Article “Iraq leads the Arab countries and ranks seventh in the world by buying gold” quote “Iraq came at the forefront of Arab countries in buying gold during 2024, according to the World Gold Council…The volume of its gold purchases in 2024 amounted to about 20.1 tons, and thus these reserves amount to 162 tons, while Iraq’s purchases of gold in 2023 were about 12.3 tons.” : Samson