The Global Business and Investment Risk Index for the year 2025 placed Iraq in the high-risk red zone today, Saturday (February 22, 2025).
Economic expert Ziad Al-Hashemi commented on his Facebook platform, followed by “Baghdad Network”:
“Iraq has once again entered the red danger zone for countries that are highly risky for business and investment, according to the 2025 Global Risk Index.”
He added, “Iraq remains a dangerous country that repels investments and discourages the entry of capital and international companies due to security risks, economic and political imbalances, and the widespread presence of corruption and armed groups.”
Al-Hashemi explained that “the Iraqi government and its political system have once again failed to improve Iraq’s economic image and remove it from the list of countries that are unsafe and economically struggling, contrary to official claims.”
He pointed out that “many of the government’s development programs will remain merely ink on paper due to these risks and the difficulty of attracting investments and convincing financiers, especially for strategic projects like the Development Road Project.”
He concluded, “The Iraqi people had hoped for an improved security and economic classification for Iraq, but it seems that the government and its political system have let them down once again, failing to achieve this goal or any other objectives.”
