Archive for December 22, 2010

Heading for the House of Representatives to approve the proposal for the granting of 100 thousand dinars monthly emergency grant for graduate students until the appointment. Parliamentary source revealed the “morning” for the inclusion of this proposal on the agenda of meetings next week,

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Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, the task of the new government as “big” and select priorities, five files are security and finance, oil, electricity and foreign relations. “Maliki said in the first session that followed Neil government’s confidence,” We need to have a clarity in our security and financial, oil and electricity and to improve our foreign relations. ” He said in a speech carried directly on Iraqiya state television that “the tasks that lie ahead are many and great, but we want a working paper of each minister” on these topics. But he did not appoint ministers of two of the five files.

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Raised the Presidency of the Council of Representatives, on Wednesday, the parliamentary session of fifteen, attended by 249 deputies to the on Thursday, while the source confirmed that they have seen the second reading of the draft Law on Election of one or more Deputy President of the Republic, and discuss the closure of offices of Al Baghdadi and the formation of a fact-finding commission on the causes of the closure, and perform sworn to two new block for free.

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Nuri al-Maliki as Prime Minister with his acting of the three security ministries, Defense and Interior and National Security.

Rose Nuri Shaways Deputy Prime Minister and Acting Minister of Commerce.

Hussein al-Shahristani, deputy Prime Minister Saleh al-Mutlaq, a deputy prime minister.

Rafie al-Issawi and Minister of Finance

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Sinan Al-Shabibi, central bank governor of Iraq

"People cannot go to a bank and deposit a lot of cash. If there was security, then the banks would see more flows and they would be able to lend more easily to all sectors of the economy" Sinan Al-Shabibi, CBI

Currency Newshound Commentary: This is an interesting 2007 EuroMoney article submitted by a Facebook follower.- Thanks Guenevere

Sinan Al-Shabibi, governor of the Central Bank of Iraq, speaks to Sudip Roy about the bank’s efforts to control inflation, curb exchange rate instability and cope with the difficult security situation.

Even though economic growth is at about 6.3%, Iraq needs a much higher rate. How can you kick-start the economy given the level of violence?

It is of course difficult. There is a lot of instability and insecurity. But I would say that the government is trying its best to attain and maintain a good rate of growth.

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Advisor Central: the smart card to facilitate citizen access to entitlements

Central bank adviser said the appearance of Mohammed Saleh: We encourage banks and financial services companies to issue a smart card, through which he is paying salaries to employees, stressing that the move will save the expenses of issuing currency.

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Interim Finance Committee held in the House of Representatives will hold a meeting on Wednesday morning under the chairmanship of Sheikh Khalid al-Attiyah in the hall of the Constitutional Council in the presence of Mr. Shabibi central bank governor and representatives from the Ministries of Finance and Planning.

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Considered the central bank governor, on Wednesday, lending to the government by the Bank of harm to his reputation and performance, as called for using the surplus in the previous budgets, supplementing the current budget.

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Central Bank calls for activating the anti-money launderingCentral bank warned that the financial institutions has become one of the most liquid and money-laundering and the financing of armed operations in the country, calling for expanding the powers of the Anti-money laundering and insurance needs, while private banks confirmed their lack of experience in this area.

The Director of the Office to Combat Money Laundering in the Central Bank of the Badr Abboud in a press statement that more crossings for money laundering in Iraq is the financial institutions and private banks and money transfer companies and banking.

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Baghdad, 22 December / December (Rn) – said one adviser to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, on Wednesday, said that his country would seek economic support during the Arab Economic Summit to be held next month at Sharm el-Sheikh with Egypt Arabic, pointing out that Iraq will present a project to facilitate the entry of commercial firms Arabic to the country.

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Baghdad (news) .. said Mstcharalpennek appearance of the central benefit of “We encourage banks and financial services companies to issue a smart card, through which he is paying salaries to employees, stressing that the move will save the expenses of issuing currency.

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Baghdad (news) .. a student member of the Kurdistan Alliance bloc MP Mohammad Faraj, Burhan member of the Finance Committee in the House of Representatives to re-draft budget to the federal government or solve the problems contained therein satisfactorily with the Kurdistan Region.

