"Officials who question why contract prices are inflated receive warnings, including one who objected to a power plant in northern Salahaddin province that was overvalued by $600 million. He got a call when it became clear he would not sign off on the deal, he said.

Be careful, he was told."
https://apnews.com/article/business-middle-east-elections-iraq-baghdad-177d3284c87d892ac4f9f56140f13331#:~:text=Officials%20who%20question,he%20was%20told.

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