocurrency adoption indicators,  official voices are increasingly raising their voices, most notably the warnings    of the Central Bank of Iraq and the  Prime Minister's financial advisors, regarding the  legal,  financial, and  security risks these currencies pose,  which could be devastating to  individuals and the   national economy.