{
    "byline": "By Waleed Ibrahim",
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    "excerpt": "Iraq is a state heavily dependent on imports, from food and medicines to appliances, as well as raw materials for its industries. Its one big export is oil, but it sits on such a huge supply of the natural resource that revenues from the sale of oil abroad offset the imports and ensured that the country had a positive trade surplus.",
    "lang": null,
    "length": 6755,
    "publishedTime": null,
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    "title": "Iran war squeezes Iraq\u2019s economy as oil revenues fall and prices rise"
}