Economic bulletin: dinar holds steady, stock index rises and local gold prices ease
A summary of the main items in the economic bulletin, from exchange rates and stock exchange trading to gold and food prices in local markets.
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Iraq and the water equation: after the dams
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Haider Al-Mousawi
Oil alone is not enough
An economy that depends on a single commodity remains hostage to its swings, and diversification is no longer an option that can be put off.
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Rana Al-Jubouri
Young people and public jobs: towards an economy that does not wait for the state
When a government job becomes the only dream, we lose energies that could have built a productive private sector.
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