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Podcast: My FX Buddies
Episode: Salary Lifeline or Oil Trap? Inside Kurdistan’s Crisis Talks
Description: A high-stakes showdown is unfolding in Erbil as a powerful link to My FX Buddies BlogIraqi delegation meets with the Kurdistan Regional Government to resolve a major salary crisis that has left doctors, teachers, and government employees waiting over 42 days for their paychecks.With tensions running high, the Kurdish region is stuck in a financial chokehold — protests are erupting, markets are stalling, and the threat of strikes looms large over the new academic year.Baghdad is pushing for control: Kurdistan must hand over 280,000 barrels of oil daily and half of it...