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Iraq passes bill to unlock funds for cash-strapped state

by Associated Press
| June 24, 2020 12:27 PM

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi lawmakers Wednesday passed a crucial bill allowing the country to finance a widening fiscal deficit amid an unprecedented economic crisis spurred by falling oil prices and the pandemic.

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