Archive for February 12, 2012

Basra, February 12 (Rn) -

Iraq on Sunday opened a new port for the export of crude oil in the province of Basra, south of the country aims to increase export capacity by about 3.3 million barrels a day.

It was scheduled to open the port in January but the date was postponed to the end of the pipe joints and testing of terrestrial and marine sectors.

Iraq plans to implement the expansion at a cost of $ 1.3 billion to export facilities in the port of Basra on the Gulf include pipelines under the sea and under the earth and the establishment of a single float to load tankers in light of efforts to rebuild the sector after years of war. (more…)

Date: Monday 02/13/2012 10:33

Kuwait confirmed its desire to resolve the outstanding problems with Iraq, while he hoped his exit from Chapter VII of the United Nations.

He announced the Kuwaiti Ambassador in Iraq to the insured, yesterday, on his return to Baghdad and directly about his duties after seven months of his departure, and when he said that his return was for administrative reasons, pointed out that a return is not tied to the relations between the two countries.

He said as soon as the insured Link to Baghdad in a special statement (range) yesterday, “The decision to participate Summit in Baghdad taken by the Kuwaiti government for a long time and had informed Baghdad that. ” (more…)

Iraq: Ducks in a Row?

Posted: February 12, 2012 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics

On: Sun 02/12/2012 15:07

Landing a sudden and unprecedented rate Altoman Iranian currency Alsoeria (pound) against foreign currencies, especially Ataralammeraki, led to the influx of thousands of Syrians and Iranians to Iraq to buy U.S. currency and sell them within Iran and Syria, in order to obtain a profit on the black market, which has become the first reference for the pricing of currencies the two countries against foreign currency, all of this came one result, which float the currency in neighboring countries, a result of exposure to the economic sanctions (Al citizen) had a stand with a number of specialists in economic affairs and was the first speaker.

member of the Economic Commission Abdul Hadi al-Hassani, known as “floating , as an economic mechanism, based on making the exchange rate of the local currency against other currencies, floating on the waves of fluctuations in supply and demand in the market. He said Hassani, “that the protection of the money Iraq are the responsibility of the state as the financial sector, to cooperate with the State on prevent the smuggling of Iraqi funds in this direction. He stressed: “that the process of buying the dollar in Iraq will show the currency to an imbalance in supply and demand, leading to the loss of the Iraqi dinar against the dollar, Iraq, he has to protect his money from this collapse. (more…)

On: Sun 02/12/2012 14:14

Baghdad (news) .. announced the Central Bureau of Statistics in the Ministry of Planning for headline inflation for the month of January, by (1.4%) compared to December of last year 2011.

A press statement issued by the Information Office at the Ministry of Planning that the inflation indicators the annual period of the month of January 2011 until January of this year, 2011 could rose (5.4%) .. Explaining that the Central Bureau of Statistics completed the inflation report for the month of January 2012 on the basis of field data collection “on the prices of goods and services comprising the consumer basket of a selected sample of outlets in all governorates of Iraq and on the report, according to a statement Information Office of the Ministry of reasons for the high indicators of annual inflation to higher prices rents Alldoralexanah rate (12%) … (more…)

Sunday, February 12, 2012 14:13

Research and Finance Minister Rafie al-Issawi with a delegation of U.S. economic and political situation in Iraq and the region.

According to a statement from the ministry received by all of Iraq [where] on Sunday that “al-Issawi and during a meeting with an American delegation discussed with him the economic and political situation in Iraq and the region in general.” (more…)

Sunday, February 12, 2012
Euphrates the House resumes its meetings Tuesday to continue discussing the federal budget for the fiscal year.

According to a parliamentary source told the News} {Euphrates, “The Council will continue discussing the budget, in addition to the second reading of the draft law to conclude treaties submitted by the Committee on Foreign Relations, which includes 34 articles.”

The House of Representatives lifted its meeting had been scheduled to take place on Monday of last week but was postponed to Tuesday because of a lack of quorum

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Baghdad, February 12 (Rn) – The Iraqi Ministry of Planning on Tuesday, a rise in inflation for the month of January by 1.4% compared with last December, and the rate of inflation for the past month has reached 1% compared to last November.

He said the ministry spokesman Abdul Zahra al-Hindawi told the Kurdish news agency (Rn) that “the rate of inflation for the month of January rose by 1.4% compared with last December.” (more…)

Baghdad, February 12 (Rn) – The Kuwaiti Embassy in Iraq as Astinavt its officially supported by the Iraqi government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

He said the Kuwaiti Ambassador to the insured, told the Kurdish news agency (Rn) that “the Kuwaiti embassy Ostinavt Aamalhaaleom formally in the capital, Baghdad.”

“The reopening of the Kuwaiti embassy in Baghdad will contribute to the promotion of trade and investment between the two countries.” (more…)

Sunday 12 شباط 2012 10:02 GMT

confirmed the Kuwaiti Ministry of Information, Sunday, that the results of elections won by Islamists will not affect relations with Iraq, indicating that the two sides are seeking stability and counter extremism, as pointed out that secular factions in Kuwait moving towards stability in the region. said Kuwaiti Information Minister Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah said in an interview for “Alsumaria News”, “the two peoples of Iraq and Kuwait meet in the Commonwealth of descent and kinship for many families between the two countries,” noting that “the results of Kuwaiti elections past will not affect the relationship between them.”

The morning that “the two ideas and trends different, which must be respected, “noting that the two countries” share of stability and building good relations and good-neighborly and renounce temptation and confront extremism in all its forms and manifestations. ” (more…)

2012-02-12 14:56:47

BAGHDAD (Iba) .. Held in the House of Representatives on Sunday morning the third preparatory meeting for the upcoming national meeting under the chairmanship of the House of Representatives Abdulaziz Osama Najafi and the presence of Vice President of the Republic Khudair Khuzaie and Deputy Prime Minister Ruz Nuri Shaways and representatives of the political blocs.

