Iraq Bulletin

Tag : United States

Business

Gold steadies as markets watch US-Iran talks

iraqbulletin.co
ISLAMABAD: Gold prices held steady on Thursday as investors weighed a fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire, preparations for talks in Islamabad and a fresh round of U.S. inflation data that could shape the Federal Reserve’s next move on interest rates. The metal stayed range-bound after...
News

WTO digital tariff deadlock clouds reform push

iraqbulletin.co
YAOUNDE: The World Trade Organization’s 14th ministerial conference ended early Monday without agreement on extending the long-running moratorium on customs duties for electronic transmissions, a lapse that sharpened questions about the body’s ability to update trade rules and advance wider institutional reform. WTO...
News

UAE and U.S. review strategic ties in trade, AI and energy

iraqbulletin.co
WASHINGTON: UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan met U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance in Washington during an official working visit, as the UAE Foreign Ministry said the two sides discussed strengthening the long-standing strategic relationship...
Featured News

GCC leaders and Trump discuss regional stability in Riyadh

iraqbulletin.co
On behalf of President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, led the United Arab Emirates (UAE) delegation to the Gulf-US Summit held on Wednesday in...
Business

EU must diversify trade and ratify Mercosur and Mexico deals

iraqbulletin.co
The United States’ decision to impose an additional 20 percent tariff on products imported from the European Union (EU) has drawn strong criticism from BusinessEurope, the continent’s largest business organization. Speaking from Brussels on April 3, 2025, BusinessEurope Director-General Markus...
Business

Türkiye and Iceland lead sharp rise in EU aluminium imports

iraqbulletin.co
The European Union (EU) recorded a trade deficit in aluminium of €11.1 billion in 2024, as per newly published data from Eurostat. The EU imported €29.5 billion worth of aluminium and related articles, while exports totaled €18.4 billion, reflecting a...
Featured News

Measles vaccination demand spikes amid growing 2025 US outbreak

iraqbulletin.co
The United States is experiencing a significant surge in measles cases, with infections in early 2025 already surpassing the total recorded throughout 2024, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The outbreak is most concentrated in west...
Featured News

AI governance takes center stage as 61 nations sign Paris agreement

iraqbulletin.co
Representatives from 61 countries gathered in Paris for the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit, reaching a consensus on principles for ethical and inclusive AI development. The summit, held on Tuesday, concluded with a joint declaration advocating for AI that is...
Business

Pharmacy emerges as top category in EU’s high-tech exports, valued at €446 billion

iraqbulletin.co
The European Union (EU) witnessed a substantial surge in high-tech imports from non-EU countries in 2022, totaling an estimated €482 billion—an impressive 22% increase compared to the previous year. Meanwhile, the EU's exports to these countries reached €446 billion, reflecting...
Business

Saudi Arabia and OPEC+ allies agree to cut oil output by 1.16 million bpd

iraqbulletin.co
Saudi Arabia and other OPEC+ oil producers announced further oil output cuts of around 1.16 million barrels per day on Sunday, ahead of a virtual meeting of an OPEC+ ministerial panel. The unexpected move takes the total volume of cuts...