Cairo, January 1 (Rn) – The Minister of Planning and International Cooperation that a delegation of Egyptian economic Alaftaat will visit Baghdad next week to find what it called agreements with Iraqi officials and various Iraqi companies.
Faiza Abul-Naga said at a press conference in Cairo today, that “the sectors are housing, industry, commerce, communications and information technology, agriculture, health, energy and manpower, as well as foreign.”
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Chairman of the House of Representatives tomorrow, draw an important speech to the Iraqi people and political forces
Sunday January 1, 2012
Directed by Mr. Osama al-Chairman of the Board of Representatives per hour from noon on Monday 02/01/2012, an important speech to the Iraqi people and political forces, dealing with the atmosphere and climates to achieve national sovereignty after the withdrawal of U.S. troops and the latest developments in the country. (more…)
Last month the Central Bank of Iraq co-hosted a conference with USAID’s Iraq Financial Development Project on “Integrating the Banking and Financial Services Sector in Iraq.” This event, which was held in Istanbul from November 18-19 covered two upcoming changes to the payments system that have the potential to revolutionize Iraq’s banking sector.
The first is the introduction of a “national switch” for processing credit card and ATM transactions. The switch—essentially a router and some specialized software—will connect all of Iraq’s ATM machines and credit card point-of-sale scanners to a common platform. At present, each card-issuing bank operates its own system. Because not every point of sale is connected to every system, no one card will work everywhere. Little wonder that almost everything is paid for in cash. (more…)
Baghdad, December 31 (Rn) – new Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Saturday, his call to the international community to support Iraq out of Chapter VII, after successfully taking out U.S. troops and the restoration of its sovereignty.
Maliki said during the celebration of the Central, which was held at the Hall of the People in Baghdad that “Iraq is recovered politically, economically and security within a short period,” while calling on Iraqis to assume “the responsibility of legitimacy” to promote national unity and the rejection of the differences and to accelerate the building of state institutions, “adding that” puts presented in the political process, with the terrorist organizations, has no place among us anymore. ” (more…)
Full numbers for Iraq’s November 2011 oil exports and profits were finally released, and showed a rebound on all counts after a two month dip. The price for Iraqi crude went up along with exports, leading to a rise in revenue for Iraq last montn. Despite this, Iraq’s production has still hit a plateau due to infrastructure limitations, and the country is having problems paying foreign companies that are responsible for the increases.
As reported before, Iraq’s oil exports rebounded in November after going down for the previous two months. In November, the country shipped an average of 2.13 million barrels a day, compared to 2.08 million in October, and 2.10 million in September. Last month’s average was not as high as August however, when Iraq exported 2.19 million barrels. The price of one barrel of Iraqi crude also increased from $104.43 in October to $106.59 in November. (more…)
Baghdad, January 1 (Rn) – The Iraqi ambassador in Kuwait, Sunday, that Iraq had agreed in principle with Kuwait on Iraqi traders grant visa to Kuwait during the Iraqi Chambers of Commerce – Kuwait.
Said Mohammed Hussein Bahr al-Ulum, told the Kurdish news agency (Rn) that “Iraq and Kuwait had agreed initially to grant visa to enter the Iraqi traders through Alkotah Iraqi Chambers of Commerce to promote trade between the two countries.”
He added that “the return of Iraqi businessman to the Kuwaiti market will enhance the historical relationship between the two countries and will contribute to address the political problems between them and the final elimination of the consequences.” (more…)
Politics 1/1/2012 3:22:00 PM
BAGHDAD, Jan 1 (KUNA) — Iraq’s Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki on Sunday underlined Iraq’s need for political stability, warning rival politicians against seeking foreign interference in Iraqi affairs.
“Iraq needs stability that drives away any outside interference, even if that came from friendly countries,”
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Reports by the Egyptian press, Sunday, for the Egyptian government refused an offer by Iraq to ensure the provision of out of private sector debt, estimated at about $ 408 million, claiming that this was not to acquire the right to waive the debt.
The Egyptian newspaper in a report seen by “Twilight News” that “the Egyptian government received an official invitation from Iraq to ensure the provision of out of private sector debt, estimated at about $ 408 million, the value of remittances from Egyptians private remittances for more than a yellow 20 years. “
The newspaper said that “the Egyptian government has rejected the Iraqi offer, which included the benefits of debt subject to the rules of the Paris Club, which provides for exempting Iraq from 80% of them, and bonds in 15 years the proportion of the remaining 20%.” (more…)
Saturday, 31 December 2011
U.S. President Barack Obama Saturday signed into law tough new sanctions targeting Iran’s central bank and financial sector, in a move likely to deepen acrimony between Washington and Tehran.
The measures, meant to punish the Islamic Republic for its nuclear program, were contained in a $662 billion defense bill, which officials said Obama signed despite reservations about its impact on Iran policy and detaining terror suspects.
“The fact that I support this bill as a whole does not mean I agree with everything in it,” Obama said in a statement, citing limits on transferring detainees from the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and requirements he notify Congress before sharing some defense missile information with Russia as problematic. (more…)
Sunday, 01 December / 2 January 2012 13:35
Demanded the MP for the high-mass white Nassif open a file of Iraqi soldiers killed by the Kuwaiti army after the restoration of the power of Iraq in 1991.
