The World Needs a Second Reserve Currency: Choudhry
We have noted in the past how an inability to apply objective analytical thought is a recurring theme in history, usually condemning the unfortunate subject to failure.
The weight of history is on us once again, with the slowly changing status of the US dollar as the world’s de facto reserve currency.
The importance of the dollar in the world economy is based on history.
Source: Maliki, Allawi, Talabani will meet in a house in Baghdad
Sulaimaniya, June 18 (Rn) – A member of the coalition of Kurdish blocs House of Representatives of Iraq, said on Saturday that the Iraqi parties, and particularly Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and the Iraqi leader Iyad Allawi, will meet next Monday in Baghdad at the home of President Jalal Talabani, in order to solve the problems of the country.
The head of the Legal Committee of the parliament, Khalid Huani, told the Kurdish news agency (Rn) that “it is due to meet Iraqi political parties, especially Allawi and Maliki, next Monday at the home of the President of Iraq Jalal Talabani in Baghdad, in order to resolve the differences between my Iraqi rule of law.”
Baghdad, June 18 (AKnews) – Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and Minister of Finance should reveal how oil revenues are being spent, the Parliamentary Integrity Committee said today.
Committee member, Alia Nassif, said in a statement that the accounts must be presented to MPs.
“They [MPs] represent the people and so have the right to be informed about what was spent during the first hundred days or this year,” he said.
Baghdad, June 18 (AKnews) – The Oil and Energy Committee today called on the Oil Ministry not to hold the next round of oil and gas contract awarding.
Committee member, Furat al-Sharei, said: “The committee believes that there are legal and technical problems that should be addressed by the ministry before holding the fourth licensing round and presenting 12 sites for exploration by international companies.”
Coalition brings together law signatures for the application of the law of Parliament to replace absent
Baghdad, June 18 (Rn) – A coalition of state law collected about 100 signatures to members of the House of Representatives to put pressure on the Presidency of the Council to apply the law to replace the members of the House of Representatives absent, indicating that the collection of signatures Seetmrhma today, expecting to gather 200 signatures.
Some observers expect that the law of replacement organs in the event of differences between the application will create a list of the National Alliance and the fact that the Iraqi leader Iyad Allawi’s Iraqi List will include the law because of repeated absence from attending the sessions of the Council of Representatives.
Baghdad, June 18 (Rn) – The body of the Iraq Stock Exchange that began on Saturday, the initial preparations for membership of the global market for securities.
Chief executive officer, said the Iraq Stock Exchange Abdul Razzaq al-Saadi told the Kurdish news agency (Rn) that “Iraq has begun legal and banking Bastaadadth for membership of the global market for securities.”
He added that “Iraq will strengthen its ability to deal in financial stocks and buy hard currency in order to obtain the confidence of the global securities market.”
Baghdad, June 18 (Rn) – A member of the Iraqi Council of Representatives for the Iraqi List, said on Saturday that House Speaker Osama Najafi decided to raise the Council meeting to the day on Sunday after reading a number of laws, noting that tomorrow’s meeting will be devoted to vote on the six laws.
The Iraqi Council of Representatives held its fourth legislative term second morning in the presence of 200 deputies out of 325 to discuss the agenda, which included four paragraphs.
House of Representatives to raise its Sunday after postponing read the law the Internal Security Forces
Raised the Presidency of the Council of Representatives, Saturday, to the fourth session of parliament on Sunday, while the source confirmed to postpone the first reading of the law of the internal security forces to tomorrow’s meeting because of the objection of the Legal Committee.
A parliamentary source said in an interview for “Alsumaria News”, “House Speaker Osama Najafi adjournment of the parliament, the fourth of the first legislative term of the years second legislative, held today under his chairmanship and the presence of 196 deputies, to the day on Sunday the 19 of June current,” noting “The meeting saw the first reading of a bill of modern agricultural villages and the second reading of the law of the Republic of Iraq ratified the Convention on the International Foundation of the International Agency for Renewable Energy.”
Kurdistan: Erbil market securities would be the best financial markets in the region
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Khandan – The head of the Securities Iraqi Abdul Razzaq al-Saadi, the market for Arbil Stock Exchange, which is working to create it would be the best financial markets in the region. And he said in a statement to Al-Hayat newspaper that the market of Arbil Stock Exchange will have specifications equal to global markets and will support the Iraqi economy and financial openness the countries of the world and promote the investment activity in the region.
