Iraq's central bank devalues dinar by 22% amid public anger
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 months agoIraq's Central Bank on Saturday announced it will devalue the Iraqi dinar by over 20 percent in...
Iraqis panic as leaked budget draft signals devaluation
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA leaked draft of Iraq's state budget sent Iraqis into a panic on Thursday as it confirmed the...
As oil prices dive, Iraqi Kurds seek to diversify economy
AFP via Yahoo News· 4 months agoIraq's Kurdish region has for decades lived off its oil wealth, but plummeting energy prices amid...
Iraq devalues dinar as oil prices squeeze revenues
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 2 months agoIraq's central bank increased the sale price of U.S. dollars to banks and currency exchanges to 1,460 dinars, from 1,182 dinars, seeking to compensate...
Sharia Goldbugs: How ISIS Created a Currency for World Domination
Coindesk via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoAs Islamic State (ISIS) sought to dominate large parts of Syria and Iraq, it used a subtle weapon to...
Special Report: Inside the proxy battle that keeps an Iraqi city on its knees
Reuters via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThree years ago, the world rejoiced when Iraqi forces backed by the United States and Iran liberated...
Three decades on, Iraq and Kuwait haunted by Saddam's invasion
AFP via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThirty years have passed since Iraqi tyrant Saddam Hussein invaded neighbouring Kuwait, but despite...
In Iraq, Trump's sanctions threat brings bitter flashbacks
AFP via Yahoo News· 1 year ago"If the US imposes sanctions on Iraq, the dinar will plummet and we'll be sent back to the past, to...
Amazon’s Helix is the latest twist on spiral-shaped architecture
Quartz· 3 weeks agoIn a Feb. 2 blog post, Amazon revealed the latest plans for its sprawling office complex in...
In a Baghdad bar, a Syrian serves cocktails to fix war woes
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoFrom the outside, the building seems just one of the many in central Baghdad that are decaying from...