Iraq Economic News and Points To Ponder Sunday Morning 12-21-25

For The Second Year In A Row, Iraq Is Outside The Top 20 Countries Holding These US Bonds

Saturday, December 20, 2025 15:57 | Economy Number of views: 139  Baghdad/ NINA / The US Treasury announced that Japan and the United Kingdom, the two largest holders of US Treasury securities, increased their holdings, while China reduced its holdings. The Treasury also noted that two Arab countries were among the top 20 holders.

In its latest 2025 report, the Treasury stated that Japan and the United Kingdom increased their holdings of US Treasury securities to $1.2 trillion and $877 billion respectively in October, while China reduced its holdings to $688 billion from $700 billion.

The report added that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were among the top 20 holders of US Treasury securities, with holdings of $134 billion and $110 billion respectively. It further noted that Iraq remained outside the top 20 holders of these securities for the second consecutive year.

She pointed out that: "The total value of bonds held by countries worldwide reached $9.242 trillion.

It is worth noting that Iraq holds approximately $32 billion in US bonds, which are considered part of the country's reserve investments." /End 7.   https://ninanews.com/Website/News/Details?key=1267660

The Prime Minister Affirms The Government's Support For Automation And Digital Transformation Projects

Saturday, December 20, 2025 | Politics Number of views: 121  Baghdad/ NINA /Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani affirmed the government's support for projects employing automation and digital transformation to serve scientific research and document preservation.

His media office stated in a press release that Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani inaugurated the Iraqi Digital Library project in Baghdad on Saturday.

In his address, al-Sudani emphasized that the project represents a significant scientific edifice serving the present and paving the way for future knowledge by making documents and information available in a digitally archived, reliable, and easily accessible format.

The Prime Minister explained that the library will preserve Iraq's human output in all its intellectual, scientific, cultural, literary, and media dimensions, serving researchers and students by converting it into a comprehensive digital system using the latest internationally recognized equipment and technologies.

The statement further clarified that the Digital Library project is a pioneering initiative, being the first of its kind in Iraq, the seventh globally, and the third in the region. It was designed according to international standards, and preparations are currently underway to launch the second phase of the project, which involves equipping the library with the necessary digital transformation equipment.   https://ninanews.com/Website/News/Details?key=1267689

Iraq's Imports Exceeded $60 Billion In Nine Months.

Money and Business  Economy News — Baghdad   The Central Bank of Iraq announced on Saturday that Iraq's imports up to September of last year, 2025, amounted to more than $63 billion.

The bank said in a statistic that “Iraq’s imports for the first nine months, from the beginning of January until September, amounted to $63 billion and 93 million,” indicating that “the imports included imports of the government sector and the private sector.”

He added that "government sector imports amounted to $5 billion and 350 million, while private sector imports amounted to $57 billion and 743 million."

She pointed out that "government imports included consumer imports, capital imports, oil product imports, and other government imports," while "private sector imports included consumer imports and capital imports."
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SOMO: The Oil Agreement Between Baghdad And Erbil Will Be Renewed

Energy   The deputy director of SOMO announced that there are no problems with the oil agreement between Erbil and Baghdad, and it will be renewed.

Hamdi Shenkali, deputy director of the Iraqi Oil Marketing Company (SOMO), stated today regarding the oil agreement between Erbil and Baghdad and its expiration at the end of this month: "The agreement will be renewed and there is no problem with it. Kurdistan Region oil will continue to flow as it is. Currently, exports have exceeded 200,000 barrels per day, and God willing, the quantity of exports will increase even more."

Regarding the duration of the agreement, he said: "The agreement was set for a period of three months and ends on December 31, but in accordance with the budget law and to ensure continuity, it will be renewed later until the problems are fully resolved."

He noted that Kurdistan Region oil is currently being delivered to the Iraqi Oil Ministry in Fishkhabur, which in turn transports the oil via pipeline to the port of Ceyhan.     https://economy-news.net/content.php?id=63614

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