Baghdad says will no longer fund Kurdistan Region

The Iraqi finance ministry claimed that the Kurdistan Region has already exceeded its 12.67 percent of the annual budget, totaling 13.5 trillion dinars, adding that the finance ministry “is unable to continue funding the Region.”

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Iraq taps dormant tax funds to pay salaries amid oil price woes, budget deficit

Facing a deepening liquidity crisis and fluctuating oil revenues, the Iraqi government has authorized the withdrawal of over 3 trillion dinars from long-idle tax trust funds to cover public employee salaries.

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Iraqi top court rules to nationalize KRG salaries

The court rejected the other elements included in Rashid’s lawsuit, stating that ruling on those issues were not part of the court’s jurisdiction

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KRG delegation holds budget talks with federal finance ministry

The delegations are set to continue their meetings on Saturday “to resolve the remaining technical remarks” until the two sides reach an agreement that would ensure the Region’s salaries for the entirety of 2025.

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Shafqat Al-Amel: Basra's biggest squatter crisis

Largest informal settlement: Shafqat Al-Amel and 100,000 land encroachments in Basra

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KRG transfers non-oil revenues to Baghdad

The Kurdistan Regional Government transferred over 85 billion dinars from internal revenues to the Federal Government of Iraq, complying with a Supreme Federal Court ruling and following an agreement reached regarding non-oil revenues.

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