Kaperoni – Dinar Guru Several articles have surfaced the last few days implying Iraq plans to open their economy to the world in the ‘next phase’ or ‘next stage.’ I caution those who think that may be within a week or so. It still could be months. Iraq still has numerous laws to pass or make changes too to invite investment. Parliament is on a break and the next session may not be enough time to pass the needed legislation. A critical piece of the puzzle is coming up February 10-11. Iraqi Finance 2019 could give us some needed time-frames as Iraq continues to transition to a market economy.