The General budget and its Relationship to International reserves and some economic variables an Analytical study in selected Countries, with special reference to Iraq 

A Thesis submitted by the student

 Azhar Nouman Abdul Wahed Hassoun Al-Azzawi

 To The Council of Administration and Economics College

 University of Karbala 

As partial Fulfillmen of the Requirwments For The Degree of Master of Science in Economics

 Supervision

 Professor. Dr

 Tawfiq Abbas Abed Aoun Al-Masoudi

The issue of the general budget deficit is one of the most important financial issues that economists attach great importance to, especially after the spread of the problem of the general budget deficit in many countries in general and developing countries in particular. On the one hand, and the decrease in the volume of public revenues from keeping pace with public spending, on the other hand.

International reserves are of great economic importance to the state, as all measures are taken to preserve them and keep them away from the global financial crises that affect them and make them contribute to achieving economic stability.

While the research study relied on the descriptive analytical method for the purpose of describing and knowing the nature of the relationship between the budget deficit and international foreign reserves, the experiences of selected countries with a reference to Iraq and its analysis based on publications, data and statistical reports.

As for the hypothesis of the research, it stated that there is a long-term equilibrium relationship between the international reserves and the general budget in the sample countries with a reference to Iraq, as the increase in the reserve is one of the main reasons for reducing the budget deficit

The conclusion reached by the researcher is represented in the existence of a relationship between the budget deficit and international reserves on the experiences of selected countries with a reference to Iraq, as these countries depend on various economic sectors to finance their budgets. The deficit of reserves, which puts the economy in a state of instability, but recommendations must be put in place

development strategy by economic decision makers centered on diversifying the economy and moving away from dependence on the unilateral economy, reducing dependence on foreign reserves in addressing the problem of deficit in the public budget and relying on various basic economic sectors that lead to achieving economic stability, whether in economic crises or others.