Iraq's Economy Reels as Hormuz Blockade Chokes Oil Revenues
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- huggingface-ProsusAI/finbert
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- prosusai/finbert
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- huggingface-ProsusAI/finbert
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- 63128
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- 6h
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FinBERT OIL Neutral 94%Generated 6h Verified
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Iraq is seeing the worst of the Middle East crisis as its heavily oil-dependent economy is now collapsing with the trickling oil revenues amid the blockage of the Strait of Hormuz. Iraq, OPEC’s second-biggest oil producer behind Saudi Arabia, has done very little in recent decades to diversify its heavy dependence on oil. Petroleum sales still account for 90% of revenues for state budget. While other producers in the Middle East also depend on oil sales, none is as dependent as Iraq. This dependence resulted in collapsing oil…
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Original article published by OilPrice.com on March 26, 2026. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.
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