KRG, Iraqi Economic Councils convene in Erbil to tackle key financial issues
Prime Minister Masrour Barzani welcomed the Iraqi delegation, led by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Fuad Hussein, to discuss critical financial matters affecting both the Kurdistan Region and Iraq.
ERBIL (Kurdistan24) – On Sunday, a high-level meeting between the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Economic Ministerial Council and the Iraqi Economic Ministerial Council took place in Erbil.
Prime Minister Masrour Barzani welcomed the Iraqi delegation, led by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Fuad Hussein, to discuss critical financial matters affecting both the Kurdistan Region and Iraq.
Key topics on the agenda included the management of border crossings, the Kurdistan Region's financial entitlements, employee salaries, budget allocations, and the impact of Iraqi government checkpoints on the export of farmers' products. The discussions also covered taxation policies and other pressing economic issues.
This meeting underscores the ongoing efforts to strengthen economic ties and resolve long-standing disputes between the KRG and Baghdad.
The Iraqi delegation includes several prominent officials, such as:
- Fuad Hussein, Chairman of the Council and Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq
- Muhammad Ali Tamim, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Planning
- Taif Sami, Iraqi Minister of Finance
- Ali al-Alaq, Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq
- Athir Daoud Salman, Iraqi Minister of Trade
- Ahmed Jassim Saber, Minister of Labor and Social Affairs
- Hamid Naeem, Secretary-General of the Iraqi Council of Ministers
- Faisal Wissam, Chairman of the Iraqi Securities and Exchange Commission
- Ali Maarij Bahadli, Deputy Minister of Oil
- Ahmad Abdul Jabbar, Deputy Minister of Industry and Minerals
- Mithaq Abdul-Hussein, Technical Undersecretary of the Ministry of Agriculture
- Abbas Nasrallah, Secretary of the Iraqi Council of Ministers for Economic Affairs