I thank the Kurdistan Parliament for passaging the Kurdistan Region Labour Law today. I also appreciate the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs and all other relevant KRG entities contribution to this important law. I congratulate Kurdistani workers on this critical milestone. The law provides legal protections for all workers, particularly the rights of women workers. The la ...
Prime Minister Masrour Barzani receives UK Minister of State for the Middle East
Prime Minister Masrour Barzani on Wednesday received Lord Tariq Ahmad, the United Kingdom’s Minister of State for the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia, and United Nation. In the meeting, which was also attended by the UK Ambassador to Iraq Mark Bryson-Richardson and Consul General Rosy Cave, Lord Ahmad highlighted the important role of Kurdistan in the region and reaffirm ...
Statement by Prime Minister Masrour Barzani on first digital payments of public sector salaries
Today marks the soft launch of "My Account" initiative, a financial inclusion program for public sector employees, pensioners and security forces. In the coming days, we will pilot this initiative by paying salaries to nearly 850 employees of Erbil's Children and Maternity Hospital using electronic transfers to new digitally enabled bank accounts. Over the coming months, we wil ...
Council of Ministers discusses Kurdistan’s share of budget, oil and gas law
The Prime Minister: We are ready for all kinds of coordination and cooperating with the federal government to resolve our issues. If they remain unresolved, they will harm the interests of all Iraqi citizens. Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani on Wednesday chaired the Council of Ministers meeting. In the first part of the gathering, the Prime Minister briefed th ...
Prime Minister Masrour Barzani announces the KRG's first e-Visa portal
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani on Wednesday, February 22 announced the launch of the KRG’s first e-Visa portal, in line with the promise to turn KRG into a digital government powerhouse by the end of 2025. The new paperless portal (visit.gov.krd) allows visitors and investors to apply for visas online, helping to boost tourism and foreign investment in the Kur ...
Prime Minister Barzani issues two decrees on International Mother (Tongue) Language Day
Kurdistan Region Government (KRG) Prime Minister Masrour Barzani issued two decrees, on the importance of the Kurdish language on Tuesday. Decision 1: Preparation of an appropriate Kurdish language learning program for foreign residents in the Kurdistan Region, by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and the Ministry of Education in coordination with the K ...