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FEDERATION OF EURO-ASIAN STOCK EXCHANGES ANNUAL REPORT 2015 IRAQ key CAPITAL MARKETS INFORMATION Country Facts Country Iraq Legal Special statutes within the law Capital Baghdad Regulation Self-regulated organization Area (km 2 ) 438,466 Securities market regulations Iraqi securities Population (million) 29.7 GDP (USD billion) 222.88 Currency Iraqi Dinar (IQD) Exchange rate (1 USD) 1,200 Trading rules ISX trading rules Surveillance ISX & ISC regulation Corporate actions According to ISC regulation Time Zone GMT+3 Trading halts regulations According to ISC regulation Calling code +964 Investor protection According to ISX & ISC regulation key economıc data GDP ANNUAL GROWTH (%) INFLATION (%) 60 5 40 4 3 20 2 0 1 -20 0 -40 -1 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 1/1/2014 4/1/2014 7/1/2014 10/1/2014 1/1/2015 4/1/2015 Source: Central Bank of Iraq Iraq GDP 1960-2015 The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Iraq was worth USD 222.88 billion in 2013. The GDP value of Iraq represents 0.36% of the world economy. GDP in Iraq averaged USD 42.58 billion from 1960 until 2013, reaching an all-time high of USD 222.88 billion in 2013 and a record low of USD 1.70 billion in 1960. GDP in Iraq is reported by the World Bank Group Iraq GDP Annual Growth Rate 1991-2015 The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Iraq contracted 2.40% in 2014 from the previous year. GDP Annual Growth Rate in Iraq averaged 7.71% from 1991 until 2014, reaching an all-time high of 54.16% in 2004 and a record low of -56.40% in 1991. GDP Annual Growth Rate in Iraq is reported by the Central Bank of Iraq. 26 Iraq Inflation Rate 2005-2015 Iraq Employed Persons 1994-2015 The inflation rate in Iraq was recorded at 0.50% in April of 2015. Inflation Rate in Iraq averaged 13.70% from 2005 until 2015, reaching an all-time high of 76.55% in August of 2006 and a record low of -6.37% in October of 2009. Inflation Rate in Iraq is reported by the Central Bank of Iraq. The number of employed persons in Iraq increased to 924397 in 2001 from 880756 in 2000. Employed Persons in Iraq averaged 870725.33 from 1994 until 2001, reaching an all-time high of 924397 in 2001 and a record low of 831523 in 1994. Employed Persons in Iraq is reported by the Central Statistical Organization Iraq (COSIT). Iraq Government Debt to GDP 2004-2015 Iraq recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 37.02% of the country’s Gross Domestic Product in 2014. Government Debt to GDP in Iraq averaged 106.60% from 2004 until 2014, reaching an all-time high of 334.85% in 2004 and a record low of 32.10% in 2013. Government Debt to GDP in Iraq is reported by the Central Bank of Iraq. FULL MEMBERS