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Iraq faces a financial deficit of more than $22 billion and refuses to borrow

Iraq ·

Official data show a deficit of more than $22 billion recorded by the government through August, which is linked to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz for Iraq. The government has refused to borrow more than $10 billion from Gulf and Western countries, amid criticism over the lack of government plans to address the fallout from renewed regional war.

Iraq depends heavily on oil exports, much of which pass through the Strait of Hormuz from its Basra terminals in the Gulf.

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