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By Azos L. Rashid: Just a brief glance through our history confirms that Kurdistan has tackled and overcome many obstacles. This is such a vital time of the realigning of powers in the region and the emergence of the terror organisation ISIS. Yet I find it troubling that the most dangerous and urgent problem is…
By Hanar Marouf: What sort of society are we going to produce by only paving an easy economic development? In light of the new global force, gloabalization, with its far-reaching impact on the future of nation-states, it is important to look at how Kurdistan is affected by taking the easy path in developing its economic situation…
By Arian Mufid: In 2014 the south of Kurdistan has engaged in figurative hokey cokey over whether it will focus more on assisting Iraq or on becoming an independent Kurdish state. This debate and the promise of a referendum by the president of Kurdistan was muted by the fall of Mosul to ISIS in June….
By a Correspondent: Despite the economic impact of the war with ISIS and the long-running budget dispute between the Kurdistan Region and the Iraq central government, property developers have been talking optimistically to Bloomberg about economic prospects and a local tycoon has almost finished building a replica of the White House in Erbil. Shihab N….
By Aras Ahmed Mhamad: A wave of demonstrations has started once again in many cities and towns, especially in Sulaimaniya province. After the increase in gasoline prices from 500 Iraqi Dinars to 900, locals are outraged and demand that Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) officials act effectively and decrease the price. Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on…
By Jamal Ekhtiar: United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Iran, Ahmed Shaheed, focuses on some minor socioeconomic issues, while overlooking more vital concerns affecting the lives of millions in the country. One area he often covers in his reports is gender inequality and limitations placed on women’s employment. He also refers…
KT News: The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is considering paying public sector salaries for the month of June in US dollars rather than Iraqi dinars. IraqiNews.com quotes a KRG source as saying: “the reason for the replacement process in the distribution of salaries is due to a lack of cash of the Iraqi currency in the…
By Sarkawt Shamsulddin: The challenge for the new cabinet is how to eliminate the status quo, double “party-state”, peacefully without creating “net losers.”(1) In order to do so, it requires an ultimate reform of both political and financial institutions. The broad-based government can be used to conduct such reforms if all parties reach a consensus…
By Mohammed Hussein: Usually, officials in the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) show Kurdistan’s economic situation as a successful story of economic development. This ‘successful’ story has been used mostly as political propaganda by the KRG ruling parties, where it has been claimed as an achievement of their economic policy. Beside the KRG’s officials, sometimes well-paid…
Interview by Mohammed Hussein: Dr. Denise Natali – Senior Research Fellow, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University, Washington DC – talks about the problems of Kurdistan-Turkey oil contracts, rentierism and chances that an oil dependent economy can lead to dictatorship. MH: What is wrong with the (Kurdistan-Turkey) oil contract and pipe, and why…
KT News: Hasan Ramazan was an 18 year old construction worker. Yesterday he fell to his death when his escalator collapsed while he was working on an electricity pylon on a building site in the town of Kalar. He was the 83rd person to die this year on building sites in the region of Kurdistan….
By Rawaz Sulaiman: Having professional qualifications is always vitally important when applying for jobs. Like other parts of the world, the Kurdistan region of Iraq has been making progress in many different ways, as shown by the economic boom. Undoubtedly, this prosperity requires that we have well-qualified people to govern the region effectively. Nowadays, higher education…
By Kamal Chomani: Twitter: @KamalChomani The recent developments in energy cooperation between the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and Turkey are seen by many as a route to Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Independence, a long-deferred dream of Kurds. However, putting all the eggs into Turkey’s basket ultimately creates KRG Dependence on Turkey or, as many put…
By Ibrahim Anwar : The majority of Kurdistan’s income is from the sale of oil. The Kurdistan Region produces 750,000 barrels per day (bpd) and, deducting all operation costs and other indirect costs, the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG’s) revenue will be 1,720,000,000 USD for October 2013. The KRG has anticipated 1,957,000,000 USD as its monthly revenue during the first six months of 2014, with this…
By Aras Ahmed Mhamad: At the opening of the 2nd Annual Kurdistan Careers Conference on September 4, 2013, there was a huge wave of job seekers, estimated at around 1,000, marching towards the exhibition and the sponsors. Employers keenly explained their company’s requirements and profiles to these job seekers. Nearly 45 national and international companies…
