The Charter of Economy is perceived as a minimum agenda to be agreed to by political parties, despite different ideologies. The thought process is that such a charter can somehow shield the economy.
Dr. Naufel Alhassan is a researcher in institutional reform and social economic policy. He is also the co-founder and CEO of Euphrates Consulting Group (ECG). Formerly, he served in many high executive and advisory positions in the Iraqi government, including as chief of staff and senior advisor for Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi. He played a prominent role in designing and implementing the government's economic reform agenda as head of the Economic Reform Unit (ERU) in the Prime Minister’s Office in partnership with the World Bank, IMF, EU, UNDP, USAID, and other G7 missions in Iraq.