The Kurdistan Region of Iraq : Reforming the Economy for Shared Prosperity and Protecting the Vulnerable

The Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) is a constitutionally recognized semiautonomous region in northern Iraq. Its government, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), based in Erbil, has the right, under the Iraqi constitution of 2005, to exercise le...

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Main Author: World Bank Group
Format: Report
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:
OIL
CPI
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26436647/kurdistan-region-iraq-reforming-economy-shared-prosperity-protecting-vulnerable-vol-2-main-report
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24706
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topic TARIFFS
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
ECONOMIC GROWTH
RENEWABLE RESOURCES
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
POLICY ENVIRONMENT
WASTE MANAGEMENT
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
EXPECTATIONS
PRODUCERS
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
PROPERTY RIGHTS
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
LABOR FORCE
RIVER BASINS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
REVENUES
ECONOMIC EFFECTS
INCENTIVES
EQUILIBRIUM
MODELS
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
AUDITS
WILLINGNESS TO PAY
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
FISCAL POLICIES
EXPLOITATION
OIL PRICES
CROWDING OUT
OIL
POPULATION GROWTH
INDUSTRIAL WATER
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
OPTIONS
SUSTAINABLE WATER
DEBT
BARRIERS TO ENTRY
POLLUTION
BENEFIT ANALYSIS
WELFARE GAINS
ECONOMIC POLICIES
AQUIFERS
DIVIDENDS
POLICY DECISIONS
PRICE SUBSIDIES
BARLEY
NATURAL RESOURCES
WATER BASINS
SUBSIDIES
EFFICIENCY
CERTAIN EXTENT
MARKET ECONOMIES
TAXES
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
LAND USE
ENTITLEMENTS
EFFECTIVE USE
RESOURCES
UNEMPLOYMENT
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
EQUITY
POTENTIAL INVESTORS
CONSUMPTION
ECONOMIC IMPACT
RURAL COMMUNITIES
CONTINUOUS MONITORING
WAGES
CLIMATE CHANGE
VALUES
ELECTRICITY DEMAND
MARKET PRICES
IMMUNITY
POLICY MAKERS
CREDIT
PURCHASING POWER
DEMAND
CPI
SUSTAINABLE USE
NATIONAL INCOME
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
AGGREGATE DEMAND
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
ELECTRICITY GENERATION
EXPENDITURES
PUBLIC GOVERNANCE
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
PROPERTY
LOGGING
DECISION MAKING
TAX RATES
TRANSACTION COSTS
ENVIRONMENT
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
ECONOMIC SITUATION
STREAMS
ECONOMICS
SECURITIES
TAX REVENUE
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
CAPITAL GOODS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
TRADE
POLLUTERS
MARGINAL PROPENSITY TO SAVE
LAND
DRINKING WATER
PRICE CEILINGS
COMMERCIAL BANKS
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
COMPETITIVE MARKETS
OIL RESERVES
WATER POLLUTION
REVENUE
NATIONAL INCOME ACCOUNTING
PRIVATE CONSUMPTION
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
LIVING CONDITIONS
RECYCLING
TAX REFORM
PROPERTY VALUES
PROFITS
ENVIRONMENTAL
COST SAVINGS
LABOR MARKETS
PUBLIC GOOD
DEMOGRAPHICS
PRICES
CONSUMER PROTECTION
OIL SECTOR
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
ECONOMIES
POPULATION DYNAMICS
PUBLIC GOODS
COMPETITION
spellingShingle TARIFFS
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
ECONOMIC GROWTH
RENEWABLE RESOURCES
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
POLICY ENVIRONMENT
WASTE MANAGEMENT
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
EXPECTATIONS
PRODUCERS
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
PROPERTY RIGHTS
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
LABOR FORCE
RIVER BASINS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
REVENUES
ECONOMIC EFFECTS
INCENTIVES
EQUILIBRIUM
MODELS
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
AUDITS
WILLINGNESS TO PAY
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
FISCAL POLICIES
EXPLOITATION
OIL PRICES
CROWDING OUT
OIL
POPULATION GROWTH
INDUSTRIAL WATER
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
OPTIONS
SUSTAINABLE WATER
DEBT
BARRIERS TO ENTRY
POLLUTION
BENEFIT ANALYSIS
WELFARE GAINS
ECONOMIC POLICIES
AQUIFERS
DIVIDENDS
POLICY DECISIONS
PRICE SUBSIDIES
BARLEY
NATURAL RESOURCES
WATER BASINS
SUBSIDIES
EFFICIENCY
CERTAIN EXTENT
MARKET ECONOMIES
TAXES
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
LAND USE
ENTITLEMENTS
EFFECTIVE USE
RESOURCES
UNEMPLOYMENT
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
EQUITY
POTENTIAL INVESTORS
CONSUMPTION
ECONOMIC IMPACT
RURAL COMMUNITIES
CONTINUOUS MONITORING
WAGES
CLIMATE CHANGE
VALUES
ELECTRICITY DEMAND
MARKET PRICES
IMMUNITY
POLICY MAKERS
CREDIT
PURCHASING POWER
DEMAND
CPI
SUSTAINABLE USE
NATIONAL INCOME
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
AGGREGATE DEMAND
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
ELECTRICITY GENERATION
EXPENDITURES
PUBLIC GOVERNANCE
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
PROPERTY
LOGGING
DECISION MAKING
TAX RATES
TRANSACTION COSTS
ENVIRONMENT
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
ECONOMIC SITUATION
STREAMS
ECONOMICS
SECURITIES
TAX REVENUE
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
CAPITAL GOODS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
TRADE
POLLUTERS
MARGINAL PROPENSITY TO SAVE
LAND
DRINKING WATER
PRICE CEILINGS
COMMERCIAL BANKS
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
COMPETITIVE MARKETS
OIL RESERVES
WATER POLLUTION
REVENUE
NATIONAL INCOME ACCOUNTING
PRIVATE CONSUMPTION
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
LIVING CONDITIONS
RECYCLING
TAX REFORM
PROPERTY VALUES
PROFITS
ENVIRONMENTAL
COST SAVINGS
LABOR MARKETS
PUBLIC GOOD
DEMOGRAPHICS
PRICES
CONSUMER PROTECTION
OIL SECTOR
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
ECONOMIES
POPULATION DYNAMICS
PUBLIC GOODS
COMPETITION
World Bank Group
The Kurdistan Region of Iraq : Reforming the Economy for Shared Prosperity and Protecting the Vulnerable
geographic_facet Middle East and North Africa
Iraq
description The Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) is a constitutionally recognized semiautonomous region in northern Iraq. Its government, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), based in Erbil, has the right, under the Iraqi constitution of 2005, to exercise legislative, executive, and judicial powers according to the constitution, except in what is listed therein as exclusive powers of the federal authorities. The Iraqi constitution defines the Kurdistan Region as a federal entity of Iraq. KRG has a parliamentary democracy with a regional assembly that consists of 111 seats. KRI has been largely immune to the insecurity and conflict witnessed elsewhere in Iraq, especially following the 2003 Iraq War. KRG is facing a wide range of immediate and medium to longer-term challenges that are intrinsically linked to the overall macroeconomic situation of Iraq as well as the regional and global environment. The immediate challenge consists in coping with (a) the deep fiscal crisis, and (b) the security and social problems brought about by the conflict with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group and the resulting influx of Syrian refugees and Iraqi Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). These challenges are clearly immediate priorities for the KRG, and will bear significant repercussions nationally and internationally if inadequately addressed. The medium to longer-term challenges pertain to moderating dependence on the oil sector and transforming the KRI economy into a diversified one that supports private sector-led economic growth and job creation in a sustainable manner.
