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Iraq Resolves Salary Dispute, Boosts Oil Exports

7/22/2025

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After months of financial disputes, the Iraqi government has agreed to release May salaries for Kurdistan Region civil servants. This breakthrough comes as the Kurdistan Regional Government commits to exporting 230,000 barrels of oil daily and transferring 120 billion Iraqi dinars in non-oil revenues to Baghdad, aided by recent U.S. intervention.

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After months of financial disputes, the Iraqi government has agreed to release May salaries for Kurdistan Region civil servants. This breakthrough comes as the Kurdistan Regional Government commits to exporting 230,000 barrels of oil daily and transferring 120 billion Iraqi dinars in non-oil revenues to Baghdad, aided by recent U.S. intervention.