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Iraqi News
25-05-2025
- Business
- Iraqi News
Iraq becomes China's fourth-largest oil supplier in April
Baghdad ( – The General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China revealed on Sunday that Iraq was China's fourth-largest oil supplier in April 2025. According to China's General Administration of Customs, Iraq's oil exports to China during April reached 4.59 million tons, equivalent to 29.32 million barrels, Shafaq News reported. Iraq ranked fourth among the ten major countries exporting oil to China, trailing only Russia (8.7 million tons), Malaysia (7.95 million tons), and Saudi Arabia (5.53 million tons). In 2024, Iraq exported an average of 1.19 million barrels of oil per day to China, according to data issued by the US Institute for Energy Research (IER). The Chinese Ambassador to Iraq, Cui Wei, revealed in mid-January that the volume of trade exchange between Iraq and China reached $50 billion in 2024. During a press conference held in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, Wei said that commerce between the two countries increased by 10 percent and that the growth was smooth. The Chinese diplomat also indicated that cooperation between China and Iraq is not limited to one field but rather includes energy, electricity, transportation, communications, school projects, and other fields.
Iraqi News
14-05-2025
- Politics
- Iraqi News
Minister of Education Calls for Establishment of Iraqi-Chinese University Specializing in Artificial Intelligence
Baghdad – INA Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Naeem Al-Aboudi called on Wednesday for the establishment of an Iraqi-Chinese university specializing in artificial intelligence. The Ministry of Education said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA): "Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Naeem Al-Aboudi received the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Baghdad, Cui Wei, and discussed ways to develop scientific and educational partnerships between the two countries' universities." During the meeting, the Minister of Education emphasized "the importance of expanding areas of joint academic cooperation," calling for "the establishment of an Iraqi-Chinese university specializing in artificial intelligence and advanced digital technologies." He pointed out that "the ministry is proceeding with implementing its strategy based on diversifying sources of knowledge and opening up to leading global experiences in the fields of artificial intelligence and technological innovation." For his part, the Chinese Ambassador expressed "his country's keenness on joint academic cooperation in the fields of education and technology," expressing his "welcome to the move to establish an academic institution specializing in artificial intelligence that contributes to developing the knowledge infrastructure and serves the goals of sustainable development."
Iraqi News
19-02-2025
- Business
- Iraqi News
Iraq emerges as China's fifth-largest oil supplier in January
Baghdad ( – The General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China announced on Tuesday that Iraq's oil supplies to 32 independent Chinese refineries rose during January 2025. According to China's General Administration of Customs, Iraq's oil exports to independent Chinese refineries increased by 35.1 percent in January, reaching 1.13 million tons (8.28 million barrels), up from 840,000 tons (6.13 million barrels) in December 2024. Iraq ranked fifth among the nine major countries exporting oil to independent Chinese refineries, trailing only Malaysia (five million tons), Saudi Arabia (3.07 million tons), Russia (2.62 million tons), and the UAE (1.21 million tons). In 2024, Iraq exported 1.19 million barrels of oil per day to China, according to data issued by the US Institute for Energy Research (IER). The Chinese Ambassador to Iraq, Cui Wei, revealed in mid-January that the volume of trade exchange between Iraq and China reached $50 billion in 2024. During a press conference held in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, Wei said that commerce between the two countries increased by 10 percent and that the growth was smooth, Shafaq News reported. The Chinese diplomat indicated that cooperation between China and Iraq is not limited to one field but rather includes energy, electricity, transportation, communications, school projects, and other fields.
