The Baghdad Job, History’s Biggest Bank Heist
The Baghdad Job, History’s Biggest Bank Heist
The biggest bank heist in history (and why you've never heard of it)
The Economist 3.06M subscribers 170,409 views Jul 28, 2023 In 2022 news broke that $2.5bn had been stolen in Iraq, the biggest bank heist ever. Nicolas Pelham, The Economist's Middle East correspondent, follows the money
01:41 - The investigation begins
02:28 - Where did the money come from?
03:55- Who was Nur Zuheir?
04:29 - Following the trail in Baghdad
08:11- Corruption in Iraq
13:21 - The government changes course
15:46 - Who is complicit, really?
16:50 - What happened to the money?
Artwork based on illustrations by Mike McQuaid
The biggest bank heist in history (and why you've never heard of it)