Minister of Housing and Reconstruction in the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Kamaran Ahmed, complains that the central government has shown a lack of earnestness when it comes to disbursing the KRG’s budget share. This share amounts to 17% of the total general budget and will be used to move forward with the reconstruction projects.
Ahmed believes that the region has accomplished a great deal of reconstruction with little money, stressing that security and stability have positively impacted urban development in the three major Kurdish cities of Erbil, Sulaymaniyah and Dohuk. In an interview with Al-Monitor, Ahmed affirmed that his ministry has succeeded in accomplishing 70% of the reconstruction plan. Below is the text of the interview: