PM Barzani calls on Baghdad to meet responsibilities regarding salaries

Baghdad has yet to disburse the Kurdistan Region’s salaries for the month of April

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.

Oil and budget deals spark renewed hope for Erbil-Baghdad ties

PM Barzani says Baghdad-BP deal to redevelop Kirkuk oilfields ‘unconstitutional’

"The area that Baghdad is talking to BP about is a disputed territory. According to the constitution, disputed territories are not a region which can be unilaterally decided by either Erbil or Baghdad,” PM Barzani said.

KRG demands uninterrupted salaries, full federal budget share from Baghdad

“Starting from 2026, the Kurdistan Region will no longer ask for salaries from the federal government, but rather The Kurdistan Region’s share of the budget needs to be sent,” the KRG spokesperson noted

Intra-Kurdish meeting aims to ‘rectify’ Erbil, Baghdad ties: KRG spox

The meeting was aimed at discussing the next steps for the Kurdish representation in the political process in Baghdad amid ongoing budget issues

Kurdish withdrawal from Baghdad ‘not impossible’ if salary issues not resolved: KRG spox

The KRG spokesperson said Baghdad's refusal to send the agreed upon amount for civil servant salaries is “injustice done to the employees of the Kurdistan Region,” suggesting that a Kurdish withdrawal from the political process in Baghdad is a possibility

Iraq to digitalize municipal projects, affairs across all provinces

Sudani has repeatedly stressed the importance of digital transformation as one of the priorities of his cabinet.

Iraqi checkpoints prevent export of Kurdish products from reaching central, southern Iraq: Official

Products from poultry houses and factories from the Kurdistan Region have been blocked from entering federal Iraq on grounds of of not having licenses