KUWAIT: Kuwaiti diplomats acknowledged recent remarks by Iraq Parliament foreign relations committee member, Sami Al-Askari, in which he reasserted Kuwait’s right to construct Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port at its present location. His statements are based on an Iraq parliament investigative report, which resolves that the Kuwaiti mega port will not leave any negative effect on naval mobility in Iraq’s territorial waters. (more…)
Archive for February 29, 2012
Kuwait applauds Iraqi statements on port
Posted: February 29, 2012 in Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: Chapter VII, Iraq, kuwait, UNSC
Economist: Raising the zeros from the currency will save the economy from the dollar’s dominance
Posted: February 29, 2012 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics, Top HeadlinesTags: Babylon, Central bank, Currency, Economy of Iraq, Iraq, Iraqi dinar, University of Babylon, Wednesday
On: Wednesday 02/29/2012 10:55
Babylon (news) .. According to a professor of economics at the University of Babylon, Dr. Jawad al-Bakri that the draft raise zeros from the national currency involves a lot of pros on the reality of the Iraqi economy. (more…)
Iraq List: We hope Maliki’s has success to drive Iraq from Chapter VII during his visit to Kuwait
Posted: February 29, 2012 in Iraq: Chapter VII, Iraqi Dinar/Politics, Top HeadlinesTags: Chapter VII, Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, Iraq, iraqi list, Iraqi people, kuwait, Maliki, Nouri al-Maliki
Baghdadiya News /: the Iraqi List, said adviser Hani Ashour said the list look with interest to the visit of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s upcoming Kuwait
And hopes to contribute to the flourishing relations to remove Iraq from Chapter VII and the resolution of all differences between the two subjects. (more…)
Australian ambassador supports taking Iraq out of Chapter VII
Posted: February 29, 2012 in Iraq: Chapter VII, Iraqi Dinar/Politics, Top HeadlinesTags: Australia, Baghdad, Chapter VII, Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, Iraq, Karbala, United Nation, United Nations Security Council
29/02/2012 10:37
KARBALA, Feb. 29 (AKnews) – The Australian ambassador to Baghdad said her country supports the withdrawal of Iraq from the United Nation’s Chapter VII sanctions, adding that she visited Karbala to discuss investment opportunities.
Lyndall Sachs said in a statement during her visit on Monday: “Australia strongly supports the withdrawal of Iraq from Chapter VII, especially that it applied all its obligations by the International Security Council and the United Nations.”
A decision on Chapter VII is expected to be made by the UN Security Council in June. (more…)
MP calls for officials to invest in the liquidation of the Arab summit of Iraq’s debt
Posted: February 29, 2012 in Iraq: Chapter VII, Iraqi Dinar/Politics, Top HeadlinesTags: Arab, Arab people, arab summit, Arab World, Baghdad, Chapter VII, Invasion of Kuwait, Iraq, kuwait
29/02/2012
He called for a coalition of state law Haitham Jubouri officials to invest the Arab summit scheduled for late next month, Iraq’s debt in the liquidation of some Arab countries.
It is scheduled to take place the Arab summit in Baghdad late next month after it was supposed to take place last year but was postponed to March of 2012 at the request of Iraq. (more…)
Maliki: We seek to strong, clear relations with Saudi Arabia
Posted: February 29, 2012 in Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: Arab, Arab people, Baghdad, Iraq, Maliki, Nouri al-Maliki, Saudi Arabia, Syria
29/02/2012
Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki that Iraq sought to build strong relations with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is based on the clarity and direct dialogue and not through intermediaries who may spoil the relationship, sometimes more than what they serve.
Pointing at the same time there is the insistence of Arab actor to attend the summit Baghdad A statement of the Prime Minister’s Office said al-Maliki in an interview with the newspaper Okaz Saudi Arabia: “There are no problematic in the presence of heads of ministries or the military tribunal to represent their countries at the summit, especially in States that have not completed the the political system until now. (more…)
Kurdistan Alliance: Oil and gas law is more important than everything and will be at the top of the agenda of the National Conference
Posted: February 29, 2012 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics, Top HeadlinesTags: Council of Ministers, Democratic Patriotic Alliance of Kurdistan, HCL, Iraq, Iraqi Kurdistan, iraqi list, Kurdistan Alliance, National Conference, Political coalition
02:29:29 / 02/2012
Khandan – The Kurdistan Alliance, the formation of the Union of Petroleum and Energy will not be until after the enactment of the oil and gas, indicating that the law will be included on the agenda of the National Conference decision.
A spokesman for the Alliance supporter good: The oil and gas law is more important than everything now, because it will determine the issues outstanding between the federal government and the Kurdistan Region and the powers of the provinces and their relationship to the center, adding: We agreed on the version of the law during the current parliamentary session in line, and this dilemma will not be solved However, through it, and then if necessary to form the Federal Council of the oil or other institutions that will draw the oil policy, we will have a stand. (more…)
Iraq completes its preparations to host the Arab summit
Posted: February 29, 2012 in Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: Arab, Arab League, Arab people, Baghdad, Iraq, Jalal Talabani, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Syria
Cairo, February 29 (Rn) – The Ambassador Mowaffaq Mahdi Abboud, president of the Department of North and South America in the Iraqi Foreign Ministry said Iraq completed all preparations for the Arab summit, including the preparation and rehabilitation of facilities and buildings that host the summit and its guests as well as the security preparations and logistics.
Iraq and sent five ministers to the Arab countries to deliver a formal invitation from President Jalal Talabani to the leaders and the leaders of Arab countries to attend the summit of Baghdad. (more…)
CBI T-Bill Auction Feb 28, 2012
Posted: February 29, 2012 in Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: Auction, Central Bank Iraq, Iraq, Iraqi dinar, Par value, Security (finance), Uniform price auction, Yields
The auction No. C53 for Central Bank of Iraq bills based on a uniform price auction for IQD 150’000’000’000 par value for the bills concluded on 28-2-2012.
The total public bidding is IQD 292’500’000’000 and the cut-off yield (the highest yield of the successful bidder) determined by the auction was 5.10%. (more…)
CBI Daily Currency Auction Feb 29, 2012: $212.8 million
Posted: February 29, 2012 in Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: Auction, Business and Economy, Central Bank Iraq, Currency, Dinar, exchange rate, Iraq, Iraqi dinar
The latest daily currency auction was held in the Central Bank of Iraq on the 29-FEB-2012. The results were as follows:
| DETAILS | NOTES |
| Number of banks | 21 |
| Auction price selling dinar / US$ | 1166 |
| Auction price buying dinar / US$ | —– |
| Amount sold at auction price (US$) | 212,814,000 |
| Amount purchased at Auction price (US$) | —– |
| Total offers for buying (US$) | 212,814,000 |
| Total offers for selling (US$) | —– |
