Archive for March, 2011

Alsumaria News / Baghdad
Raised the presidency of the Iraqi Council of Representatives, Thursday, its regular Forty-eighth, to Saturday, with parliamentary source that the meeting saw the completion of the second reading of a bill reducing the salaries of the three presidencies and their allocations without discussion because of an altercation between the vice of a coalition of state law and the Speaker.

A parliamentary source said in an interview for “Alsumaria News”, “House Speaker Osama Nujaifi the adjournment of the regular 48, which was held today, attended by 240 to next Saturday,” noting that “The session saw the completion of the second reading of the draft law of the salaries and allowances of the President of the Republic and his deputies , and the Prime Minister of his deputies, ministers, deputy ministers and their grade, and receive their salaries, consultants and owners of special grades and general managers and their grade, and receive their salaries and bonuses monthly to the President of the House of Representatives and his deputies and members of the House without discussion. “

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Alsumaria News / Baghdad
Showed Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, on Thursday, dissatisfaction with the delay put the names of candidates of the security ministries and planning in the parliament, calling for the three presidencies to contribute to the termination of this file.

A media adviser to Prime Minister Ali al-Moussawi said in an interview for “Alsumaria News”, “Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told, Thursday, presidencies of the Republic, the Parliament and the Council of Ministers not to his satisfaction for the delay in presenting candidates for political blocs to fill the bags the security ministries, the Ministry of Planning in the parliament.”

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Baghdad, March 31 (AKnews) – The Iraqi parliament began on Thursday its 48 session headed by Osama al-Nujaifi and his two deputies Aref Tayfur and Qusay al-Suhail in the presence of 240 MPs, and the agenda includes the first reading of the Iraqi National Oil Company draft law submitted by the Oil and Energy commission.

Bahaa Jamal al-Dien, the member of the Oil and Energy parliamentary committee told AKnews that the law will provide an appropriate environment for energy investment in Iraq, including oil, gas and will also encourage the local workers to compete for work according to world contexts in the extraction of oil from fields under the management of the national oil company. The Committee has several laws that will be submitted in stages for the parliament especially oil and gas law postponed by the parliament during the previous session.

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Erbil, March 31 (AKnews) – Names of three candidates for three securities related Iraqi ministries have been submitted to the Iraqi parliament, source said.

The candidacy includes the Iraqi ministries of the Interior and Defense which have been disputed by the major political parties as of December 2010.

Also a candidate for the portfolio of planning had been submitted to the parliament alongside the Interior and Defense candidates.

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Agencies - youth activist groups called on to massive demonstrations on Friday, April 8, coinciding with the anniversary of the occupation of Iraq.

The youth groups set up pages on Facebook to call for this event, it will be launched on Friday after the next-to scrutinize the school in the city of Al toward the Mosque of Imam Abu Hanifa in the city of Adhamiya.

Arbil, March 31 (AKnews) – The free news channel, on Thursday the resignation of the Kuwaiti government headed by Nasser Al-Mohammad Al after a request Kuwaiti Shiite MPs questioned three ministers from the members of the royal family against the backdrop of sectarian remarks on the crisis in Bahrain.

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Baghdad, 31 March (Rn) – Presidency of the Council of Representatives agreed Thursday on legislation three separate laws to reduce the salaries of the three presidencies and special grades, as well as to increase the salaries of some ministries.

With the view of the political blocs to reduce the salaries of members of the House of Representatives is incorrect because it does not equate with the ministers and some officials of the Kurdistan Alliance stands with the reduction process taking into account the “humanitarian situation” for the presidencies.

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Spring Meetings: Washington D.C.Each Spring, thousands of government officials, the private sector, journalists, civil society representatives, and other interested observers gather in Washington DC for the Spring Meetings of the World Bank and IMF. At the heart of the gathering are meetings of the joint World Bank-IMF Development Committee and the IMF’s International Monetary and Financial Committee, which discuss progress on the work of the World Bank and IMF. Also featured are seminars, regional briefings, press conferences, and many other events focused on the global economy, international development, and the world’s financial markets.