The proof (of the Agency news) Wednesday: Because of the prejudice to the explicit right of the province of Kurdistan and the violation of the agreements concluded between the Federal Government and the Kurdistan Regional Government in the past, and encroach upon the principles fixed in the Constitution of Iraq, so we call project back to the federal government or a solution to these problems satisfactorily.

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Said Director of the follow-up and coordination of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait, the Kuwaiti technical team who are looking for the remains of Kuwaitis in Iraq includes a number of experts, pointing to the uncertainty of the existence of the remains of Kuwaitis so far.

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Expect a member of the National Alliance Kamal Saadi, Wednesday, the resolution of non-security ministries during the three days, likely to be given the Deputy Prime Minister for Energy, broad powers to manage files, electricity, oil and water resources.

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Prime Minister: the new government begin its work next Sunday tasks

Baghdad, 22 December / December (Rn) – The adviser in the Prime Minister of Iraq, Wednesday, that ministers of the new government will assume their functions on Sunday.

The Legal Counsel said Fadel Mohamed Kurdistan News Agency (Rn) that “the new government will assume the functions of its work on Sunday after it is the process of handing over to the previous government.”

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Currency Newshound

Statement by President Obama on Iraqi Government Formation

Today’s vote in the Council of Representatives is a significant moment in Iraq’s history and a major step forward in advancing national unity. I congratulate Iraq’s political leaders, the members of the Council of Representatives, and the Iraqi people on the formation of a new government of national partnership.

Yet again, the Iraqi people and their elected representatives have demonstrated their commitment to working through a democratic process to resolve their differences and shape Iraq’s future. Their decision to form an inclusive partnership government is a clear rejection of the efforts by extremists to spur sectarian division.

Iraq faces important challenges, but the Iraqi people can also seize a future of opportunity. The United States will continue to strengthen our long-term partnership with Iraq’s people and leaders as they build a prosperous and peaceful nation that is fully integrated into the region and international community.

December 21, 2010

Statement by Vice President Biden on Iraqi Government Formation

Today, Iraq’s political leaders delivered what Iraq’s people deserved and expected: an inclusive, national partnership government that reflects the results of Iraq’s elections.

I especially want to congratulate Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, Iraqiyya leader Ayad Allawi and Kurdistan Regional Government President Massoud Barzani for the hard work and wise leadership that has brought Iraq to this promising moment.

There are many challenges ahead, but I am convinced Iraq is up to them. The United States stands ready to help and to strengthen even more the important partnership we have built.

December 21, 2010

The President and Vice President each spoke to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki today to congratulate him on the formation of an inclusive government of national partnership that reflects the results of the national election.

The President underscored U.S. support for a long-term partnership with Iraq and his desire to strengthen cooperation with the Iraqi government and people in a range of fields according to the bilateral Strategic Framework Agreement.

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Submitted to Currency Newshound

Note this article was originally published in 2007

December 19th, 2010
(Iraqi Media Network) Said Dr. Shabibi central bank governor that this year’s budget an investment budget because it focused on the size of the investment Ziada.

Shabibi said that the role of the central bank is to address the imbalance that would result from the development process that will result from changes in economic structure are basic.

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According to a member of the National Alliance, on Wednesday, that Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, speaking on condition to submit the names are guaranteed to fill the bags in exchange for ending the security agency, these ministries are fast.

Iraqi Parliament, Parlamani Iraq, Nuri al-maliki Said Abdul Hadi al-Hassani told the Kurdish news agency (Rn) “Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki made promises personal that does not drag on and agency security ministries, provided attribution to the names guaranteed”, attributing this “to Maliki’s desire to give introductions to strong for the new government in terms of security represented by the Ministries of Defence The Interior and National Security. “

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Iraq’s Kurdistan President, Massoud Barzani, has described the newly-formed “Political Council for Startegic Policies (PCSP),” led by al-Iraqiya Coalition’s Leader and former Prime Minister, Iyad Allawi, as “important,” and must play its active role in the country’s administration, because it embodies what he defined as a “genuine partnership,” according to a Kurdistan Presidency statement.

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