Nuri Al Maliki as a Prime Minister and acting Minister of Defense, Interior and National Security
Roz Nuri Shawes as Deputy Prime Minister and acting Trade Minister
Hussein Al Shahristani as Deputy Prime Minister and acting Electricity Minister
Saleh Al Motlaq as Deputy Prime Minister
Hosheyar Zebari as Foreign Minister and acting State Minister for women affairs
Rafea Al Issawi as Finances Minister
Iraq’s newly appointed oil minister said on Saturday that oil exports from the country’s northern self-ruled Kurdish region would soon resume as part of the country’s national oil export policy.
The Kurds have sought greater control over oil in their crude-rich region while Baghdad has argued that the oil is a national resource, under the central government’s control.
Iraqi Kurds have unilaterally signed more than two dozens oil deals with Western companies that are deemed illegal by Baghdad. Exports were halted a few months after they started in June 2009 amid a disagreement over payments.
Abdul-Karim Elaibi told The Associated Press the exports from the Kurdish region would be resumed “in the coming few days.” He didn’t set a date or elaborate on how the exports would be part of the nation’s export strategy.
Earlier this month, Elaibi’s predecessor, Hussain al-Shahristani, said a dispute over how private companies accounted for equipment costs and other expenses for reimbursement has been settled, clearing the way for the exports to resume.
Warned economists and financial analysts about the continuing high U.S. dollar against the Egyptian pound (U.S. dollar equals 5.80 pounds), stressing that this would lead to negative effects on the path of the economy in the event of high inflation and high prices locally, which will be the citizen is more affected.
And confirmed through a survey of the “Arab Net”, the need to address the problem by thinking about the new monetary system in anticipation of the other repercussions in the future, arguing that the rise of the dollar by more than 25 pounds in one month could lead to the threat of the movement of investors who are no longer options in front of them multiple and was formerly in the transition to other currencies.
Fell just four Katyusha rockets at Baghdad International Airport, which lies to the west of the capital.
The security source said the reporter that exposure to the Baghdad airport, bombed four Katyusha rockets launched from the vicinity of the airport, causing serious material damage There were no human casualties.
A member of parliament from the Kurdistan Alliance MP Khalid Huani that the House decided to read the financial budget of the Federal Assembly in 2011 to the day tomorrow.
He said in a statement Huani singled out by the reporter Information that the Presidency after showing her the truth of the Kurdistan Alliance objected to during the debate in parliament on the issue of the budget was agreed that the first reading is in session tomorrow.
VietFinanceNews.com – Benedict Bingham, Chief Representative of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Vietnam had an interview with NDHMoney on the issues of exchange rate and interest rate in Vietnam.
Talking about the gap of nearly 2,000 dong per US dollar between official and unofficial FX rate and the sudden rises of saving and lending rates in the recent weeks, Bingham said the first thing is to determine where the pressure on FX market comes from. According to IMF’s representative, the pressure does not come from the shortage of supply. If looking at the balance of payments, current account deficit is fairly large, but it could be offset by FDI inflows.
Kurds seek resolutions for pending issues after new ministers named
Iraq’s “fractious political blocs” have filled most of the Cabinet, with 10 spots being granted to interim ministers until they can be filled.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki comforted Kurds over Kurdistan Regional Government’s fair share of the 2012 budget, just one of the disputes between Erbil and Baghdad, and the new Oil Minister of al-Maliki’s newly approved Cabinet promises to settle problems with the KRG. Kurds were pleased with this news, which was delivered shortly after Iraqi Parliament voted on Tuesday to approve the new Cabinet.
The financial adviser for the Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Thursday Iraq will seek Arab Financial support in the coming Arab League Summit.
The Second Session of the Arab Economic Development and Social Summit is due in Sharm el-Shekh in Egypt Jan.16-19.
Salam Qurayshi told AKnews the Iraqi delegation to the assembly will seek the support of the Arab countries to persuade their companies augment the Iraqi economy and demand the Arab Chambers of Commerce to financially support the country.
A member in the Iraqi parliament said Saturday that the parliament addressed reading 2011 budget and voting on the parliamentary commissions to the coming session.
Iraqi currency, MONEY,ParaAli Shebr, a member in the Kurdish Blocs Coalition (KBC, told AKnews that the parliament addressed reading the 2011 budget for tomorrow session, based on a request from the financial commission and the Kurdistan Coalition.
A bomb exploded this afternoon near the Plaza in Baghdad.
