## Iraq and the IMF

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [Iraq and the IMF](https://www.imf.org/en/countries/irq)

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### Office Information

Abdali Boulevard, Capital Bank Building No. 4, Al-Aswaq Street, Floor #5, Jordan  
Email: [mjaber2@imf.org](mailto:mjaber2@imf.org)  
Phone: +962 6 510 7230

### At a Glance

- 2026 Projected Real GDP (% Change) : -6.8
- 2026 Projected Consumer Prices (% Change): 3.0
- Country Population: 46.64 million
- Date of Membership: December 27, 1945
- [Article IV/Country Report](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/cr/issues/2025/07/11/iraq-2025-article-iv-consultation-press-release-staff-report-and-informational-annex-568569): July 14, 2025
- Special Drawing Rights (SDR): 273.35 million
- Quota (SDR): 1663.8 million
- Number of Arrangements since membership: 5

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### Executive Board Calendar and Consultations
- The last Article IV Executive Board Consultation was on June 24, 2025.
- Board Discussions on Iraq are listed under the Executive Board Calendar.
- Related items include:
  - Article IV Staff Reports
  - Financial Position in the Fund
  - Transactions with the Fund
  - International Advisory and Monitoring Board (IAMB)
  - Contact Us

### Resident Representative for Iraq
- Resident Representative: Mohamed Jaber
  - Mohamed joined the IMF in 2006 as an economist in the GCC division, where he served for two years.
  - He then spent ten years in the financial sector, first as head of MENA economics at Morgan Stanley and later as head of research at the Abu Dhabi Investment Council.
  - In 2018, he returned to the Fund as a senior financial sector expert in the Global Markets Analysis division.
  - Subsequently, he joined the Iran desk as a senior economist and, in 2024, assumed the role of Resident Representative for Iraq and Yemen.
  - He holds a Ph.D. from the George Washington University.

### Resident Representative Office Staff
- Dina Zahran, Economist
- Bisan Saadeh, Administrative Assistant
  - Bisan Saadeh is the Administrative Assistant at the IMF’s Resident Representative Office for Iraq and Yemen in Jordan since Nov 2012.
  - She has won “Divisional Spot Award 2018” from Chris Jarvis, the Division Chief of Bisan Saadeh Division B for providing top notch assistance to the Iraq team in their meetings with the Iraq authorities in Amman.
  - Previously, she has worked as Business Development Coordinator in TECHNO Industrial Group, and Administrative Assistant in Saddle Engineering Technology.
  - Bisan holds a bachelor’s degree in Engineering in Applied Environmental Geology from University of Jordan and a diploma in Information Technology.

### See All Documents

- [See All Documents](https://www.imf.org/en/countries/irq#whatsnew)

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## References

- [Board Discussions on Iraq](https://www.imf.org/en/about/executive-board/ebc-archive/country)
- [Resident Representative for Iraq](https://www.imf.org/en/countries/resrep/irq)
- [Article IV/Country Report:](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/cr/issues/2025/07/11/iraq-2025-article-iv-consultation-press-release-staff-report-and-informational-annex-568569)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/countries/irq_