Measuring the effect of cash credit on industrial production in Iraq for the period of 2003-2020

The monetary sector in Iraq occupies a distinguished position as it manages the movement of money, which is the main engine of economic activity. The importance of research is determined by studying the relationship between cash credit and its role in fostering economic activities, especially in the industrial sector. The authors of the research aim to study and analyze the nature of domestic credit in Iraq and its role in developing the industrial sector. The research originates from the hypothesis that credit changes in Iraq have a major role in developing industrial economic activities. In order to reach the purpose of the research and verify the hypothesis, an analysis of the domestic crediting in Iraq, along with its role in the development of the industrial sector, and the causal importance of the types of cash credit in Iraq was carried out. In this study, the descriptive inductive approach is relied on the analysis of monetary credit indicators in Iraq. In addition to the quantitative method of analyzing the available data on the relationship between cash credit and the industrial sector, the authors used the EViews 12 software.