Under the patronage of the President of the University of Mosul, Professor Dr. Waheed Mahmoud Al-Ibrahimi, and under the supervision of the Dean of the College of Administration and Economics, Professor Dr. Sinan Zuhair Mohammed Jameel, and with the follow-up of the Head of the Department of Economics, Professor Dr. Bashar Ahmed Al-Iraqi, the Department of Economics at the College of Administration and Economics, University of Mosul organized a specialized scientific workshop entitled:

“The Causes and Implications of Rising Gold Prices on the Global Economy”

The workshop was held in the discussion hall of the Department of Economics.

The workshop aimed to analyze the factors affecting gold prices and to examine the impact of their rise and fall on the global economy, as well as to understand the relationship between gold and foreign currencies and their implications for the global monetary system.

The session was chaired by Professor Dr. Mufeed Thanoon Younis, while Assistant Professor Dr. Ibrahim Adeeb Al-Jalabi served as the session rapporteur.

The workshop included three research papers. The first, entitled: “Sharp Increases in Gold Prices Between Monetary Turbulence and Other Factors,”

was presented by Assistant Professor Dr. Saadoun Hussein Farhan.

The second paper, entitled: “The Causes and Implications of Rising Gold Prices on the Global Economy from an Accounting Perspective,”

was presented by Lecturer Dr. Firas Aziz Mohammed.

The third paper addressed: “Gold Accumulation by Global Central Banks (2022–2025): Economic Benefits and Implications for the International Monetary System,”

and was presented by Assistant Lecturer Abdulrahman Mohammed Ahmed.

The workshop was attended in part by the Dean of the College, Professor Dr. Sinan Zuhair Mohammed Jameel, and the Assistant Dean for Scientific Affairs, Assistant Professor Dr. Salem Khalil Khalid, along with a number of faculty members and those interested in economic affairs.

The workshop featured in-depth scientific discussions addressing the economic and monetary dimensions of rising gold prices and concluded with the distribution of certificates of appreciation by the Dean of the College to the workshop participants.