Economic Blockades
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Commercial activity in Erbil city 1991-2003
Hogir Hassan Pirdawood, Ismail Mohammad Hassaf
Commercial activity is the most essential economic activity and plays a critical part in demonstrating economic growth in each state and society. There is no research about commercial activity in Erbil city in this period. This study looks on the commercial activity in Erbil between 1991 and 2003, and some factors which impact on it. The studies look at statistics and information gathered by the government to indicate the commercial change and expansion of the area. Following the 1991 revolt, Bazaars of the city became bigger and new bazaars opened such as Chrag and Second hand, Shekala Bazaar grew to become the city's most major commercial area. People flocked to bazaars for secondhand products since they were poor. Erbil city was involved in unlawful transactions (smuggling) with the Iraqi government and Iran. Erbil developed legal commercial links with Iraqi government territories in 1996, and the city also had strong external commercial relations with neighboring countries. This study examines important economic period of the city, which could help to solve economic issue nowadays.
Volume 12 · Issue 2 · April 2025Commercial activity in Erbil city 1991-2003
Hogir Hassan Pirdawood, Ismail Mohammad Hassaf
This study attempts to investigate the livestock in the Erbil governorate between 1991 and 2003. Some factors have an impact on livestock. The studies examine the data and information which collected by the government to show the circumstances of livestock. There are many factors impacting on the circumstances of livestock, Including pasture, workforce, political causes, economic blockade, civil war, and the oil for food program. Following the 1991 uprising, the majority of poultry farms closed, but by providing what they needed after the oil for food program, they restarted production, causing meat prices to fall. A number of new projects, such as dairy cattle, fish farming, and beekeeping, were also established, leading to a gradual increase in the number of animals during the research.