Finance & Banking
Finance & Banking
Barzani brothers spent over $100 million in U.S., OCCRP finds
A composite image shows Massoud Barzani (back) and his five sons, from left to right, Waysi, Masrour, Mustafa (Babo), Muksi,...
Kurdistan’s markets “clinically dead” amid delayed salaries, economist says
Some elderly Kurdish retirees count the cash from their long-delayed pensions, while others wait in line in Sulaimani city, Iraqi...
Erbil currency market shows preference for new $100 notes
The currency market in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, September 2025. Photo: Screengrab/K24 TV video/YT/via iKurd.net Erbil currency market sees differences between...
Iraqi Kurdistan’s daily crypto trading over $1 million despite ban: trader
Bitcoin BTC. Photo: Creative Commons/Tima Miroshnichenko/pexels SULAIMANI, Iraqi Kurdistan,— Despite bans from federal and regional governments, digital currency trading continues...
Iraqi Kurdistan’s 2024 revenue hits $12.9 billion, 87% from oil, CNN reports
Caretaker Prime Minister of Iraqi Kurdistan, Masrour Barzani, with a CNN reporter in Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, June 10,...
KDP’s tribal ‘My Account’ program aims to control Kurdistan pay system: opposition
Noor Fareeq, a member of the National Stance Movement (Rewtî Helwêstî Nîştimanî), May 2025. Photo: Screengrab/Iraqi TV/via iKurd.net Erbil using...
Kurdish Islamic scholar Qaradaghi says cryptocurrencies are forbidden – haram
Iraqi Kurdish Muslim scholar and the head of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, Dr. Ali Qaradaghi, May 1, 2025....
Iraqi Kurdish parties reach deal on digital finance system
A man withdrawing Iraqi dinars from an ATM in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, 2024. Photo: K24 TV ERBIL,—Iraqi Kurdistan Region’s two...
Erbil bans Forex, USDT trading and warns of legal action
Photo: Creative Commons/Anna Nekrashevich/pexels ERBIL, Iraqi Kurdistan region,— Security authorities in Erbil on Tuesday issued a strict ban on trading...
Trading cryptocurrencies unlawful under Islamic law, Sulaimani Fatwa Committee says
Islamic Fatwa committee, Sulaimani city, Iraqi Kurdistan, February, 2025. Photo: dengiamerika.com SULAIMANI,— The head of the Sulaimani Fatwa Committee in...
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