Iraq’s semi-autonomous north is grappling with a severe economic crisis, with many residents forced into massive personal debt.

A financial crisis has led to a rise in the poverty rate in the Kurdistan Region in recent years. According to the latest ...

Talks to speed a resumption in oil exports from Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region have been delayed until Thursday ...

Factories are suffering heavy losses and unemployment is rising. Click here for the full story in Kurdish.

The resumption is expected to ease economic pressure in the Kurdistan region, where the halt has led to salary delays for public sector workers and cuts to essential services. Sign up here.

“Decisions related to the management of national resources are taken in accordance with Iraqi sovereignty and in a way that serves the country's economic interests ... the oil planned to be exported ...

The Iraqi Ministry of Planning revealed the poverty rate in the country declined to 17.5 percent compared to 20.05 percent in ...

But for the past two years, its economy has been contracting. Sardar Sindi is a goldsmith originally from Kurdistan Region’s Zakho and has a shop on Kolner Street. He rarely receives customers ...

According to the statement, President Barzani praised the role of the Iraqi diaspora in strengthening Iraq and the Kurdistan Region's international relations, particularly in fostering economic ...