[5] Aswat al-Iraq news agency covers every trading session with reports published on the web in English[6] and Arabic.Buyers shouted at or called into their brokers, who stood near their whiteboards that listed each company's share buy and sell price.[15] In the first quarter of 2018, the ISX became one of the world's top performers due to the influx of investors encouraged by the defeat of the Islamic state.[16] Companies listed on the market increased by 10 percent, anticipating economic recovery due to recent developments.[16] The ISX, however, still faces a number of challenges, which include political instability as demonstrated by the 7 percent loss in value during the May election, sporadic conflicts, and the price of oil, among other economic grievances.
Former Iraq Stock Exchange CEO Taha Abdulsalam in 2004.