STUDY The Prospects of Establishing a Sovereign Wealth Fund in Iraq THE PROSPECTS OF ESTABLISHING A SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUND IN IRAQ Mohammed Hussein Baraka October 2020 Throughout history, financial crises have been met with innovative reform plans that help develop the resilience of a country’s economic system, except when it comes to Iraq. the difficult political and social climate derails any reform plans without political will. a SWF to aid in the proposed reform plan the government intends to implement. In effect, arguing that a SWF can be a means for political­economic change. Al-Bayan Center for Planning and Studies 1