Iraq – After it was a haven for low-income people… Coronavirus puts purchasing power even in flea market

Erbil – Kurdistan Region – Iraq 25.07.2020

People with limited incomes and well-off people in Arbil, Kurdistan region of Iraq, go to the flea market for clothes imported from Europe and Asia, which are packaged in bales, however, the pandemic of the Coronavirus influenced significantly the purchasing power after the ban that was imposed in the Kurdistan region and the economic wheel stopped, and the owners of flea stores complain of the low demand for purchases, which makes them unable to pay the rents and meet their daily needs and families.