UPI – [4/19/2012]
Iraq has moved to the top of the list of countries with lucrative oil reserves, the country’s deputy prime minister said.
Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Hussain al-Shahristani said Iraq has proven oil reserves of 143 billion barrels plus potential reserves of around 214 billion barrels, which he said “puts Iraq at the top of the list of countries with large reserves,” reports Bloomberg News. (more…)
19/04/2012 BAGHDAD / not / still drown the Iraqi dinar against the dollar after hitting a remarkable decline against the greenback in the past few days. While Iraqi lawmakers felt that the reasons for the deterioration of the value of the dinar back to the smuggling of foreign currency out of the country, ruled out a financial expert in a telephone conversation with the “secrets news / not” on Wednesday, the dollar return to the real exchange rate against the dinar under the current circumstances. (more…)
At 9:02 a.m. on April 19, 1995, a 5,000-pound bomb, hidden inside a Ryder truck, exploded just outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City.
The explosion caused massive damage to the building and killed 168 people, 19 of whom were children.
This deadly bombing was the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil until the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center attack.
External specifies Monday as the date for convening the Supreme Iraqi-Kuwaiti Committee
Date: Thursday, 19-04-2012 02: 36 pm
Baghdad (newsletter) … Next Monday’s Foreign Ministry identified the date of the Committee meeting Iraqi-Kuwaiti joint, which was scheduled last week. (more…)
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18 / APRIL 2012 12:19
Central Bank of Iraq, Wednesday, for the adoption of instruments of government, private banks in its departments and institutions, pointing out that the amount of the instrument up to five million Iraqi dinars certified maximum.
Deputy Governor of Central Bank of Iraq the appearance of Mohammed Saleh in an interview with ” Twilight News “The” Committee for Economic Affairs of the Council of Ministers decided to adopt the instruments of private banks in government departments and institutions that were not supported in the past. ” (more…)
Date: Thursday, 04/19/2012 11:32
Baghdad (news) .. A member of the Finance Committee MP / coalition in Iraq / Ibrahim al-Mutlaq, there are several ways to drain the hard currency of the country, due to the weak government’s control over border crossings, which led to increase the value of the dollar against the dinar. (more…)
Three zeros
Ali Jassim
15 April, 2012 02:34:00
Among the responsibilities of the Ministry of Finance – known to all of us – and perhaps the most important responsibilities is to maintain the value of the local currency of the state and work to improve the level of economic cooperation with a number of other ministries and government institutions concerned with this trend, and make all possible efforts to minimize any harmful effects may affect the status and value of the currency and kept away from the external market and the effects of shocks facing the global economy from disasters and major incidents affecting the economy in the fragile and too big for both . (more…)
On: Wednesday 04/18/2012 19:19
Member of the Committee called on the economy and investment MP Faleh Ziadi, to extend the protection of American Iraqi funds deposited in the International Monetary Fund until the resolution of outstanding issues with some countries due to the erroneous policy of the former regime.
19/04/2012 0:00
Central maintains value of dinar
Following a drop in the dollar exchange rate
returned dollar prices to witness Asagrara price reached after a rally last week’s, Analysts attributed the cause of the falling exchange rate of foreign currency against the dinar to the measures and actions taken by the Central Bank as well as the procedures and calls for intensive government stressed the need to reduce the prices of the dollar as soon as possible, something that happened actually when he recorded the exchange rate 124 000 dinars per $100, at a time when the dollar increased significantly last week reached in which the exchange rate more than 133 thousand dinars for every $100. (more…)
Date: Thursday, 04/19/2012 14:14
Baghdad (news) .. According to a member of the Committee on Energy and Oil MP / National Alliance / Furat al-Shara that the adoption of the law of oil and gas during the current period, is necessary to resolve all political differences between Arbil and Baghdad. (more…)
Date: Thursday, 19-04-2012 03: 30 pm
Baghdad (newsletter) … Invited Deputy/Coalition blocs alkordstanet/happy koshnaw, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to submit names of candidates for the Interior and defence ministries soon to vote, suggesting that Maliki send all candidate names to choose the most appropriate House, including resolving dissatisfaction with any of them. (more…)
On: Wednesday 04/18/2012 19:20
Government instruments based private banks five million Iraqi dinars, confirming a maximum
Supports the CBI plans will support the mission of private banks operating in Iraq for the advancement of private banks and the sector which is witnessing a clear reluctance in their work. (more…)
The latest daily currency auction was held in the Central Bank of Iraq on the 19-APR-2012. The results were as follows:
| DETAILS | NOTES |
| Number of banks | 16 |
| Auction price selling dinar / US$ | 1166 |
| Auction price buying dinar / US$ | —– |
| Amount sold at auction price (US$) | 180,972,000 |
| Amount purchased at Auction price (US$) | —– |
| Total offers for buying (US$) | 180,972,000 |
| Total offers for selling (US$) | —– |
THURSDAY, APRIL 19 / APRIL 2012 11:59
Committee announced the parliamentary integrity, Thursday, for the formation of a committee to investigate the attempted theft of more than 7 trillion Iraqi dinars from the Finance Ministry, stressing the need to uncover the circumstances of this attempt and disclosure of those behind them.
A statement issued by the Ministry of Finance revealed, first Tuesday, and received ” Twilight News “a copy of the fact that the Accounting Department at the Ministry thwarted the process of forging large were meant to steal more than 7 trillion dinars from the state treasury through fraud official letters and signatures forged officials are important the Ministry of Finance and the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers. (more…)
Date: Thursday, 04.19.2012 7:48
announced by the Finance Committee Deputy Secretary Hadi Abbas to form a joint committee by the Ministries of Finance and Planning in addition to the Central Bank to discuss the reasons for the high exchange rate of the dollar against the dinar, and follow-up spent to control the value of hard currency in the country, (more…)
Thursday, 19 April 2012 12:27
Baghdad (AIN) –The Parliament held its regular session of Thursday, chaired by Speaker Osama al-Nijaifi.
Parliamentary source reported to AIN Thursday “The Parliament held its regular session, chaired by Speaker Nijaifi,” noting that “The agenda of the session is expected to witness voting on dismissing Baghdad Mayor Sabir al-Esawi as well as resignation of the State of Law Coalition’s MP Jabir Habeeb Jabir after being appointed as the Iraqi Ambassador to Washington.” (more…)