The plenary session of the World Bank and the IMF’s Boards of Governors is scheduled only during the Annual Meetings in the autumn.

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Parliamentary sources said that the meeting of the Council of Representatives today will not see the display names of the ministers of security, who presented by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, the sources added that the reason for not showing the names in today’s meeting due to the lack of agreement of the political blocs on those names, and includes the agenda of the meeting the first reading of the draft law firm oil Iraqi nationalism and the first reading of the proposed law the rules of procedure and the second reading of the draft law of the salaries and allowances of the President of the Republic and his deputies, the Prime Minister and his deputies, ministers and those who are Bdrajthm, in addition to the second reading of the proposed law inspectors general.

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Cairo, 31 March (Rn) – showed the Transport Ministry on Thursday, Iraq’s willingness and determination to solve the existing problems with the State of Kuwait on the Iraqi Airways.

The dispute is a long time ago between Baghdad and Kuwait on the billions of dollars of compensation requested by the Kuwait of Iraq, including about 1.2 billion dollars in respect of aircraft and spare parts were seized during Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait in 1990-1991 during the reign of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.

After trying to Kuwait to freeze the assets of the company’s Iraq Iraq’s cabinet decided on 25 May last filter and the elimination of Iraqi Airways, offer for sale to companies, civil, and also decided to cancel all administrative formations associated with the company, while maintaining the current staff of the Iraqi Airways after the sale of a private companies.

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Baghdad, 31 March (Rn) – The Iraqi economists on Thursday, the central bank to make a law regulating its work with other financial institutions, rather than law, who works by the bank at the present time.

The House of Representatives passed the previous Bdorth Central Bank Law, which regulates its work, and outlines the general economic functions.

A member of the organization (our economy) relevant local study of the work of the Iraqi market for securities Bahaa El Din al-Moussawi, told the Kurdish news agency (Rn) that “the Central Bank of Iraq need to amend the law to regulate its work with government financial institutions and other international without affecting the function key is the face of inflation,” .

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Baghdad, 31 March (Rn) – The Iraqi Council of Representatives on Thursday, its 48 headed by Osama Najafi and his two deputies Aref Tayfur and Qusay al-Suhail, the presence of 240 deputies, and shall include the first reading of the draft law Iraqi National Oil Company submitted by the Commission on oil and energy.

A member of the Commission on oil and energy parliamentary deputy for the rule of law Bahaa Gamal Eddin, told the Kurdish news agency (Rn) that “the agenda included the first reading of the draft law of the Iraqi National Oil Company, submitted by the Commission on oil and energy.”

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Announced the Security and Defense Committee of parliament Thursday, the arrival of the biographies of candidates for the ministries of defense, interior and planning for the House of Representatives, saying, distributed to members of Parliament.

A member of the Commission on Security and Defense parliamentary deputy Chuan Mohamed Taha in an interview with “Alsumaria News”, “The Committee has received, today, the curricula vitae of candidates for the portfolios of defense Khaled tired Obeidi, Interior Ibrahim al-Lami and planning Yousef Al-Shibli,” noting that “has been distributed to the members House of Representatives and the political blocs. ”

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A source in the Iraqi Council of Representatives said today’s session, “there will be no display names of ministers who have security presented by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki” .

The source, who preferred anonymity, told the fourth power of the news (secretly) that “the agenda of today does not contain a paragraph listing the names of candidates for the ministries of security for the vote ” , Noting that “the Reason not to put these names on the agenda due to the lack of agreement of the political blocs on those names “.

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Currency Newshound Commentary: This is a great read…simple as that!

