Source published: 23 Sep 2026 09:27 UTC
Urgency: Context · Evidence: Attributed claim
Shafaq News, citing preliminary Central Bank of Iraq data, reports a $10.82 billion merchandise trade surplus for January–March 2026. It gives exports of $19.55 billion and imports of $8.73 billion when freight and insurance are excluded, and a separate current-account surplus of $7.98 billion.
What the sources establish
The Central Bank is the statistical claimant; Shafaq reports its preliminary table. The underlying table was not independently inspected and no independent corroboration was obtained. The trade surplus excludes import freight and insurance; it is not the current-account balance. Figures may be revised. Event time marks today's publication, rounded to the minute, not when the first-quarter transactions occurred. The country coordinate is representative. No community identity is inferred and no sensitive facility is mapped.
Evidence last checked: 23 Sep 2026 10:11 UTC.
Location precision: country. The map point is a reference, not a live position.
Unavailable — First published with attributed claims, publication-time dating and representative country-level mapping.
Sources
- Shafaq News
Local reporting citing preliminary Central Bank of Iraq balance-of-payments figures