[45184] Ali Falah al-Zaydi, Iraq's Prime Minister-designate, in intensive political and economic talks

[45184] Ali Falah al-Zaydi, Iraq's Prime Minister-designate, in intensive political and economic talks

Iraq's Prime Minister-designate is holding an urgent round of meetings with the country's senior economic officials and has spoken with the Prime Minister of Kuwait, against the backdrop of the need to stabilize the financial situation.

An urgent round of meetings for Ali Falah al-Zaydi

Iraq's Prime Minister-designate, Ali Falah al-Zaydi, began today (April 30, 2026) a series of official meetings and political talks aimed at addressing the country's economic and security challenges. Reports in Al-Sabah Iraqi Newspaper and the Iraqi News Agency (INA) point to intense work by al-Zaydi to set the economic agenda ahead of the formation of the government.

Economic stability and monetary policy

Al-Zaydi met with the Minister of Finance, Taif Sami, and with the Governor of the Central Bank, Ali Mohsen al-Alaq. According to a report in Ultra Iraq, the meetings examined "the financial reality in Iraq," with an emphasis on managing state revenues, salary payments, and the need to "continue addressing the file of increasing and diversifying financial sources." According to the report in Al-Sabah Iraqi Newspaper, the meeting with the Governor of the Central Bank focused on the importance of "maintaining economic stability and strengthening the Central Bank's measures to achieve sustainable development."

Strengthening regional ties

In addition to the internal discussions, al-Zaydi held a phone call with the Prime Minister of Kuwait, Ahmad Abdullah al-Ahmad al-Sabah. According to Al-Sabah Iraqi Newspaper, the conversation dealt with ways to strengthen bilateral relations and emphasized the need for "supporting joint work that will bring benefit to the interest of both peoples and the two sister countries."

All reporting sources – Al-Sabah Iraqi Newspaper, Iraqi News Agency (INA), Ultra Iraq, and Rudaw Arabic – focus on reflecting the official and state-level activity, while conveying a message of continuity and orderly economic planning at the beginning of the candidate's term.