Obeida Naimi – still the national currency of Iraq (Dinar) at a standstill, and we believe it is just the demise of the economic embargo imposed on Iraq for 12 years, the (dinar) will restore its health, if not the one from three dollars, Frosa head, it is true that the improvement slightly emerged after changing the political system, and the issuance of new editions of the coin, but the exchange rate stood at a certain point, and it seems that those charged with formulating monetary policy, dissatisfied with this result, as if they were afraid of aftershocks hit the currency setbacks new, maybe not Tsafha any actions timely or future, and therefore see a picture of the economy through the value of national currency against hard currency, which controls the course of all economic activities, and greatly affects the living conditions of citizens.

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BAGHDAD (Babuz): A parliamentary source said that the House of Representatives will discuss during the meeting on Thursday the second reading of the Law of the reduction of salaries and allowances of the three presidencies and the draft legal rules of procedure and the national oil company.

The source said that “the House of Representatives will discuss during its 48 to be held on Thursday, the second reading of the law to reduce the salaries of the three presidencies and vice-chairmen and deputy ministers and their grade and the monthly emoluments of the President of the House of Representatives and his deputies and members of the House of Representatives.” “The meeting will also see the first reading of the draft legal rules of procedure of Parliament and the Iraqi National Oil Company.”

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House of Representatives held its 48-headed Nujaifi and the presence of 240 deputies

Alsumaria News / Baghdad
Iraqi Council of Representatives held on Thursday, its 48-headed Osama Najafi and the presence of 240 deputies, with a parliamentary source said that the meeting will read a number of draft laws, including the bill of the Iraqi National Oil Company, and a bill reducing the salaries and allowances of the three presidencies.

A parliamentary source said in an interview with “Alsumaria News”, “The House of Representatives a decade, before noon today, its standard 48-chaired by the President of the Council Osama Najafi and his two deputies, and the presence of 240 deputies,” noting that “the meeting will see the first reading of the bill Iraqi National Oil Company, and the first reading of the proposed law rules of procedure, and the second reading of the proposed law inspectors general. “

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Except from IMF Country Report regarding Article VIII: Page 39

14. Progress has been made in moving toward accepting the obligations of Article VIII, ections 2(a), 3, and 4, of the IMF’s Articles of Agreement. We have worked with IMF staff to complete the review of exchange laws and regulations and are considering measures to remove the identified exchange restrictions on current international transactions. We remain committed to avoid imposing any restrictions on the making of payments and transfers for current international transactions or introducing any multiple currency practices.

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INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND IRAQ

Second Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement, Requests for Waiver of Applicability, Extension of the Arrangement, and Rephasing of Access

Prepared by Middle East and Central Asia Department (In consultation with other departments) Approved by Alfred Kammer and David Marston

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The latest daily currency auction was held in the Central Bank of Iraq on the 31-MAR-2011. The results were as follows:

DETAILS NOTES
Number of banks 16
Auction price selling dinar / US$ 1170
Auction price buying dinar / US$ —–
Amount sold at auction price (US$) 116,438,000
Amount purchased at Auction price (US$) —–
Total offers for buying (US$) 116,438,000
Total offers for selling (US$) —–

 

BAGHDAD (Iba) .. chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Nuri Shaways example, has typically Alaravaouajtma Olganpwazzraip for the development of mechanisms to ensure the protection of Iraq’s money abroad.

Attended Alajtmausera financial, oil, and justice, and planning agency, and the Governor of the Central Bank, the legal adviser to Prime Minister, and advisor to Deputy Prime Minister.

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Baghdad, March 30 / Qena / chaired by Deputy Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Rose Shaways day meeting of the Ministerial Committee on the Status of mechanisms to ensure the protection of Iraq’s money abroad. And to examine the meeting which was attended by finance ministers and oil, Justice and Planning Agency and the Governor of the Central Bank and the Legal Adviser to the Prime Minister and Advisor to Deputy Prime Minister, the contents of the report of the fourth and Iraq to be submitted to the UN Security Council before the month of May. A statement by the Office of Shaways that this meeting comes within a series of meetings held by the committee to take necessary measures to close this file is sensitive and ensure adequate protection of Iraq’s money and take all measures and precautions prior to lift the immunity of international funds

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Foreign Minister receives deputy U.S. Secretary of State

Received, and Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari at his residence in London on the morning of 3/30/2011, Mr. Jeffrey Feltman, Deputy U.S. Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, During the meeting, they discussed prospects of bilateral relations and expand and develop cooperation in various fields after the withdrawal of U.S. troops at the end of this year , and consider the possibility of convening the third meeting of the Joint Coordinating Committee between the two countries for political cooperation and diplomatic in Baghdad.

