The biggest bank heist in history (and why you’ve never heard of it)

In 2022 news broke that $ had been stolen in Iraq, the biggest bank heist ever. Nicolas Pelham, The Economist’s Middle East correspondent, follows the money 01:41 - The investigation begins 02:28 - Where did the money come from? 03:55 - Who was Nur Zuheir? 04:29 - Following the trail in Baghdad 08:11 - Corruption in Iraq 13:21 - The government changes course 15:46 - Who is complicit, really? 16:50 - What happened to the money? Artwork based on illustrations by Mike McQuaid Sign up to The Economist’s daily newsletter: Sign up to 1843’s newsletter, The Extraordinary Story: The Baghdad job: who was behind history’s biggest bank heist? After 20 years of trauma, Iraq is struggling to recover: “What was once the world’s most dangerous road is lined with new real estate”—Iraq, 20 years later: Iraq’s new prime minister vows to clean up the country: The Iraqi militias are copying their overmighty cousins in Iran: Iraq’s parliamentary plague: Shia Muslims are no longer in the ascendant: How the Iraq war became a threat to American democracy: Why Baghdad may have the worst traffic in the Middle East: