Analysis Of The Path Of Economic Reform And Its Obstacles In The Region Kurdistan - Iraq

Abstract

Abstract

The research aims to diagnose the obstacles that hinder the implementation of the economic reform program in the Kurdistan Region - Iraq, with reference to the reasons for the failure of previous economic reform programs in the region, and to indicate the extent of citizens’ confidence in implementing the economic reform in the region, as well as evaluating the economic reform law of the new government for the year 2020. The research reached a set of results, including:

1- There is no time limit for implementing the economic reform process.

2- Efficient and specialized cadres in the field of economic reform were not relied upon when forming committees to implement economic reform decisions.

3- The absence of a monitoring committee to implement economic reform decisions.

4- The project did not extend to the national domain, and receded within the partisan domain.

5- Weak desire for real economic reforms on the part of the ruling parties.

6- The previous economic reforms project did not include all governorates in the Kurdistan Region, but was reduced to the governorates of Erbil and Dohuk.

The research concluded by presenting a number of proposals, including:

1- It is the responsibility of the regional government to deposit all revenues, whether oil or non-oil revenues, in the banks affiliated with the Ministry of Finance and Economy.

2- Distributing a share (petro dollars) of the revenues of the Ministry of Natural Resources to the oil and gas producing areas, with the aim of enhancing services provided to citizens and raising the standard of living for the residents of these areas.

3- Activating the role of the Financial Supervision Bureau and the Integrity Commission in the Kurdistan Region.

4- Develop comprehensive planning for the development of all oil fields in a fair manner, without giving preference to the region over other regions.