Baghdad (news) .. trying to Committee on Energy and oil to speed up the legislation the law of the national oil company. A member of the Committee on Energy and Oil and parliamentary deputy / Kurdistan Alliance / Bayazid Hassan in a statement to the Contact Agency (news) on Saturday: it is necessary to revive the law firm national oil again, since it represents the importance of oil in the extraction and marketing
If this law stopped in the eighties, so we seek to bring him back, which consists of sections and the Southern Oil Company and Nissan North and center.
A source in the Iraqi’s (full): Allawi, frustrating the performance of their leaders and expected to announce their withdrawal from the government on Thursday
A source in the Iraqi List, said the leader of the list is now living in a very difficult psychological conditions, a very disappointing performance from the other leaders of the Iraqi List.
And managed the Iraqi List of 5 members are Tareq al-Hashemi (President a list of renewal) and Saleh al-Mutlaq (leader of the National Dialogue Front) and Osama Najafi (president of the Iraqi), Rafie al-Issawi, as well as its leader, Iyad Allawi, president of the National Accord Movement.
State Law: Iraq backed down from their positions not to the dialogue and the problem of the Policy Board is very simple
Said a coalition of state law, led by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, said Friday that the Iraqi List, backed away from previous positions not to dialogue, while noting that the dialogues did not stop them at all, it was considered that the problem of the Policy Board is very simple.
The leader of the state law Haider al-Abadi said in an interview for “Alsumaria News”, “The only way to implement all the outstanding issues is dialogue in order to reach results,” noting that “letter of Iraq yesterday, showed that there is an intention to return to negotiations despite the clamorous him but and it is clear that the list is reversed its earlier position not to dialogue. “
Observers for the (full): Iraq’s position began to weaken her hand and release pressure al-Maliki
Local observers describe the current political scene that features began to appear better than before, especially after the press conference, the Iraqi List, which was held last Thursday.
He said political analyst Saad Mira professor of political science at the University of Basra’s (full): The Iraqi List, began its retreat as if it started to weaken the same hand, especially after it was awarded last week the state of law two days before taking a position on the political process, but it declined to declare granted an additional period and calls for to commit to the Irbil.
MP for the Liberal bloc Hassan Jubouri that the Sadrist movement with the questioning of Prime Minister in the House of Representatives, provided that the questioning away from the personalization and politically motivated.
Start preparing a draft comprehensive development plan for Baghdad in 2030
Baghdad Secretariat said that studies of the draft outline the comprehensive development of the city of Baghdad will be completed in June next year to guide the growth of the city’s future and determine the requirements of major present and future through a comprehensive overview of all aspects of development and themes of growth and patterns of development appropriate in all areas until the year (2030).
Parliament held its fourth meeting, chaired by Najafi and the presence of 196 deputies
The Council of Representatives, Saturday, its fourth year, the second legislative, headed by Speaker Osama Najafi and the presence of 196 deputies, while the parliamentary source they will see the first reading of the bill villages, modern agriculture, and the law of service the internal security forces, as well as readings of other bills.
The source said in an interview for “Alsumaria News”, “The Iraqi Council of Representatives held today, its regular fourth of the first legislative term of the legislative year the second headed by Osama Najafi and his deputies and the presence of 196 deputies,” noting that “the meeting will see the first reading of the bill villages modern Agricultural and second reading of the law of the Republic of Iraq ratified the Convention on the International Foundation of the International Agency for Renewable Energy. “
Iraq: Thriller withdraw confidence from Allawi mean they fear our demand accountability Nuri al-Maliki
Revealed a spokeswoman for the Iraqi List, Maysoon al that raising the withdrawal of confidence from Mr. Iyad Allawi of the Parliament means that they fear the Iraqi list of demands calling for accountability of Nuri al-Maliki.
Damluji and confirmed that he can not state law or the National Alliance, may withdraw confidence from Allawi in the House.
Hani Ashour’s solution (News): Allawi’s political role and exercise the parliamentary and the fulfillment of the constitutional right of the people and service
An advisor of the Iraqi List, Dr. Hani Ashour in a statement to solution (News): The leader of the Iraqi National List of Iyad Allawi is based on his political positions to serve the people who elected him hundreds of thousands in person and millions of voters to the Iraqi list, and that he is over his recent shoulder Secretariat of the sworn before God and the people.
Transport Minister Maliki and the U.S. discuss trade and economic relations after the U.S. withdrawal
Baghdad (news) ..Search Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki with a U.S. delegation headed by Minister of Transport Raymond Lahoud, the future of economic and trade relations between Iraq and the United States.
A source in the Prime Minister (of the Agency news) on Saturday: that Maliki and Lahoud discussed all issues concerning the economic and trade relations, the most important agreements between Baghdad and Washington, particularly the Convention on the strategic framework agreement signed between the two countries after the U.S. withdrawal.
