Iraq Archive
Iraq
Iraq ramped up oil production to a 35-year high last month despite a worsening security situation and political standoffs in the country, but experts said more investment was
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Iraq
Iraq is emerging as one of the riskiest oil and gas jurisdictions to invest in, according to research house Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., a Wall Street investment
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Iraq
Hussain Al-Shahristani, Iraqi deputy prime minister for Energy Affairs' recent comments on collaboration with Iran has stirred the hornet's nest and may have made Saudi Arabia a bit
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Egypt & MENA
Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Iraq will be among the world's 30 largest economies by 2028, according to forecasts by a London-based economic consultancy.
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Iraq
The recent spate of violence and an impending clash between prime minister Nour Al Maliki's forces and Sunni rebels in Fallujah and wider Anbar provinces have threatened further
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Iraq
The Iraqi oil sector has been one of the great success stories of the past five years, rising by a million barrels from 2008 to 2012 to cross
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Iraq
Iraq needs to enhance its wealth management policies, especially as the flow of oil revenues is set to fill the government's coffers over the coming years, according to
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Iraq
Remove oil from the Iraqi economy and you have a country that has weak governance, major insecurity and instability, fractious regional governments, massive corruption and high unemployment and
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Iraq
Iraq continues to trundle along on the back of solid macroeconomics, but great political uncertainty remains.
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Iraq
Iraq will emerge as the world's fastest growing economy in 2012 and 2013, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML).
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Egypt
Countries hit by the promising but disruptive Arab Spring will need financing to the tune of USD43-billion next year, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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Iraq
Although many new pockets of oil and gas reserves are bubbling all over the world, international oil companies consider Iraqi natural resources as one of the most prized
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Egypt
Tweet CharlesFred / Foter / CC BY-NC-SA One of the core reasons why Arab youth spilled on to the streets during the Arab Spring was their inability to
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Iraq
Total , Gazprom, Chevron and Exxon Mobil have all ignored Baghdad's directive and signed deals with the Kurdistan Regional Government. What does it mean for Iraq's energy
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Iraq
Did Iraq overplay its hand in the failed fourth bid for oil and gas exploration with energy companies?
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Iraq
It should be a moment of pride for the Nour Al-Maliki government. Iraq's oil production crossed three million barrels per day - the last time production was so
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Egypt & MENA
Around 11 million SMEs remain unserved or underserved in the Middle East, presenting a massive USD15-billion opportunity for the banking industry
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Iraq
Why did Exxon strike a deal with Kurdistan at the cost of upsetting Baghdad? Because Kurdistan offered up one of the greatest oil basins in the world, roughly
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Featured Qatar
Which regional companies and countries stand to lose in the event that Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz? Ratings agency Standard & Poor's takes a look
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Featured Qatar
It's a crisis that won't go away. While the region is no stranger to Israelis and Iranians trading insults and threats, Tel Aviv's latest hue and cry over
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Iraq
Iraq has disclosed detailed information about the US$ 41 billion in revenue it received from oil and gas exports in 2009.
