April 21, The GDP of five Arab countries—UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iraq, and Algeria—exceeds $3.6 trillion, accounting for 72% of the region's total GDP. 

April 21, To enhance international logistics and trade cooperation, Iraq launched the TIR global transit system starting from April 1st of this year. This move aims to establish Iraq as a trade hub in the Middle East.

April 19, In a strategic move to boost its industrial sector, Iraq's Ministry of Industry and Minerals has signed an agreement with SEPCO Electric Power Construction Corporation (SEPCO), a leading Chinese state-owned company. The partnership aims to develop a major industrial city in the Karbala Governorate.

April 3, The initial master plan for Al-Ward City (also referred to as Ali Al-Wardi City), envisioned as one of the world's largest new green cities, has been officially revealed. The massive project is planned for the Nahrawan area, 25 km south-east of central Baghdad.