Kolbar Trade Resumes at Haji Omaran Border Crossing After Three-Month Halt

Kolbar trade has resumed at the Haji Omaran border crossing after nearly three months of suspension. Hundreds of...

Iraqi Dinar Continues to Drop Sharply as 100 Dollars Exceeds 160,000 Dinars

The Iraqi dinar weakened further on Monday. The exchange rate moved sharply in Kurdistan Region markets. By midday,...

Kolbar Trade Resumes at Haji Omaran Border Crossing After Three-Month Halt

Kolbar trade has resumed at the Haji Omaran border crossing after nearly three months of suspension. Hundreds of couriers now cross the border daily under new rules. The reopening...

Kurdistan Region Receives 68,000 Tons of Wheat from Farmers

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has received 68,000 tons of wheat from local farmers this season. The Ministry of Trade and Industry said this amount represents 18% of the...

Sweden Temporarily Suspends Diplomatic Presence in Iraq Amid Security Concerns

The Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has temporarily suspended operations at its embassy in Baghdad and its consular...

Key Card Company Launches MasterCard for Importers to Ease Currency Access and Boost Trade

Key Card Company has introduced a MasterCard for importers, allowing them to purchase goods from abroad at the...

Gas Flow from the Kormor Field to Power Stations Has Restarted

Gas flow from the Kormor field has restarted after engineers halted production for three days. The restart brings...

Empire World Wins Prestigious Award for Fastest-Growing Household Business

Empire World continues to set new benchmarks in rapid development, infrastructure, and business progress across Iraq. In 2025,...

E-Psula Electronic Payment System to Resume as 20% Electricity Discount May Be Extended

The E-Psula Electronic Payment System stopped working for nearly...

Fish Production in Kurdistan Region Remains Stable Despite Drought Impact

Fish production in Kurdistan Region continues to meet market...

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Economy

Energy

Oil Prices Fall Below $80 as Hopes of Higher Supply Weigh on Markets

Oil prices fell on Monday after fresh diplomatic developments...

LPG Prices Fall Sharply in Kurdistan, Household Gas Cylinder Refill Drops to 10,000 Dinars

The price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), commonly known...

Oil Prices Fall as Brent Crude Drops Below $79 per Barrel

Global oil prices declined on Thursday after the United...

Oil Prices Drop 10% Amid Expectations of U.S.–Iran Agreement

Global oil prices have fallen by around 10% this...

Kurdistan Region Oil Exports to Resume Next Week

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and the Iraqi Federal...

Erbil and Baghdad Reach Agreement to Protect Oil Companies and Resume Kurdistan Oil Exports

Erbil and Baghdad have reached an important agreement on...

Oil Prices Hit Three-Month Low After Deal Eases Tensions

Oil prices fell to their lowest level in three...

Senior Iraqi Military Delegation Visits Erbil to Provide Security Guarantees for Oil Companies

A senior Iraqi military delegation arrived in Erbil to...

General News

Iraqi Dinar Continues to Drop Sharply as 100 Dollars Exceeds 160,000 Dinars

The Iraqi dinar weakened further on Monday. The exchange...

Oil Prices Fall Below $80 as Hopes of Higher Supply Weigh on Markets

Oil prices fell on Monday after fresh diplomatic developments...

LPG Prices Fall Sharply in Kurdistan, Household Gas Cylinder Refill Drops to 10,000 Dinars

The price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), commonly known...

Gold Prices Rise by Nearly $50 Per Ounce as Geopolitical Developments Support Market

Gold prices rose on Monday, the first trading day...

Gold Price Surges $30 per Ounce in Two Days

Gold prices in Kurdistan have jumped sharply over the...

Cucumber Production in Erbil Projected to Surpass 35,000 Tons in 2025

The General Directorate of Agriculture in Erbil, Hemn Said...

President Barzani Receives New Polish Consul General, Stresses Stronger Relations

President Masoud Barzani received Maciej Zajdel, the new Polish Consul...

