ECONOMY

SULAIMANI, Kurdistan Region — The Iraqi Ministry of Education has initiated a project to install solar energy systems in schools across Baghdad, starting with 300 primary and secondary schools in …

BAGHDAD, Iraq — Progress looms in the prolonged stalemate over the Kurdistan Region’s oil exports as the Iraqi Parliament completed the first reading of a proposed amendment to the Federal …

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — Erbil’s residents, particularly bakers and taxi drivers, are voicing their frustration over the sharp rise in cooking gas and gasoline prices, which they say is threatening …

SULAIMANI, Kurdistan Region — Oil smuggling out of the Kurdistan Region has become a regular, troubling sight, with an estimated 300,000 barrels leaving the Region each day. Destinations include Iran …

SULAIMANI, Kurdistan Region — The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has reduced its oil production by 50%, bringing output down to 140,000 barrels per day (bpd) as of September 2, 2024. …

SULAIMANI, Kurdistan Region — After two days of intense negotiations in Erbil, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and the Iraqi Parliamentary Finance Committee have reached a preliminary agreement on Thursday …

SULAIMANI, Kurdistan Region — The Association of the Petroleum Industry of Kurdistan (APIKUR) has called for the immediate resumption of oil exports from the Kurdistan Region through the Iraq-Turkey Pipeline …

SULAIMANI, Kurdistan Region — Iraq’s crude oil exports for July reached a staggering 108,053,356 barrels, as reported by the Iraqi Oil Ministry. This marks a significant achievement, reflecting an increase …

SULAIMANI, Kurdistan Region —The Kurdistan Region’s Council of Ministers issued a statement on Wednesday blaming the Iraqi Finance Ministry for the delay in July salaries for civil servants. The statement …

BYARA, Kurdistan Region — Diar Rashid, owner of a small café in Byara, a tourist town in Halabja province’s Hawraman area on the Iranian border, is witnessing a surge in …