A statement by the Information Office of the block received by all of Iraq [where] the day a copy of it today that “there are reports about the Kuwaiti army of killing scores of Iraqi soldiers during clashes directly, while the implementation of the mass culling against a number of those families.” (more…)
12/31/2011 20:28
Erbil / Iraq: dismissed Kurdistan Alliance MP Mahmoud Othman, a Saturday, that the Board of Ministers a draft law of oil and gas, which formed its special committees after the meeting, the backside between Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, Prime Minister Barham Saleh, noting that the political blocs are now busy in ” disputes and crises. “
Said Osman told (Voices of Iraq) that “the draft law of oil and gas, which was due to the House of Representatives today (Saturday) was not sent so far”, ruling out the submission at the moment. (more…)
1.1.2012 | (Voice of Iraq) – Add comments – called on Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki that all Iraqis to look the affiliation, and to unite and give Iraq’s interest before everything, and keep his unit does not accept a hard number to divide by two.
This came through the presence of sovereignty on festival day unlike established by the current messianic Iraqi. Mr Prime Minister: we need today, after achieving this great success to maintain the stability and state-building on the basis of the Constitution and abide by and refer to it, and that Ayatal under any banner, because our work has started now, especially in the field of construction, reconstruction and development of agriculture, industry, education, oil and other sectors, and bring all of that depends on the unity of word, and that our discourse with one voice not tongues diverse. and continued sovereignty: we have today many tasks ahead of us after the end of a last foreign soldier in the country, and everyone should bear the responsibility, and to the interest of the country on all partisan interests and partisan, sectarian, because everyone today are responsible for the construction process, and all the achievement has not attributable to a specific but relate to all. . (more…)
1.1.2012 | (Voice of Iraq) – Add comments – Baghdad (news) , a banking expert called Mohsen Ali to the need to develop awareness programs by the bank monetary policy to the citizens for guidance in how to deal with the banking business.
Ali said in a statement to the reporter Agency (news) on Sunday: that the Iraqi banks today, two branches of public and private sectors have difficulties in how to deal with the citizen being ignorant of a lot of things that pertain to the banking Sukuk and Aladzkhar and withdraw money, etc., as a result of lack of awareness of banking in Iraq, and to direct the citizen how to work traditional techniques available in all banks. (more…)
Kurdistan Alliance bloc said on Saturday to claim the application of Article 140 of the Constitution in the National Congress of the year, indicating that the disruption of the constitutional articles, including article mentioned factor in the continuing crisis of confidence between the political blocs.
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and parliament speaker Osama al have agreed, last week, to convene a national conference of all actors in the Iraqi political arena to defuse the escalating crisis between the parties in the Iraqi political process. (more…)
01/01/2012 12:10
Baghdad, January 1 / Enyerakaneoz) – MP Alexander and berries withdrawal from the Iraqi List, in order to stimulate what he called the political blocs to take serious positions to end the political crisis, denied the rule of law in relation to what it calls Palanhqaqat that took place in the movement of reconciliation.
Iskandar said and berries, a deputy from the security and defense committee, told the Kurdish news agency (Rn), “withdrew from the Iraqi List, as a pressure to change the reality and end the political differences and that Iraq has taken character sectarian and off course and program that we have entered the elections on this basis.”
He added that “the political process in the country does not accept the continuation of the differences between the main blocs in parliament, more than this limit must be put an end to these differences.” (more…)
01/01/2012 12:52
BAGHDAD, Jan.1 (AKnews)- Iraqiya List lawmakers and ministers will not end their boycott unless the Iraqi government fulfills the demands of the List, an Iraqiya leader said today.
It is almost two weeks that Iraqiya deputies have staged the boycott in protest to lack of “real” partnership in political process and what they described as “unilateral ruling.”
Hamed Mutlag told AKnews that Iraqiya List decided to boycott sessions of the House of Representatives and Council of Ministers over a host of issues which will be resolved in the expected meeting of political blocs’ leaders.
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has called for an emergency national conference which will be held soon. In the meeting the political blocs are to find resolutions for the crisis created by recent tensions. (more…)
On: Sun 01/01/2012 12:30
Baghdad (news) / report / Faleh Hussein / .. DAI Iraq’s oil sector with interest the federal government, making it develops through investment and licensing rounds three and the entry of international companies, solid in this area, followed by the health sector as a result provides a number of health systems that were lacking in the former Iraq and increase the number of hospitals and medical staff.
refers economists during the talk (of the Agency news) that the other economic sectors witnessed a significant decline Kalzerai, industrial and tourism.
A member of the Finance Committee and the representative / National Alliance / Haitham Jubouri that the industrial sector has seen significant growth as the liver of the Iraqi economy huge losses, the fact that local industry is still traditional in spite of the large number of manpower. (more…)
On: Sun 01/01/2012 10:23
Baghdad (news) .. starts with the House of Representatives during its 11 of the second legislative term the second reading of the draft state budget for the current year 2012.
A parliamentary source (for the Agency news) on Sunday: The Council will also be readings first and second bills are the first reading of the draft the law of accession of the Republic of Iraq to the Convention establishing the Organization of Plant Protection in the Near East and the law of seed and seed and the law of the First Amendment of the Law of the guards nightclubs No. (8) for the year 2000 and the law of the First Amendment to the law regulating commercial agency number (51) for the year 2000 (more…)
