The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is building two health centers in Erbil's Sebardan and Farmanbaran neighborhoods which will provide free health services to people. Saman Salman, the media director of the health ministry spoke about the allocated budget and said "the allocated budget for building the health centers is 1.320 billion [Iraqi dinars] and it […]
Nawzad Sheikh Kamil, Director General of Trade at the Ministry of Trade and Industry, said that the KRG exports in 2022, compared to 2021, increased to 672.767 million dollars and imports increased to 15.403 billion dollars. "In 2022, the Ministry of Trade and Industry issued 5,204 import licenses and 168 export licenses for various agricultural […]
KRG Prime Minister Masrour Barzani has approved the allocation of 1.985 billion Iraqi dinars [$1.36 million] to help reduce the impact of floods in the village of Grdjotiar near Erbil. This amount will be implemented in stages on the investment budget of the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources. (Source: KRG)
89 investment projects worth over $2 billion have been implemented this year The implementation of investment projects in various sectors was one of the priorities of the Ninth Cabinet of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). In 2022, the implementation of 89 investment projects began, with a capital of 2 billion and 135 million and 418 […]
UAE invests in Kurdistan Region's agriculture and livestock sectors The Kurdistan Regional Government's (KRG) Investment Board met with a delegation from the Emirati Al Abrar Company to discuss enhancing cooperation in the Kurdistan Region's agriculture and livestock sectors. "In the past, we have we conducted more than 10 research projects in the Kurdistan Region for […]
Building ponds: a strategic project, proper administration and quick implementation The Kurdistan Regional Government's (KRG) Ninth Cabinet has focused greatly on agriculture, the industrial sector, water, and has implemented dozens of projects in these fields over the past three years. The Ninth Cabinet has built ponds and dams. Ponds are important to conserve water and […]
KRG Prime Minister Masrour Barzani has received a delegation from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), headed by the agency's Vice President Ando Naoki. Prime Minister Barzani thanked the Japanese government and JICA for assisting the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in the process of reforming and establishing a solid economic infrastructure in the Kurdistan Region […]
The Kurdistan Regional Government allocated 187 million Iraqi dinars [$128,000] to renovate the Darbandikhan tunnel, set to open next week. The tunnel has been closed for two months as the work the tunnel began on October 2, 2022, and it is nearing an end. "The work to renovate Darbandikhan tunnel is coming to an end, […]
The Ministry of Planning of the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and with funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched a study on Micro, Small, and Medium-Enterprises (MSMEs) in Iraq. The study provides an evidence base to inform policies and strategies […]
Roundtable discussions in the KRI on the revision of the National Food Security Strategy and Action Plan The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Iraq in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources (MoAWR) of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) conducted a roundtable discussion on the review and […]
KRG Prime Minister Masrour Barzani laid the foundation stone for the British campus of the University of London in Erbil. Prime Minister Barzani stated the Kurdistan Regional Government's (KRG) Ninth Cabinet has prioritized developing its education sector and highlighted the efforts taken to expand and evolve academic studies across the Kurdistan Region. "I am pleased […]
The KRG's Minister of Electricity, Kamal Mohammed, signed a contract with with "Pluto Otto Cycle company" on Monday to build a solar power station in Erbil province. The minister signed the deal with the company to set up a 25-megawatt solar power station. The project will be implemented within 90 days and will produce 25 […]
