19/10/2011 14:09
Erbil, Oct. 19 (AKnews) – U.S. congresswoman Michele Bachmann said Iraq should pay the United States for the liberation of the country.
Bachmann, who seeks to become the candidate of the Republican Party for the 2012 Presidential Elections in the United States, spoke at a debate of Republican candidates in Las Vegas Tuesday night.
On: Wed, 10/19/2011 15:29
Baghdad (news) .. The Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Rose Nuri Shaways that the Iraqi government proposes to amend all laws and regulations of the laws of investment, stressing the need for infrastructure investment.
and Shaways said in a statement singled out by the Agency (news) on Wednesday: that The Iraqi government is now heading to re-examine all instructions of contracts and investment projects in all parts of the country, adding that the country needs to invest a swift and dramatic addition to modify the details of the investment might be another reason in the development and success of investment in Iraq.
Iraq may soon see its first circulating coinage since 2004, but it might be quite different from what was used in the past.
Alsumaria Iraqi satellite television reported on Sept. 3 that, “The denomination of the Iraqi currency reached its final stages as the study and draft resolution reached the Cabinet after being sent by [the] Iraq Central Bank. Iraq Central Bank said that it won’t only delete the zeros, but it will also change Iraq monetary structure in order to provide bigger currencies. According to this project, coins will appear again in the Iraqi currency. As for the bank notes, the Central Bank will recourse to international institutions to print them.”
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Iraq’s long-awaited reconstruction boom has yet to materialise, as Karen Thomas discovers
19 Oct 2011
With short quays and limited handling equipment, Umm Qasr’s state-owned berths are in desperate need of modernisation
Ever since US-led forces toppled president Saddam Hussein in April 2003, shipping lines have expected Iraq to generate significant volume. Iraq’s infrastructure and buildings are ageing and were badly damaged during the upheaval that followed western intervention. But while port development is considered crucial to Iraqi reconstruction, progress has been halting.
In 2008, the Ministry of Transport halted plans to privatise Umm Qasr, Iraq’s only commercial deepwater port. However, in the last two years, it has invited three overseas port operators to upgrade and manage berths at the port that serves the southern city of Basra.
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19/10/2011 15:57
Baghdad, October 19 / October (Rn) – The Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation of Iraq on Wednesday, that the number of investment projects carried out in 2011 reached 144 projects on the housing sector accounted for the largest proportion of them.
He said the ministry spokesman Abdul Zahra al-Hindawi told the Kurdish news agency (Rn) that “the number of investment projects implemented in 2011 amounted to 144 projects, most projects that serve the infrastructure of buildings, schools and essential services.”
19/10/2011 14:51
Basra, October 19 / October (Rn) – The director general of Iraqi ports on Wednesday near the end of the Turkish company from the basic designs of the draft port of Faw in Basra province and handed over the end of this month to begin work to implement it.
Omran said Radhi told the Kurdish news agency (Rn) that “the Turkish company that you set up the basic designs for the Faw port project will be finished soon and that the receipt of such designs the end of this month.”
Iraq did not proceed with the execution of the port of Faw, although he laid the foundation stone of Iraq in April / April 2010, a year before the Declaration of Kuwait to start building the port of Mubarak’s controversial between the two sides.
VietFinanceNews.com – Exchange rate pressures are returning with a vengeance from a number of directions to cloud the macroeconomic picture well into 2012, writes former IMF economist Dr. Pham Do Chi.
Under pressure from a great demand for USD, foreign exchange rates are now heading upwards after a few months of relative stability. Apart from the trade deficit and balance of payment issues, the substantial difference between the domestic gold price and the global gold price is another factor contributing to changes in foreign exchange rates.
At one time the difference was as much as VND4 million per tael, which drove speculators to purchase USD for illicit gold imports. A number of enterprises have also started to buy USD out of concern that the exchange rate will fluctuate at the end of the year, when demand for greenbacks throughout the economy generally increases as payments on USD loans become due.
VietFinanceNews.com – Experts all believe that the decision by the State Bank of Vietnam to adjust the interbank exchange rate by another 10 dong per dollar to 20,678 dong per dollar is a “reasonable, flexible and timely” move. The devaluation has been made after the State Bank announced that the exchange rate adjustment, if it is made, will not be higher than one percent by the end of 2011.
After keeping the dong/dollar exchange rate stable for more than one month, the State Bank of Vietnam has been adjusting the exchange rate continuously since the beginning of October. To date, the dollar price has appreciated by 50 dong per dollar in comparison with September, or 0.24 percent.
