EghtesadOnline: Kurdistan Regional Government in northern Iraq has rejected handing over the border management to the Iraqi federal administration, saying that the law provides for joint administration, as Iran reopened its crossings with the semi-autonomous region, Turkish newspaper The Hurriyet Daily News reported on its website.

EghtesadOnline: The Kurdistan Regional Government is refusing to ship oil to Iran because Baghdad refused to consult the semiautonomous regime regarding the export program, a report by Bloomberg said.

EghtesadOnline: The Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq is close to resuming regular monthly payments to international oil companies as the rally in crude prices replenishes the region’s depleted treasury, according to people familiar with the matter.

EghtesadOnline: President Of Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Masoud Barzani is visiting Iran soon.

EghtesadOnline: Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government said it’s prepared to freeze the results of last month’s independence referendum, which triggered deadly clashes with government troops and hurt oil exports.