He said a police source told the independent press that unidentified men have put a bomb near a police checkpoint in the listed arena has exploded, wounding 3 of the employees of the Point and a civilian were injured and taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
A powerful explosion hit did not specify the kind the center of the capital Baghdad, news reports quoted witnesses as saying in an urgent news bulletin that the the sound of the blast, which happened near the aviation field in central Baghdad, heard in a number of neighboring regions, without knowing the type or size of the human losses and material damage.
The Iraqi parliament has adopted a new set of mandatory actions to blige its members to attend meetings fully.
Despite parliament’s decision to cut 500,000 Iraqi Dinars (about US$400) from the salaries of the MPs per session not attending, they continue to do be absent.
A member of the Iraqi Council of Representatives, the Council today postponed the reading of the federal budget for 2011 and vote on the committees of the Council to the next meeting of the non-completion of the work of the competent authorities. A member of the National Alliance, an inch “The House of Representatives postponed the reading of the federal budget for 2011 at the request of the Finance Committee and a coalition of Kurdish blocs,” noting that “the Council postponed the reading to a hearing tomorrow.” The inch that “the House of Representatives also postponed the vote on the committees of the Council for non-completion of the nominations for the Briasadtha.”
A member of the Iraqi Council of Representatives, Saturday, said that his council postponed the reading of the federal budget for 2011 and vote on the committees of the Council to the next meeting of the non-completion of the work of the competent authorities.
A member of the National Alliance on every inch of the Kurdistan News Agency (Rn), “The House of Representatives postponed the reading of the federal budget for 2011 at the request of the Finance Committee and a coalition of Kurdish blocs,” noting that “the Council postponed the reading to a hearing tomorrow.”
The Electricity Ministry has received the 2nd shipment of electrical appliances, sent by the Japanese Toyota Company, being part of the Japanese Loan, including electric circuit breakers and spare parts, to be implemented in the rehabilitation of the electric power netwoks and electric power distribution networks inside citizens, townships and villages, aimed at improving the electric system in the country,” the Ministry’s Media Director, Musaab al-Mudarris, told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
Mudarris said that the “shipment was the 2nd among 6 shipments, each of which shall land once every two weeks, being part of the Japanese Soft Loan for Iraq, that covers 5 contracts.”
He said Iraq’s oil minister said on Saturday that Iraq aimed to produce three million barrels a day by the end of 2011.
The minister, Abdul Karim Allaibi on the sidelines of a conference of the Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries in Cairo that Iraq gives priority to investment in infrastructure.
The chancellor said the Iraqi government, Jamal Abbas Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki will soon begin the implementation of the Kurdish negotiating paper.
An adviser to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki for Economic Affairs, Saturday, that Iraq was trying to persuade the International Monetary Fund its need urgent to continue to support citizens file the ration card, indicating that the current situation is not suitable for the abolition or reduction of this file.
Salam al-Quraishi, “The government is trying to persuade the International Monetary Fund, which is linked economically with Iraq that the current situation does not allow the government to repeal or reduce the ration card items”.
According to a member of the Iraqi parliament for the Iraqi List, Haider Mulla House of Representatives adopted the smart card system
The vote on the draft resolutions.
A member of the House of Representatives for the National Alliance Ahmed Abbasi, Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki Will be held this evening, a crucial meeting with the heads of political blocs to discuss the candidates for office security.
He said Abbasi told the reporter that “al-Maliki to resolve this issue during his meeting today with leaders of political blocs, noting that there are new names have been nominated to take over the security ministries are with efficiency and integrity, have been resolved, ministries for their benefit by 75%. ”
Baghdad, Dec. 25 (AKnews) – Iraq’s parliament has began its ordinary session with 442 MPs in attendance to discuss several bills.
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Legal Committee held in the House of Representatives this morning meeting for the completion of legal amendments to the rules of procedure of the Council.
He said a source within the dome of the parliament of the reporter (and the Iraqi News Agency Information / INA) that the Committee in connection with the submission of amendments to ulcerans House of Representatives for approval at a meeting today or tomorrow.
BAGHDAD (Iba) … A member of the House of Representatives on the mass change Bayazid Hassan mass participation in the new government will become clearer during the next few days.
And Kantektlp change Kurdistan’ve got 8 seats Gnapepvi the recent elections which took place last March.
Resume Iraqi parliament sessions today and on its agenda the issues of basic notably the vote on the rest of the cabinet and to discuss the federal budget for 2011 and the formation of parliamentary committees associated with the process ending the distribution of cabinet portfolios. And have been contacts between the coalition rule of law», led by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and the Iraqi List» led by Iyad Allawi, to resolve the naming candidates for the three security portfolios Defense, interior and national security), and confirmed its adherence to the recent Bmarchaa of the Ministry of Defense.
