Archive for December 19, 2011

Maliki calls for the strengthening of trust between Iraq and Kuwait

Posted: December 19, 2011 in Iraq: Chapter VII, Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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19.12.2011
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki Monday to build the confidence of the documented relationship between Iraq and Kuwait “does not vibrate to any change,” asserting that “the adventure is over time and will not allow any attack on Iraq from any point on Kuwait,” he said.

According to the official Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) that al-Maliki made the remarks when he received the delegation of the Kuwaiti Journalists Association in Baghdad. He was quoted as saying “We want to restore mutual trust between the two countries and peoples of Kuwait and Iraq and that does not come adventurer like Saddam, worsening of relations between the two countries,”
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Minimize the importance of reports on the fraud of the currency in Iraq

Posted: December 19, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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19.12.2011

Iraqi Central Bank reduced the significance of the reports indicated the prevalence of counterfeiting in Iraq, whether local or foreign ones.

The bank adviser said the appearance of Mohammed Saleh, said that those reports were exaggerated, and untrue to the existence of significant fraud in Iraq, adding that the rates of counterfeiting in the country is very small, have not changed since the founding of the Central Bank so far.

Press reports had spoken of turning Iraq into a center for counterfeiting of currency in the region after the spread of gangs specialized in forging local and foreign currencies in various Iraqi cities, as quoted by the reports from economists Iraqis saying that there are foreign countries have old conflicts with Iraq contributing to the making or passing counterfeit currency into the country in order to sabotage the Iraqi economy. (more…)

Oil and gas law at the table; The expectations from experts on endorsing the law in 2012

Posted: December 19, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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19/12/2011

After a year-long slumber to close the Public

After a long sleep more than a year to close the file of oil and gas law and put it back on the shelves of those interested Alyatarth new feelings that go past without the benefit of this wealth, and that the time has come for legislation Is the year 2012 will witness the launch of whether the law will be initiated or not? And we will find in the folds of the following report visions of economists and law and their vision of the importance of law and how to get out of its impasse.

Has become the symposium panel discussion on the challenges of the extractive oil industry to a constructive dialogue in order to establish oil and gas law to be of the oil industry and other extractive power of the law make it in the forefront of the industries that serve the development programs. (more…)

Iraqi PM says won”t tolerate acts against security

Posted: December 19, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Politics 12/19/2011 10:56:00 PM

(With POL-IRAQ-HASHIMI) (With photos) BAGHDAD, Dec 19 (KUNA) — Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki said Monday he would not tolerate undermining security in Iraq, saying “blood is a read line that crosses with politics and we can’t discuss it.”

Speaking to KUNA, Al-Maliki said “there is no doubt that blood crosses with politics. We talk about anything except security.” He underlined independence of the judiciary. “We can’t interfere in the judiciary regardless the body that proves to be involved in violent actions.” Earlier today, a judicial committee issued an arrest warrant against Vice-President Tareq Al-Hashimi on terrorism-related charges.

Al-Hashimi’s bodyguards confessed that they were ordered by the vice-president, his secretary and his son-in-law, Ahmad Qahtan, to carry out terrorist attacks and killings in Baghdad.

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CBI: Parliament is convinced the process of deleting three zeros

Posted: December 19, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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The Central Bank of the House of Representatives is satisfied the process of deleting three zeros from the currency after examining the details of the project with experts and economists in the House of Representatives. “

said the deputy governor of the Central Bank of the appearance of Dr. Mohammed Saleh (people) that “the central bank was able to answer all questions and inquiries by the Commission Parliament, which I listened to a detailed explanation on this subject, and persuaded the House of Representatives in the project and its positive effects on the Iraqi economy. “

He added that “The project is also being transmitted to the Economic Committee in the Cabinet for discussion, indicating that the deletion of the three zeroes from the local currency will be in 2013.”

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National Commission on Iraq’s accession to the WTO will hold its 29th meeting

Posted: December 19, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: held at the Ministry of Commerce twenty-ninth meeting of the National Commission on Iraq’s accession to the WTO is headed by the Minister of Trade Khairallah Hassan Babiker, and includes members from all relevant Iraqi ministries.

According to a statement of the ministry has discussed the meeting, chaired by Hashim Mohammed Hatem Director General of the Department of Foreign Economic Relations on behalf of the Minister of Commerce and attended by members of the Committee of all the ministries and a representative of the Chamber of Commerce of Iraq and the Iraqi Industries Union a number of items and topics in the context of accession to the WTO and achievements, especially after Altfawdatin successful rounds of Iraq with the organization and the completion of the bulk of the files required by the WTO as well as laws and projects that have been added by the Iraqi government bodies to relate to activities organized by the Organization. (more…)

Economists: it has become necessary to enter Iraq in the World Trade Organization

Posted: December 19, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Click here to return to homepageBaghdad (news) .. / report / .. A number of experts and those concerned with the economic importance of accession to the WTO, and the positive results that will accrue to the development in all sectors, and Shiddo during conversations (of the Agency news) on the need to work towards activating economic sectors in order to provide the necessary conditions to join under the umbrella of this organization, which regulates the business of major economic blocs in the world.

economic expert Ahmed Kadhim said that accession to the WTO requires among other processors of the reality of production and development in the country, particularly the proportions of the contribution of the agricultural sector, industrial and transport sectors and services in GDP fell to its lowest levels after they are no less than 30% in the cooled eighties in the last century and we note now that the rate of more than 93% of GDP comes from oil revenues. (more…)

France demands Baghdad to implement pending issues regarding Kuwait

Posted: December 19, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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12/18/2011 6:42 PM

BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: The French government expressed its great concern for Iraqi-Kuwaiti relations, connected with the occupation of the latter in 1990, in addition to the fate of prisoners of war in Iraq.

The Kuwaiti official electronic site quoted a senior French diplomat expressed the necessity of returning Kuwaiti national archives and other properties, as dispatched by Kuwaiti news agency (KUNA). (more…)

Placeholders: support small and medium alone are not sufficient to achieve the country’s economic development

Posted: December 19, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Date: Monday, 12/19/2011 12:07

Baghdad (news) .. Confirmed by the Economic and MP / coalition in Iraq / Nora Salem to support small and medium alone are not sufficient to achieve the economic development process in the country but will contribute to that.

The Salem in a statement to the Agency (news) on Monday: that the process of economic development in Iraq need to be large projects and economic feasibility to be achieved through the development of future visions, which extends for several years, and are made ​​by major investment projects in the country
Kalsnaaah, agricultural and tourism.

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Office of International Trade renews his call for establishing a free zone for international trade exchanges on the Iraqi border

Posted: December 19, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Date: Monday, 12/19/2011 14:33

Basra (news) .. Asked the Office of International Trade in Basra, the Council of Ministers approved the establishment of a free zone for the exchanges of commerce and industry on the Iraqi border for the purpose of advancement of the Iraqi economy.

The adviser said the Office of International Trade Tawfiq inhibitor in a statement to the Agency (news) on Monday: we call the Cabinet approval to establish a free zone international exchanges, commercial and industrial land of Iraq and be the focus of a focal production companies in the world to shop their goods out of Iraq because of a major economic turnaround of the country and will be an alternative to oil revenues yearly.

He pointed out: it will cut the prices of goods up (45% to 55%) being the shortened distance and time of arrival of goods to the importing countries. (more…)

Director of the Association of private banks: next year will see significant growth of the Iraqi banks

Posted: December 19, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Likely director of the Association of private banks Abdul Aziz Hassoun that year (2012) will see significant growth and development of Iraqi banks in the light of the development plans set for them. Hassoun said in a press statement that the Iraqi government and banks for making great efforts at the present time to develop its work according to modern banking systems and advanced technology, the fact that the world is now talking to technology in all fields.

He pointed out that private banks began to develop itself in the introduction of modern systems of work and started hanging from the financial entities and increase their capital, and this indicates that the coming year will be the year the activity and a quantum leap in the work of Iraqi banks. (more…)

Alwani: Recovery Act funds will be put corruption in parliament, to recover all money diverted

Posted: December 19, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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The independent Iraqi news agency: According to a member of the Integrity Committee that the parliamentary Khalid al-Alwani

Officials and political figures have escaped many of the funds out of Iraq immediately after the issuance of arrest warrants against them or having information about the questioning on charges of financial and administrative corruption, adding that some former officials were able to avoid demands for the money stolen because they have dual Mzodugtin.

He said al-Alwani said in a statement today, he cited, correspondent of “The Iraqi news agency Independent” that the draft law to recover the proceeds of corruption from the corrupt will affects spoilers abroad, although it clashes with those who have dual citizenship, stressing that the coming days will see a display of law within the House of Representatives and a vote, and work on recovery of funds. (more…)

Washington Post: New mirage in the Iraqi desert

Posted: December 19, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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The interest of the United States in the Middle East, Iraq to be an independent country and a stable and responsible, it can be applied to central policy will ensure that end by insisting that Iraq is bound to the laws and international standards, and the pressure on Iraqi leaders to consolidate the political compromises, and to provide positive incentives in the field of military cooperation .

Was supposed to be a meeting of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki with President Obama on Monday (which is the first personal encounter bringing them together since October 2009) the opportunity to announce the end of the Iraq war successfully, and the beginning of “normal” relations between the two friendly countries. It is expected to re-Maliki and Obama reaffirmed their commitment to non-military elements of the “Strategic Framework Agreement” which was held in 2008 (such as trade, education and investment), and to discuss the limited ways to be adopted by the United States to continue to assist Iraqi forces after 2011. (more…)

GCC leaders to hold their 32nd summit today amidst exceptional circumstances

Posted: December 19, 2011 in GCC
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Politics 12/19/2011 11:01:00 AM

RIYADH, Dec 19 (KUNA) — Leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will convene their 32nd summit on Monday amidst exceptional regional circumstances.

The leaders will discuss upon arrival today to Riyadh a number of political, security and economic challenges facing the GCC states and the region.

The latest developments on the regional and international arenas impose a reality that must be addressed by the GCC leaders especially amidst the changes taking place in a number of Arab states and the relation between Iran and the world community regarding the Tehran’s nuclear file. (more…)

Close to Maliki: part of the protections and Finance Minister Rafie al-Issawi were involved in terrorist acts, according to confessions revealed

Posted: December 19, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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The leader of the coalition of state law, Adnan al-Sarraj said that «the real reason behind the banning of Tariq al-Hashimi to travel to Sulaymaniyah due to the existence of an agreement between the mediators who intervened to find a solution to the crisis between Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is to detain al-Hashemi in his home inside the Green Zone until the completion of the investigation, which began five of judges in Iraq based on a decision of the Supreme Judicial Council ».

The OS in a press statement from within the meeting of the crisis within the coalition of state law, that «Maliki Egypt that the law takes its course, but in a professional and transparent, especially with the existence of evidence and the evidence in this area. (more…)

Secretariat of the Council of Ministers sponsored a conference for members of the local network to the UN agreement

Posted: December 19, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics

BAGHDAD (Iba) … held at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers conference included members of the network of local representatives of the Iraqi companies in the private sector to the Global Compact of the United Nations.

A source in the media unit that the conference which was attended by the representative of the United Nations and representatives of Iraqi companies and civil society organizations, the offer overall structure of the network and structural administrative and hold elections as well as a mechanism of implementation of the principles of the Global Compact of the United Nations and ways to send reports and identify priority areas for the network of Iraq .. (more…)

Mohammadi: Iraq will hold a meeting of the afternoon to discuss suspension of its presence to the House of Representatives

Posted: December 19, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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He said the Iraqi List MP Walid Mohammadi said the meeting would be held to the Iraqi list this afternoon to discuss the suspension to attend meetings of the Council of Representatives.

The Mohammedan Ocalhkl Iraq [Wayne] said on Monday that “the Iraqi process of holding a meeting this afternoon to discuss some issues related to its withdrawal from the meetings of the Council of Representatives. (more…)

House of Representatives rejected the mandate of the Prime Minister for the violation of the provisions of the Constitution.

Posted: December 19, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Deputy Chairman of the Legal Prince Kanani told the “morning”: that the proposal made ​​by the independent MP Sabah al-Saadi after collecting a number of signatures of members of the House of Representatives will not be a degree in the agenda of the meetings of the Council of Representatives as a constitutional violation.

Kanani and that “the law presented to the Legal Committee as a proposal and then see it turned out to be unconstitutional on the grounds that the Constitution did not specify the mandate of the Prime Minister and defined the mandate of the president to two terms.” (more…)

CBI Daily Currency Auction Dec 19, 2011: $240.8 million

Posted: December 19, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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The latest daily currency auction was held in the Central Bank of Iraq on the 19-DEC-2011. The results were as follows:

DETAILS NOTES
Number of banks 27
Auction price selling dinar / US$ 1170
Auction price buying dinar / US$ —–
Amount sold at auction price (US$) 240,850,000
Amount purchased at Auction price (US$) —–
Total offers for buying (US$) 240,850,000
Total offers for selling (US$) —–