The Currency Newshound Commentary: In recent days there have been articles referring to Joe Biden and the Strategic Framework Agreement (Example 1 / Example 2). For those who are not familiar with this document the following post will bring you up to date. Section V places emphasis on Iraq’s economy…
Strategic Framework Agreement for a Relationship of Friendship and Cooperation between the United States of America and the Republic of Iraq
Preamble
The United States of America and the Republic of Iraq:
1. Affirming the genuine desire of the two countries to establish a long- term relationship of cooperation and friendship, based on the principle of equality in sovereignty and the rights and principles that are enshrined in the United Nations Charter and their common interests;
19/10/2011 08:58
Iraq Decides to review the budget of 2012 at the light of the observations of the International Monetary Fund
Baghdad, October 19 / October (Rn) – The economic adviser in the Iraqi government federal, Wednesday, the cabinet decided to review the draft budget in 2012 of the comments of the International Monetary Fund.
The chancellor said Salam al-Quraishi, told the Kurdish news agency (Rn) that “the Iraqi government decided to review the draft budget in 2012 before approval of the Council of Ministers for evaluation, taking observations of the International Monetary Fund and in particular the increase in operating expenses, which amounted to 80%.”
BAGHDAD (Iba) .. Warned the International Center for Development Studies of the high rates of inflation in Iraq to the numbers may exceed the 10% in the next few months, after it reached an average of up to approximately 6% during the third quarter of this year 2011.
The Center said that the prices of commodities, particularly food and fuel will witness a remarkable increase of the burden of the Iraqi citizen simple.
Consensus that Iraq is the kiss of investment in the world
19/10/2011
Iraqi Economic Forum, the launch of the Indian Investment
Held in Baghdad, Iraq Economic Forum with the participation of 26 of India’s biggest Indian companies and 30 Iraqi company and attended the forum organized by the Business Council of the Iraqi National Indian ambassador at the head of the delegation of various companies such as The Chairman of the National D investment.
Sami al-Araji, the head of the Securities and Abdul Razzaq al-Saadi, a number of government officials and members of the Business Council. In his speech at the opening ceremony, the president of the National Business Council Ibrahim al-Baghdadi hoped that this Forum panel to communicate and build a true partnership between businessmen in both countries and major Indian companies and Iraqi forces.
BAGHDAD (Iba) … Deputy Prime Minister for Services Affairs Saleh al-Mutlaq, the importance of the United Nations to intensify efforts to provide aid to the Iraqi people to try to end political differences and bring security and stability.
And the transfer of the Information Office of the Mutlaq said in a statement received by the independent press (Iba) a copy of it and during a meeting with representative of the Secretary-General in Iraq Martin Kobler wishes of the official international success in his new assignment and complete the process of the UN organization in full coordination with the Iraqi government, according to the provisions of Security Council resolution on the work of the Mission United Nations in Iraq
Dabbagh: Assigning Foreign Affairs and Finance to sign memoranda of understanding with Algeria and the UAE to overthrow Iraq’s debt
Cost the Iraqi government and the foreign and finance ministries signed memoranda of understanding with the states of Algeria and the UAE to drop on debt owed by Iraq. “
He said government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh in a press release received news agency public opinion (and babysit) a copy of it on Tuesday that “the Council of Ministers at its session passed several resolutions, including the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Finance signed two memoranda of understanding with the Algerian and Alamartah on to drop the debt owed by Iraq the signing of the foreign ministers of Iraq and his counterparts from the two countries. “
The latest daily currency auction was held in the Central Bank of Iraq on the 19-OCT-2011. The results were as follows:
| DETAILS | NOTES |
| Number of banks | 20 |
| Auction price selling dinar / US$ | 1170 |
| Auction price buying dinar / US$ | —– |
| Amount sold at auction price (US$) | 164,748,000 |
| Amount purchased at Auction price (US$) | —– |
| Total offers for buying (US$) | 164,748,000 |
| Total offers for selling (US$) | —– |
Proposal for the survival of 13 thousand troops
Baghdad – Abdel Ali Salman said Asyoshitdbers news agency said the senior U.S. senator warned that Iraq will face the risk of renewed violence if the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. The warning by the senator in the United States has insisted in the negotiations, not to abandon the idea of keeping some U.S. forces in Iraq, although Iraq has maintained its position not to grant U.S. troops that will remain legal immunity.
Said Senator John McCain, the highest ranking Republican in the Armed Services Committee that one of the biggest security risk and strategy to complete the withdrawal is to provide an opportunity for Iran is infiltrating Iraq, as trying to work now in southern Iraq. With the possibility of sectarian violence and instability.
Iraq List reveals the most important items that you intend to amend the Constitution
Revealed the Iraqi List, Wednesday, for the most important items that you intend to claim amending the Constitution, asserting that the parliamentary system is best suited for today’s Iraq.
The Iraqi List MP for the meeting Mahdi and pink for the “Twilight News”, “There are many items and paragraphs in the Constitution need to be amended to suit the current situation in Iraq, and was the reason for the differences between the political blocs.”
From G4 to G7 to G20, the capitalist leaders have used the forums to protect imperialist trends and capillarity corporate exploitative profit interests. Some over greedy nations from developing world looking to gain access to manoeuvrings by US-UK terror twins have joined the club to secure some place on the “high” stable but n fact only assist the G7 rogues that control the UNSC-5 to mainly promote their interests.
The most crucial issue of climate change has remained either on the periphery of debates of G20 or just found nowhere.
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Baghdad, October 18 / October (AKnews) – agreed political analysts that the prime minister and leader of a coalition of state law, Nuri al-Maliki pave through the gain of Iraqi tribes and some of the characters for a third term, while the Party denied recent use of the tribes for political gain.
He said political analyst Karim Radhi told the Kurdish news agency (Rn) that “paves the way for al-Maliki for a third term through the establishment of the Council of Iraqi Tribes Council similar to the cross, which he spent a lot of money.”
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Baghdad (news) .. Search Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki with the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the British and the Middle East Alistair Burt political and economic developments between Iraq and the United Kingdom.
A source in the Prime Minister (for the Agency news) today: that al-Maliki met with the British minister at his office Wednesday morning, and discussed with him a number of issues that concern the two countries.
Tuesday, 18 October 2011
Research and Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari and British Minister of State for the Middle East Ulster Bird and the British ambassador in Iraq, bilateral relations in various fields between the two countries.
A statement by the foreign news agency received a public opinion (and babysit) a copy of it on Tuesday: The two sides discussed Iraqi-British relations and promote economic and trade relations and cultural relations between the two countries.
Wise to discuss with the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs last British Iraqi political developments and regional
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Baghdad (news) .. Yesterday chairman of the Islamic Supreme Council Ammar al-Hakim with the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, British Alistair Burt latest political developments of Iraq and the region.
A statement of Hakim’s office has received the Agency (news) a copy of it on Wednesday: The two sides also discussed the latest developments in Iraq and the region in general.
For his part, British Secretary of State Alistair Burt said in a statement to the press after the meeting on the similarity of views and positions and theses with al-Hakim, in support of the people seeking freedom and claim their rights properly away from the violence.
Baghdad (news) .. Deputy Prime Minister for Services Affairs Saleh al-Mutlaq with the Representative of the Secretary-General in Iraq Martin Kobler work and activities of the United Nations in the country.
A statement of the Office of the al-Mutlaq has received the Agency (news) a copy of it on Wednesday: for al-Mutlaq wishes to the official international success in his new assignment and complete the process of the UN organization in full coordination with the Iraqi government, according to the provisions of Security Council resolution on the work of the United Nations Mission in Iraq.
He called on al-Mutlaq to the importance of intensifying efforts to provide aid to the Iraqi people in order to end the political differences and achieve security and stability.
19/10/2011
Description of U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, that he hoped would reach the United States and Iraq soon an agreement on the role of the United States in possible military training in Iraq after the 31 of December of this year, the due date for all U.S. forces to leave Iraq.
His comments contradicted Panetta With signs of a senior official in the Obama administration and senior U.S. military official released on Saturday, that the United States abandon its plans to keep any troops in Iraq after the withdrawal date at the end of the year, other than the number of the 160 soldiers of the troops who will be get them into the Embassy of the United States.
Talabani is a bill to abolish the (Saddam decrees) on the (disputed areas)
17/10/2011 23:16
Baghdad / Orr News
Sources close to the presidency that President Talabani is a plan on the “disputed areas” with the Kurdistan Regional Government.
Sources confirmed that the Kurdish Jalal Talabani formulate a proposal for those areas along the “border management” of the pre-1968, the year in which it took control of the dissolved Baath party to power in Iraq. The proposal includes a repeal of all “Saddam decrees” on the administrative boundaries of cities, villages and towns.
Developed and Washington plan to “undeclared” to the survival of diplomats, trainers and contractors for more than three months, but the plan probably will not see the light if no agreement is reached with Baghdad on an item immunity.
With the government’s opposition and the House of Representatives and most of the political blocs to grant immunity to any soldier or coach U.S. after 2011, then the U.S. has two options are either a full withdrawal from Iraq or succumb to the inevitable is to keep trained without enjoyment of legal immunity. revealed the source of an American in a telephone interview with the “morning”, that his administration is currently practiced pressure on Iraqi officials for accepting a grant of immunity.
