Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVII

No 35

30-August-2004

IRAQ

CAPITAL MARKETS

Iraq Stock Exchange Trading Starts Successfully, But Modernization Needed Says Atlas

The Baghdad Stock Exchange (BSE) re-emerged on 24 June as the newly named and overhauled Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) after a hiatus of 15 months following its closure on 19 March 2003 before the onset of the US-led war against Iraq. It is now a non-profit organization, independent of the Ministry of Finance (MOF). Little has been amended...