# ‘There is no money’: Is Iraq entering a phase of lean years?

https://mins.news/en/item/15201

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-06 13:19 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/6/there-is-no-money-is-iraq-entering-a-phase-of-lean-years?traffic_source=rss

> Iraq’s government needs roughly $8.24bn every month to pay state salaries and meet its basic obligations. The scale of that recurring requirement raises the question of whether the country is moving into a prolonged period of fiscal scarcity. The issue is framed around the government’s ability to sustain essential payments as money becomes increasingly constrained.

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