Jun. 21, 2021

When will Iraq's envisioned industrial cities fire up?

Iraq/Economy

Iraq’s economy today remains as reliant as ever on oil revenues, despite officials in recent years seemingly having been on a mission to reinvigorate the country’s collapsed industrial sector.

The previous government headed by Adil Abdul Mahdi (Oct. 2018-May 2020) concluded a number of ambitious agreements to establish joint industrial cities with neighboring Jordan, Iran, and Saudi Arabia...

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Omar Al-Jaffal
Omar Al-Jaffal
Omar Al-Jaffal
Omar Al-Jaffal is an award-winning Iraqi writer and poet based in the German capital, Berlin. He ... Full Bio
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