Kurdistan Secures $1.25B Investment
Kurdistan Region secured over $1.25 billion in investments across 79 projects in the first half of 2025, spanning sectors like housing, industry, and commerce—despite financial pressure from Baghdad—highlighting investor confidence and the region’s growing economic resilience.
By Kamaran Aziz
ERBIL (Kurdistan24) – The Kurdistan Region has attracted more than $1.254 billion in new investments across 79 licensed projects in the first half of 2025, demonstrating significant economic activity despite financial pressures from Iraq, the Chairman of the Kurdistan Region Investment Board announced Monday.
Mohammed Shukri, the Chairman of the Kurdistan Board of Investment, told Kurdistan24 on Monday that the statistics for the first six months of the year are "encouraging for the creation of new projects throughout the Kurdistan Region."
Shukri stated that in just six months, 79 projects have been licensed in various sectors, including education, sports, agriculture, tourism, housing, and commerce. The total investment for these projects amounts to $1,254,385,369.
Of the projects licensed, 28 are in the commercial sector, with a combined investment value of $220,471,330.
The Chairman emphasized that the board is making greater efforts to serve citizens and the homeland by increasing facilitation and licensing for important and beneficial projects.
According to statistics obtained by Kurdistan24, the breakdown of the 79 investment projects from the beginning of the year until the end of June 2025 is as follows:
- Industry: 17 projects with an investment value of $441,023,015
- Housing: 10 projects with an investment value of $519,221,753
- Commerce: 28 projects with an investment value of $220,471,330
- Tourism: 8 projects with an investment value of $15,696,768
- Educational: 6 projects with an investment value of $10,515,925
- Health: 3 projects with an investment value of $12,224,078
- Agriculture: 3 projects with an investment value of $4,719,500
- Sports: 2 projects with an investment value of $14,500,000
- Commercial Services: 2 projects with an investment value of $16,013,000
The successful attraction of over $1.25 billion in diverse investments underscores the Kurdistan Region's resilience and its growing reputation as an island of stability for investors. Despite acknowledged economic problems created by Iraq, these figures signal strong confidence from the private sector in the region's economic future.
The broad distribution of capital across critical sectors like industry, housing, commerce, and tourism points to a maturing and multifaceted economy, positioning the Kurdistan Region as a secure and promising destination for both domestic and international investment.