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Baghdad, March 30 (AKnews) – One of the Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s long-awaited nominees for the two security ministries that have remained unassigned since the new government was inaugurated on December 21 last year already looks set to be rejected.

Just one day after the Iraqi premier named Khaled al-Obeidi to take over the Defense Ministry and Ibrahim al-Lami for the Interior Ministry, the former has faced opposition from the Accountability and Justice Commission because of his position in the former Iraqi army and has been opposed by the al-Iraqiya List because of his inexperience.

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Policy -neighbor: Russian Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti ambitions in the wealth of Iraq, noting that Kuwait wants is safe and productive and neighbourhood and as the saying goes «good good neighbors fence creates.

Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said Iraq’s commitment to resolution 833, safety and sovereignty within Kuwait.
Zebari said for the first time during this meeting professional, technical discussions, without process, noting that compliments addressed to each entry in its core issues and in accordance with Security Council resolutions, he achieved a lot through these discussions, indicating that there is a road map for implementation of these commitments, stressing that there is a proposed solutions for each case.

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Baghdad, 30 March (Rn) – The deputy of the National Alliance, on Wednesday, that Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki will present the names instead of names submitted by the ministries of defense, interior and planning in the event of not having enough votes.

The MP said Abbas al-Bayati, told the Kurdish news agency (Rn) that “the three candidates if they could get enough votes to be ministers, it means that the government got rid of this file is” noting “As if they can not, Maliki will present rather than the minister who fails to get votes required “.

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Erbil, 30 March (Rn) – refuted and the Iraqi Oil Ministry on Wednesday, the IMF report, which reported the figures on the rates of production of Iraqi oil, indicating that the fund was based in his report to the news propagated by some media without reference to the oil ministry, depending upon information and news is not accurate, according to a statement issued by the ministry.

A statement by the Ministry of Oil which was obtained by the Kurdish news agency (Rn) a copy of it today, that the ministry’s plan for the next four years are concentrated in the access rates of crude oil production to 6.5 million barrels per day in 2014 “.

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Baghdad (news) .. Oil Ministry confirmed that the parliament will discuss the oil and gas law in future meetings.

The spokesman said the media ministry spokesman Assem Jihad, (the Agency’s news), the House of Representatives announced that he is among his priorities will be to discuss the oil and gas during the next phase of the planning process of running the oil sector and the best investment of the oil wealth.

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Discussed in the Economic Commission meeting held under the chairmanship of Deputy Prime Minister Nuri Shaways develop a new strategy to deal with the ration card.

A statement by the Information Office in the Ministry of Finance and obtained by the fourth power of the news (secret), “The Committee discussed a new strategy to deal with the ration card and the proper methods to provide the vocabulary or find an alternative that serves the citizen.”

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BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq – Iraq’s Parliament Speaker, Usama al-Nujeify, has described the demonstrations, taking place in the country, as evidence for the existence of failure by the government to satisfy the people’s demands and the existence of a “clear evidence” for its failure to overcome continuous mistakes.”

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The latest daily currency auction was held in the Central Bank of Iraq on the 30-MAR-2011. The results were as follows:

DETAILS NOTES
Number of banks 16
Auction price selling dinar / US$ 1170
Auction price buying dinar / US$ —–
Amount sold at auction price (US$) 159,790,000
Amount purchased at Auction price (US$) —–
Total offers for buying (US$) 159,790,000
Total offers for selling (US$) —-