Iraq

Umm Qasr port, Iraq's sole deep-water port will receive $120 million from International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank Group’s private-sector arm; through Aloreen Company for Investments new equipment for port services will be funded

New national planning strategy focuses on relocating government institutions and major investment projects from large cities to districts to ease population density and service pressure in major urban centers, especially Baghdad

For the Baghdad Metro project and for the development of a new Iraq's investment portfolio international institutions such as the IFC and the European Investment Bank will be involved in collaboration with relevant Iraqi institutions

Iraq has become the champion in the Worldwide Mental Arithmetic Competition WAMAS—Dubai 2025, held in the UAE; students of the Iraqi team outperformed over 500 opponents from 27 countries

Modern irrigation systems helped to enhance agricultural productivity in Iraq by 40% according to Deputy Minister of Agriculture and it is ready to deliver irrigation water to 3,5 million square kilometers and 13.000 irrigation systems to farmers

20 IVECO Eurocargo firefighting trucks have been shipped to Iraq’s Directorate of Civil Defense, first delivery of ML180E28 4×2 model to the country; the vehicles come with 10.000-liter water tanks and high-performance pumping systems

A Federal Electronic Visa System will be the single platform for issuing entry visas to Iraq and a health insurance will be mandatory for all entrants, linking the issuance of a visa to a health insurance document

Renting a farm just outside Baghdad has become one of the city’s most popular leisure options; 'going to the farm' has replaced visiting malls or restaurants and even traveling for short holidays

Over 600 pilgrims were briefly hospitalised with respiratory problems after inhaling chlorine resulting of a leak at a water treatment station on the route between the two Shia holy cities of Najaf and Karbala