Archive for February 17, 2012

International organization claims Iraq has 7 million living under poverty line

Posted: February 17, 2012 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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International organization: 7 million Iraqis are living below the poverty line
18/02/2012

Baghdad, Qassim Hilfi rejected the Ministry of Planning information reported by the organization American Iraqi Human Rights, which indicated the existence of seven million Iraqis living conditions Maashih too bad a result of extreme poverty in the country by more than the 23 percent, and said This information dating back to 2007.

The Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation, said the survey population which point the poverty line and that derived from the Organization US-Iraqi information, dates back to 2007. and said the speaker’s spokesman, Abdul-Zahra al-Hindawi told the “morning”: that his ministry has conducted this survey in 2007 was diagnosed when the proportion of people who fall below the poverty line, which amounted to 23 percent. (more…)

Prior to Arab Summit Maliki will pay visit to Kuwait and the UAE

Posted: February 17, 2012 in Iraq: Chapter VII, Iraqi Dinar/Politics, Top Headlines
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18/02/2012

BAGHDAD – Al Sabah “Al Sabah” from a political source said Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki will visit the United Arab Emirates United after his visit to Kuwait prior to the Arab summit in Baghdad at the end next March.

The source said that my economic cooperation and the summit of Baghdad would top the talks, al-Maliki with his UAE counterpart Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, adding that the Prime Minister will meet with UAE President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, too. (more…)

Kurdish MP: We will seek the help of Arab nations to remove Iraq from Chapter VII during Arab Summit

Posted: February 17, 2012 in Iraq: Chapter VII, Iraqi Dinar/Politics, Top Headlines
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Deputy for Kurdistan: We will endeavor to remove Iraq from Chapter VII and the presence of leaders to the summit that will help
Thursday, February 16, 2012 20:03

Baghdad {: News} Euphrates MP for the Kurdistan Alliance, Mohammad Qasim Qasim, Iraq sought to get out of Chapter VII during the Arab Summit and the presence of Arab leaders will help to achieve this.

Kassem said in a statement to the Euphrates News Agency {} “The Arab League is concerned to determine the agenda of the Summit is scheduled to hold several meetings during the coming period to discuss this matter and to develop agendas summit.” (more…)

Parliamentary Finance Committee completed the draft budget; Vote next Monday

Posted: February 17, 2012 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Baghdad, February 17 (Rn) – The parliamentary Finance Committee, said Friday that the House of Representatives discussions of the draft federal budget has been completed, while confirming that it will be completed during the next two days to present observations on the project to a vote next Monday.

And the opening of the House of Representatives debate on the paragraphs of the federal budget for 2012 last month with political blocs announced that they will not vote on the project unless it includes demands.

And demands that the Sadrist movement include a paragraph in the budget enables the distribution of the budget on the part of citizens, directly, while demanding Kurdish Alliance include increasing the allocation of Article 140 of the Constitution, and the financing of the border guard forces (Peshmerga) of the federal budget. (more…)

CBI imposes restrictions on the sale of U.S. dollar; To curb demand by Syria and Iran

Posted: February 17, 2012 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Erbil, February 16 (PNA) – Central Bank of Iraq to impose measures restrict the sale of the U.S. dollar in daily auction, organized by.

Measures aimed at curbing the growing demand for U.S. currency after the imposition of economic sanctions on neighboring Iran and Syria.

The daily auction or sale of foreign currency window the main source for the purchase of foreign currency in Iraq, where the bank through which control the exchange rate of Iraqi dinar against foreign currencies and most important of the U.S. dollar. (more…)

Iraq House of Representatives will host the Minister of Finance at Saturday’s legislative session

Posted: February 17, 2012 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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House of Representatives and the Minister of Finance is hosting next Saturday
16/02/2012 19:59

BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: the President of the House of Representatives for hosting Osama Najafi Council to the Finance Minister Rafie al-Issawi and a number of officials on Saturday to answer questions about the public budget for the current year. (more…)

Economic committee calls for CBI to set controls for the sale of currency

Posted: February 17, 2012 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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17/02/2012 15:02

Baghdad, February 17 (Rn) – The Economic Committee in the Iraqi Council of Representatives, Friday, Central Bank of Iraq to develop controls and monitor the sale of hard currency, at the time carried the government and the executive committees of an economic responsibility to enter the fake currency to the Iraqi market.

A member of the Committee Mahma Khalil told the Kurdish news agency (Rn) “We asked the central bank put controls on the sale of foreign currency because of wills Iraq comes through the sale of oil and the currency of the dollar is our credit only,” adding, “we fear the vulnerability of the Iraqi currency against the dollar and afraid of the influence on it.” (more…)

Director of the Association of private banks called for new legislation regulating the work of banks

Posted: February 17, 2012 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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On: Friday 17/02/2012 14:20

Baghdad (news) .. student director of the Association of private banks Abdul Aziz al-Hassoun to amend the Banking Act or new legislation to regulate the work of private banks in Iraq.

Hassoun said in a statement to the Agency (news) Friday: The law of the current Iraqi banks no longer meets the needs of banks in the application because we noticed there are some paragraphs need to amendments or additions.

Hassoun said: There are differences of some paragraphs of the current law by private banks, which confused her and made him a regular, in addition to Islamic banks are still operating without a legal code of its own and this is what makes the work there is chaos in the Iraqi banking. (more…)

Iraqi List waiting for a formal response to its list of candidates for Defense Minister

Posted: February 17, 2012 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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17/02/2012 13:27

Baghdad, February 17 (Rn) – The Iraqi List led by former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi Friday it waiting for a reply formally to the list of candidates for the defense portfolio that provided earlier in showed that it has a list of other candidates are just as experienced and efficient than the former candidates.

Under the agreement between the political blocs that called the National Alliance candidate for the Ministry of Interior and the coalition in Iraq another candidate for the Ministry of Defence. (more…)

Deputy for the National: All political blocks seeking to resolve differences before the Arab Summit

Posted: February 17, 2012 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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On: Friday 17/02/2012 12:43

Baghdad (news) .. According to a member State of Law Coalition MP / National Alliance / Salman al-Moussawi that the political blocs seeking to resolve their differences before the Arab summit.

Moussawi said in a statement (of the Agency news) Friday: The meetings of the preparatory committees in
place well and discussed the papers of the three that came from (the National Alliance, the Iraqi List, and a coalition of Kurdistan), and they reached the participants among themselves, including making the Constitution is the rule in controversial issues and confirm the virtue of the authorities and not to include the issue Hashemi. (more…)

Iraqi List has decided not to bring the issue of Hashemi to the national meeting; Legal and not a political issue

Posted: February 17, 2012 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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On: Friday 17/02/2012 12:49

Baghdad (news) .. confirmed the MP / coalition in Iraq / Jubouri that the victory of the Iraqi List, will not raise the issue Hashemi at the national meeting, set out for raising the issue of al-Mutlaq in the meeting.

Jubouri said in a statement (of the Agency news) Friday: that the Iraqi List will not raise the issue of Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi in the national meeting because his case is purely legal and can not be politicized.

She added: With regard to the issue of the Deputy Prime Minister Saleh al-Mutlaq, the issue of political and especially within the Council of Ministers because the problem is a process between Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and his deputy al-Mutlaq, so it will be put up this issue at the national meeting. (more…)