Baghdad – I.A.
Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani confirmed today, Monday, that the number of people registered in the “My Account” project has exceeded half a million individuals.
A statement by the Central Bank, received by the (INA), stated that “the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Masrour Barzani, received the Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq, Ali Mohsen Al-Alaq.”
He explained that, “During the meeting, the Prime Minister highlighted the reforms achieved in the banking sector in the Kurdistan Region, and touched on the (My Account) banking project, in which the number of registered public sector salary recipients has so far exceeded half a million individuals, as it is expected that the salaries of two hundred thousand newly registered people will be disbursed through (My Account) next month.”
He pointed out that “the two sides agreed on the importance of continuing the project and the support and follow-up of the Central Bank.”
The head of the regional government expressed his “thanks to the governor of the Central Bank for his distinguished support for the (My Account) project, and for the banking reforms in the regional government,” noting “the growing interest of local and international financial institutions in coordination, cooperation, and support for the financial strategy of the regional government.”
He added, “The meeting discussed accelerating the achievement of financial inclusion in the Kurdistan Region, as part of the strategic objectives of the Central Bank of Iraq and its steps towards digitizing the banking sector.”