by Hamza Mustafa | Apr 16, 2014 | Business
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraq’s economy must diversify to reduce its decades-long reliance on oil as the main contributor to its GDP, said the country’s former planning minister, despite a recent uptick in oil production leading to expectations that OPEC’s...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 25, 2013 | Business
Dubai, Reuters—Citigroup Inc (C.N) said on Monday it had obtained approval from Iraq’s central bank to open a representative office in that country, becoming one of the first global banks to set up there since the U.S.-led invasion of 2003. The lender said it...