Manar Al-Abidi
Manar Al-Abidi is the president of the 'Iraq Future' Institution for Economic Studies and Consultations. He is a prominent figure in the discussion of Iraq's economic challenges, particularly the risks associated with the parallel banking system and the shadow economy that significantly undermine the official financial system. Al-Abidi has been vocal about the need for effective regulatory frameworks to manage the informal financial institutions that have emerged in Iraq over the last two decades, which cater to a large segment of the population, especially small and medium-sized enterprises. His work emphasizes the importance of aligning the informal sector with formal economic structures to foster stability and transparency in Iraq's financial landscape.
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Manar Al-Abidi explained that the population growth rate in Iraq is high compared to other countries.
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Iraq· 2026-02-17
Manar Al-Abidi warned that Iraq is no longer in a phase of warning or forecasting the crisis, but has become in the heart of the economic storm itself.
"سحب 20ترليون دينار".. انهيار اقتصادي وشيك وتحذيرات من السياسات الترقيعية!Iraq· 2026-02-16Manar Al-Abidi is an economist who discusses the impact of financial initiatives on the Iraqi economy.
13.5 تريليون دينار لدعم المشاريع الصغيرة دون أثر ملموس على البطالةIraq· 2025-12-21Manar Al-Abidi is the head of the 'Iraq Future' institution and discusses the decline in the Iraqi stock market.
العراق للأوراق المالية يسجل أدنى تعاملاته منذ عامينIraq· 2025-09-01Manar Al-Abidi, the head of the 'Iraq Future' institution, commented on the data regarding car imports to Iraq.
العراق يستورد 40 ألف سيارة بـ900 مليون دولار خلال نصف عام من ثلاث دول آسيويةIraq· 2025-08-04Manar Al-Abidi explained that the economic contraction and decline in consumer confidence have contributed to the decrease in demand for the dollar.
10 عوامل متداخلة وراء انخفاض سعر صرف الدولارIraq· 2025-07-29Manar Al-Abidi identified 10 reasons for the decline in the dollar's price against the Iraqi dinar.
10 عوامل قلبت موازين السوق وخفّضت سعر الدولار أمام الدينار العراقيIraq· 2025-07-28Manar Al-Abidi reported a significant growth in Iraqi imports of Chinese cars in the first half of 2025.
طفرة بالسوق العراقية.. استيراد 18 ألف سيارة صينية خلال النصف الأول من 2025Iraq· 2025-07-26Manar Al-Abidi stated that weak safety measures incur direct economic losses.
55 ألف حريق في العراق خلال 3 سنوات تُغلق بعبارة «قضاء وقدر»Iraq· 2025-07-21
Manar Al-Abidi revealed that the annual spending on the electricity sector in Iraq exceeded 10.45 trillion Iraqi dinars.
انخفاض الغاز الإيراني يفقد العراق 3800 ميغاواطIraq· 2025-07-02
Manar Al-Abidi stated that the delay in the budget tables negatively affects the economic growth rate in Iraq.
تأخر جداول الموازنة يربك الوضع الاقتصادي.. أسعار الغذاء مهددة بالارتفاع والرواتب في دائرة الخطرIraq· 2025-06-17
The economist Manar Al-Abidi revealed data showing that seven government entities absorbed about 93% of the total state salaries.
سبع جهات فقط تبتلع 93% من مجموع رواتب الدولة!Iraq· 2025-06-05Manar Al-Abidi warned about the dangerous rise in government salary expenditures in Iraq.
رواتب الحكومة العراقية تقفز إلى مستويات خطيرة وتنذر بكارثة اقتصاديةIraq· 2025-06-03Manar Al-Abidi noted a decrease in inflation rates in Iraq for the first time in over three years.
معدلات التضخّم في العراق تتراجع للمرة الأولى منذ 3 سنواتIraq· 2025-05-18
Manar Al-Abidi revealed the complex reasons behind the noticeable decline in the exchange rate of the dollar against the Iraqi dinar.
“الدولار يتراجع".. منار العبيدي يكشف خفايا الانخفاض وأبعاد التحول الاقتصاديIraq· 2025-05-08Manar Al-Abidi discusses the demographic advantage of Iraq's youth population.
البطالة تتراجع ولكن مليون شاب يدخلون سوق العمل سنوياً دون تأهيلٍ كافٍ!Iraq· 2025-03-13
Manar Al-Abidi stated that Iraq has seen a significant decline in its foreign reserves in 2024.
العراق يسجل تراجعاً ملحوظاً باحتياطياته الأجنبية لسد العجز وتمويل النفقاتIraq· 2025-02-18Manar Al-Abidi, the head of the Iraq Future Foundation, warned about the risks of the parallel banking system in Iraq.
تحذير اقتصادي من خطر "النظام المصرفي الموازي" و"اقتصاد الظل" في العراقIraq· 2025-02-15