Kurdistan Had Licensed 206 New Factories in 2025 as Over 41,000 Companies Operate

The Kurdistan Importers and Exporters Union has released its...

Islamic Economist Warns Against Forex Trading, Authorities Confirm It’s Illegal in Kurdistan

An expert in Islamic economics has strongly warned against...

Duhok Launches First Potato Festival as Harvest Hits Record 600,000 Tons

Duhok will host its first Potato Festival on Monday,...

Smoothie Bowl Spot Palmera Introduces New Fruit Concept to Kurdistan Region

A new smoothie bowl spot Palmera has launched in...

Kurdistan Showcases Growth at Erbil International Fair

The Erbil International Fair opened with strong momentum as more than...

January Flour Distribution in the Kurdistan Region

The Iraqi Ministry of Trade has taken new steps...

Wheat storage in Kurdistan Region strengthens farmer incomes

Wheat storage in Kurdistan Region has become an essential...

Oil Prices Drop 5% as Market Faces Unprecedented Uncertainty

Global oil prices fell sharply by 5 percent on...

More Than 1,400 Service Projects Implemented in One Year in Soran Administration

The Soran Independent Administration has implemented more than 1,400...

Impact of Falling Oil Prices on Iraq’s Revenue and Economic Stability

The recent plunge in oil prices to a four-year...

Oil Prices Surge as Brent Crude Climbs Above $108 Amid Gulf Tensions

Global oil prices continued their upward momentum, with Brent...

Akre “First Class Rice” Hits American Markets Amid Agricultural Boom

Akre’s first class rice is now reaching the United States, marking...

Agriculture

Harir Tomato Paste Factory Boosts Local Economy with Natural Production

Harir tomato paste factory is setting a new benchmark for food manufacturing in the Kurdistan Region. Located in the Harir district, this facility has earned widespread recognition for producing...

Kurdistan Region Receives 68,000 Tons of Wheat from Farmers

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has received 68,000 tons of wheat from local farmers this season. The Ministry...

Egg Prices Drop to 25,000 IQD per Carton in Kurdistan Region

Egg prices in the Kurdistan Region have fallen sharply, with the cost of one carton dropping to 25,000...

Wheat Farmers in Erbil and Duhok Start Receiving Payments

Authorities in the Kurdistan Region have started distributing another round of payments to wheat farmers. On Wednesday, officials...

Kurdistan Silos Open to Receive Farmers’ Wheat Harvest

The Kurdistan Region has started receiving wheat from local farmers as silos across the region open for the...

Latest Articles

Gold Prices Expected to Rise by $200 per Ounce by End of Month, Economists Say

Economic experts predict that the price of gold could rise by $200 per ounce before the end of this month, driven by global financial and political...

Dukhan and Darbandikhan Dams Generate 650 MW of Electricity

The General Directorate of Dams in the Kurdistan Region announced that the Dukan and Darbandikhan dams are currently generating a combined 650 megawatts of electricity for the national grid, supported...

Kurdistan Non-Oil Revenue Ready as Salary Payments Expected This Week

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has completed collecting April’s non-oil revenues and now waits for Baghdad’s final approval to release public sector salaries. The Ministry of Finance...

Three Car Manufacturing Plants to Launch in Kurdistan Region

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is advancing plans to establish three automobile manufacturing projects in partnership with Chinese companies. The move aims to expand industrial capacity,...

Qatar Airways to Resume Passenger Flights to Erbil on May 10

Qatar Airways will resume passenger flights to Erbil International Airport (EBL) on May 10, resuming direct travel between the Kurdistan Region and Doha after a months-long suspension. The airline...

International Airlines to Resume Flights to Erbil Airport Next Month

Three international airlines will resume flights to Erbil International Airport next month, boosting travel and commercial activity in the Kurdistan Region. Ahmed Hoshyar, Director of Erbil International...