The Iraqi Economy: From Fragility To Sustainable Reform

Economic  2026/07/26   At the heart of the economic, financial and banking field...and the suffering of the Iraqi economy from challenges, crises and fragility  .

Economic and banking advisor, *Samir Al-Nassiri*, presents us with his sixteenth publication ..."

His new book (The Iraqi Economy: From Fragility to Sustainable Reform) is published by the Arab House for Science Library - Baghdad. It is a specialized diagnosis of the reality of the national economy from 2003 to 2026  .

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