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Iraq
Iran may not be able to maintain its oil output by 2016 due to sustained international sanctions, but Iraq should be able to step into the breach, says
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Bahrain
In the first part of the 2012 regional economic prospects, a look at oil-rich countries' efforts to manage their citizens' expectations, economic slowdown and regional and domestic political
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Iraq
In the wake of the Arab Spring and Prime Minister Erdogan's championing of political reforms throughout the Arab world, it has now become more urgent than ever before
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Featured Saudi Arabia
Read the ten major forecasts from Opec's latest World Oil Outlook, ranging from the challenges and prospects for oil developers to the intense competition they will face over
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Iraq
The withdrawal from Iraq creates enormous strategic complexities rather than closure. While the complexities in Libya are real but hardly strategic, the two events share certain characteristics and
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Iraq
Years after the removal of strongman Saddam Hussein, Iraq continues to struggle and show patchy progress
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Iraq
Oil services and drilling in Iraq may only be currently a $600 million to $800 million market but there is a good likelihood that it could develop
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Bahrain
TweetThe MENA region has a shortage of 3.5 million affordable dwellings, with Egypt, Iraq, Morocco and Saudi Arabia suffering from the biggest shortfalls. For all the boom (and
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Egypt
The Fraser Institute's Global Petroleum Survey is the latest where super-rich Qatar beats its regional competitors' as it pips them to the post as the Middle East's most
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Iraq
TweetOpec’s annual bulletin reveals the changing dynamics of the energy industry and the key challenges facing both the producers and the consumers. Click through the charts to find
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Bahrain
Gulf states saw their default risks subside considerably during the second quarter as investors shrugged off the Arab Spring and focused on the troubled EU states
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Bahrain
TweetThe Arab World’s tryst with democracy and freedom is unlikely to bear economic fruits, according to a study. Instead, we could well see a gridlock political environment and
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Africa
TweetSpring is nearly six months old. It is time to take stock, remember those who lost their lives and continue to fight, and hand out some well-deserved awards
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Iraq
TweetIraq’s energy sector is its economy’s lifeblood. But while Noor Al Maliki’s government has laid out an ambitious energy development programme, almost no one expect any of those
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Bahrain
With Opec seemingly irrelevant, the GCC is trying to find a balance between responsible crude suppliers and their own domestic needs
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Bahrain
TweetThe potential inclusion of Morocco and Jordan in the GCC fold should be taken for what it is – a political move by the Gulf states to widen
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Bahrain
TweetQatar, which has been beating its regional rival on economic performance, has also won the title of the most peaceful country in the Middle East North Africa region.
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Africa
TweetClose to $1.6-trillion worth of projects are cancelled or are on hold in the Middle East and East North African market, with $800-billion in the UAE alone, according
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Africa
TweetJordan and Morocco’s possible inclusion in the Gulf is a political move rather than an economic one, but there might be other - unlikely - candidates in the
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Iraq
TweetIraq’s strong oil revenues this year, coupled with a new $37-billion investment plan, will ensure double-digit hike in GDP this year. However, political and security issues could derail
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Bahrain
TweetRatings agencies have an uncanny knack of turning up at morgues and pronouncing the death of the deceased, so it should have been no surprise that Standard &
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Egypt
TweetOil prices will rise 36% in 2011, denting global economic recovery, warns the IMF. But that also means Saudi’s GDP will rise 7.5% - one of the highest
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Bahrain
TweetSaudi Arabia is no longer in the list of the ten safest sovereign debtors in the world, meanwhile Lebanon, Iraq, Dubai and Egypt all find themselves in the
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Bahrain
Tweet Saudi Arabia needs oil prices to remain at $83 to $ 88 a barrel to breakeven - almost double of what it was three years ago. Rising
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Bahrain
TweetSaudi Arabia’s gold reserves dwarf Libya’s hordings. Here is a selected list of countries with the biggest gold reserves, including almost every Middle East nation.
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Bahrain
TweetAs Japan’s nuclear meltdown puts the brakes on yet another power source, the world is looking at ME energy to fill the gap. Luckily, there is plenty coming
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Bahrain
TweetTake a look at five of the largest oil projects in the Middle East, including one that could alleviate much of Bahrain’s economic problems… Read More
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Africa
TweetThe rulers and royal families of the Arab World directly control more than $240-billion of investments in publicly-listed firms, surpassing SWF and government institutions, according to data. Read
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Iraq
TweetCitibank believes Iraq can shrug off its current turmoil to emerge as one of the world’s fastest growing economies in the world over the next 40 years. Read
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Egypt
TweetFind out which Middle East countries make it to Citibank’s list of the fastest growing economies in the world. Hint: it’s not Qatar. Read More
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Bahrain
TweetQuestion: Which Middle East ‘country’ is most likely to default? Clue: It is not Iraq or Lebanon! Read More
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