Najafi expressed his hope that the political blocs to reach a comprehensive agreement on the holding of the national meeting, describing the atmosphere positive and explicit. (more…)

Baghdad / Erbil, February 12 (Rn) – The eyes of Iraqi politicians and citizens to the national conference will hopefully take place during the coming period to end a number of outstanding issues relating to how to manage the affairs of the country amid mutual accusations between the partners since the formation of a government headed by Nuri al-Maliki late 2010 .

The Preparatory Committee for the National Conference on Sunday, its second meeting in the House of Representatives, and was reliable in determining the date of the conference and national topics that will be through it, but the conferees will meet again on Wednesday to reach a specific agenda for the conference.
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Sunday, February 12, 2012 13:25

Baghdad {: News} Euphrates called a member of the Economic Commission for parliamentary bloc MP Hussein virtue Almrobei the central bank to increase cash flow to maintain the value of the Iraqi dinar against the U.S. dollar.

He said in a statement to the library media received by the agency {Euphrates News} a copy of it on Sunday that “the reason for the high price of the dollar on the Iraqi dinar, is to take the central bank procedures and new regulations for the circulation of foreign currency and the impact on the lack of pumping,” noting that “the central bank was not working these controls previously What is the effect on the price of foreign currency. ” (more…)

Sunday, February 12, 2012 12:23

The member of the Economic Commission for parliamentary bloc MP Hussein virtue Olmrobei Central Bank to increase liquidity to maintain the value of the Iraqi dinar against the U.S. dollar.

A statement of his agency received all of Iraq [where] a copy of it with him to say that “the high price of the dollar on the Iraqi dinar caused by the central bank from making procedures and new regulations for the circulation of foreign currency and the impact on the lack of pumping,” adding that “the central bank did not work that controls the former is effect on the high price of foreign currency. ” (more…)

Revealed the parliamentary Economic Committee, Saturday, on exposure to pressure from Iraq’s neighbors not to activate the tariff law, noting that the law will be activated in the sixth month of the year.

A member of the Economic Commission Mahma Khalil in an interview with “Twilight News” that “after the enactment of the tariff should have been on the government activated so as not to rely on oil revenues only, as well as to enter the well-known origin and quality as well,” noting that “the government argue not to activate the high prices of materials in the market, which negatively affects the citizens of Iraq. ” (more…)

Stressed Center for Market Research and Consumer Protection, Sunday, that the economic crisis to neighboring countries impacted negatively on the national economy even though it should be taken advantage of like what was Iraq’s neighboring countries to benefit from its time of the imposition of sanctions, noting that neighboring countries share the crises with Iraq.

Iraq desperately needs the money for the advancement of its economy devastated, particularly the national laboratories and factories, which suffered looting and plundering and wide in the wake of the fall of the former regime. (more…)

11.02.2012 | (Voice of Iraq) – Add Comment – Radio Sawa – Baghdad – Baha al-Naimi did not prevent the central bank’s efforts to restore confidence in Iraqi currency and maintain the stability of the Iraqi trader preference for dealing in U.S. dollars in market transactions daily. , says traders talk to them “Radio Sawa” in the area of Shorja in Baghdad say they prefer to deal in dollars for their confidence high value compared to local currency.

called traders in the conversations on the government to support the national currency and not to restrict the purchase of dollar controls set by the central bank in recent times to control the smuggling of currency abroad. (more…)

Efforts to activate the role of private sector in development

Escalate calls to the need to create a banking sector has a global services, after concerted efforts of private and public sector, where the imposing reality of the situation need to access from the current environment that do not fit and ambitious global investment and local communities with quick fixes and long-alike to the problems of the Iraqi economy, and services that must be provided to the citizen, most bankers today claim to the importance of amending the laws and regulations that lead to the granting of private banks more flexibility in the banking and services provided by the fact the investment.

The Conference banks operating in Iraq, organized by the Trade Bank of Iraq to discuss the requirements for the Advancement of reality the banking and the most important determinants of growth . (more…)

The latest daily currency auction was held in the Central Bank of Iraq on the 12-FEB-2012. The results were as follows:

DETAILS NOTES
Number of banks 13
Auction price selling dinar / US$ 1166
Auction price buying dinar / US$ —–
Amount sold at auction price (US$) 46,530,000
Amount purchased at Auction price (US$) —–
Total offers for buying (US$) 46,530,000
Total offers for selling (US$) —–

Banking companies: nothing to do with Iran and Syria volatile value and the two traders asking for their money to a third country

Attributed traders reasons for the high price of the dollar against the dinar to the restrictions imposed by the central bank, led to the lack of hard currency because of the reluctance of dealers. As noted the that the traders Iran, Syria, and because of the sanctions on their countries have started asking for their money to a third country, which has put pressure on the central bank, for they added to stop the dollar confused scene of trade increased the cases of high inflation at all. (more…)

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, Sunday, that the Council of Ministers will be held on Monday its regular in the province of Basra. said Nuri al-Maliki in a speech during a meeting with a number of tribal leaders in Basra province, and attended “Alsumaria News”, “Board of Iraqi Prime Minister will be held on Monday, its normal in a hotel Basra International at ten in the morning, “asserting that” the meeting will discuss the reality of the province of Basra and the problems being experienced. ” (more…)

BAGHDAD, Feb.12 (AKnews) – Qatar and Kuwait have pledged to attend the upcoming Arab summit in Baghdad on March 29, said an Iraqi government adviser.

Mariam al-Rayes of the prime minister’s office said Qatar and Kuwait informed the Iraqi government that they will attend the summit. (more…)