IRAQ
 
Iraq Grants Jordan $25M
 
The Iraqi Government is to extend an oil grant of $25mn to Jordan which is facing a number of economic challenges, Jordan’s Minister of State for Media Affairs and Communications Muhammad al-Mumani announced on 3 September. The minister added that the kingdom looks forward to boosting economic relations with Iraq, particularly with regard to the project of building a 1mn b/d oil export pipeline from Basra to ‘Aqaba, which will also...