The Central Bank of Iraq reported that its Governor, Ali Mohsen Al-Allaq, met in Baghdad with Iraqi international researchers working at regional and international think tanks during the Iraqi Research Leaders Forum. Discussions covered the government’s economic plans, ongoing banking reforms, and the Central Bank’s role in promoting financial stability and supporting sustainable development. The meeting also considered ways to strengthen partnerships between monetary and research institutions to help ground economic policymaking in scientific and institutional foundations, and concluded with a call for continued dialogue and coordination between state institutions and the Iraqi research community to support rational decision-making.