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title The Kurdistan Region of Iraq : Reforming the Economy for Shared Prosperity and Protecting the Vulnerable
title_short The Kurdistan Region of Iraq : Reforming the Economy for Shared Prosperity and Protecting the Vulnerable
title_full The Kurdistan Region of Iraq : Reforming the Economy for Shared Prosperity and Protecting the Vulnerable
title_fullStr The Kurdistan Region of Iraq : Reforming the Economy for Shared Prosperity and Protecting the Vulnerable
title_full_unstemmed The Kurdistan Region of Iraq : Reforming the Economy for Shared Prosperity and Protecting the Vulnerable
title_sort kurdistan region of iraq : reforming the economy for shared prosperity and protecting the vulnerable
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2016
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26436647/kurdistan-region-iraq-reforming-economy-shared-prosperity-protecting-vulnerable-vol-2-main-report
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spelling okr-10986-247062021-05-25T08:49:29Z The Kurdistan Region of Iraq : Reforming the Economy for Shared Prosperity and Protecting the Vulnerable World Bank Group TARIFFS GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES ECONOMIC GROWTH RENEWABLE RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION POLICY ENVIRONMENT WASTE MANAGEMENT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION EXPECTATIONS PRODUCERS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROPERTY RIGHTS FINANCIAL RESOURCES RESOURCE ALLOCATION LABOR FORCE RIVER BASINS POLITICAL ECONOMY REVENUES ECONOMIC EFFECTS INCENTIVES EQUILIBRIUM MODELS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AUDITS WILLINGNESS TO PAY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY FISCAL POLICIES EXPLOITATION OIL PRICES CROWDING OUT OIL POPULATION GROWTH INDUSTRIAL WATER LABOR PRODUCTIVITY OPTIONS SUSTAINABLE WATER DEBT BARRIERS TO ENTRY POLLUTION BENEFIT ANALYSIS WELFARE GAINS ECONOMIC POLICIES AQUIFERS DIVIDENDS POLICY DECISIONS PRICE SUBSIDIES BARLEY NATURAL RESOURCES WATER BASINS SUBSIDIES EFFICIENCY CERTAIN EXTENT MARKET ECONOMIES TAXES ACCESS TO INFORMATION LAND USE ENTITLEMENTS EFFECTIVE USE RESOURCES UNEMPLOYMENT ENERGY CONSUMPTION EQUITY POTENTIAL INVESTORS CONSUMPTION ECONOMIC IMPACT RURAL COMMUNITIES CONTINUOUS MONITORING WAGES CLIMATE CHANGE VALUES ELECTRICITY DEMAND MARKET PRICES IMMUNITY POLICY MAKERS CREDIT PURCHASING POWER DEMAND CPI SUSTAINABLE USE NATIONAL INCOME SUSTAINABLE GROWTH AGGREGATE DEMAND PUBLIC EXPENDITURES ELECTRICITY GENERATION EXPENDITURES PUBLIC GOVERNANCE COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS PROPERTY LOGGING DECISION MAKING TAX RATES TRANSACTION COSTS ENVIRONMENT GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE ECONOMIC SITUATION STREAMS ECONOMICS SECURITIES TAX REVENUE ENERGY EFFICIENCY CAPITAL GOODS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRADE POLLUTERS MARGINAL PROPENSITY TO SAVE LAND DRINKING WATER PRICE CEILINGS COMMERCIAL BANKS COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVE MARKETS OIL RESERVES WATER POLLUTION REVENUE NATIONAL INCOME ACCOUNTING PRIVATE CONSUMPTION SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH LIVING CONDITIONS RECYCLING TAX REFORM PROPERTY VALUES PROFITS ENVIRONMENTAL COST SAVINGS LABOR MARKETS PUBLIC GOOD DEMOGRAPHICS PRICES CONSUMER PROTECTION OIL SECTOR ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIES POPULATION DYNAMICS PUBLIC GOODS COMPETITION The Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) is a constitutionally recognized semiautonomous region in northern Iraq. Its government, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), based in Erbil, has the right, under the Iraqi constitution of 2005, to exercise legislative, executive, and judicial powers according to the constitution, except in what is listed therein as exclusive powers of the federal authorities. The Iraqi constitution defines the Kurdistan Region as a federal entity of Iraq. KRG has a parliamentary democracy with a regional assembly that consists of 111 seats. KRI has been largely immune to the insecurity and conflict witnessed elsewhere in Iraq, especially following the 2003 Iraq War. KRG is facing a wide range of immediate and medium to longer-term challenges that are intrinsically linked to the overall macroeconomic situation of Iraq as well as the regional and global environment. The immediate challenge consists in coping with (a) the deep fiscal crisis, and (b) the security and social problems brought about by the conflict with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group and the resulting influx of Syrian refugees and Iraqi Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). These challenges are clearly immediate priorities for the KRG, and will bear significant repercussions nationally and internationally if inadequately addressed. The medium to longer-term challenges pertain to moderating dependence on the oil sector and transforming the KRI economy into a diversified one that supports private sector-led economic growth and job creation in a sustainable manner. 2016-07-15T20:43:58Z 2016-07-15T20:43:58Z 2016-05-30 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26436647/kurdistan-region-iraq-reforming-economy-shared-prosperity-protecting-vulnerable-vol-2-main-report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24706 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Public Sector Study Middle East and North Africa Iraq