Archive for July 18, 2012

JULY 2012
IRAQ

Expected Council Action
The Council is due to receive the Secretary-General’s report on the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and a briefing on its contents and developments in the country from Martin Kobler, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of UNAMI.

The Council seems likely to extend the mandate of UNAMI, which expires on 28 July.

The Council also expects the second report of the Secretary-General on the post-Development Fund for Iraq (DFI) mechanism. At press time it was unclear whether the Council would consider the report in July.

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Tuesday, 17 July 2012, 09:16 GMT

Many doubt that removing the zeros on the Iraqi Dinar will strengthen its value.

As per a plan by the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI), new banknotes will be printed and introduced into the market starting from the beginning of 2013. The new banknotes will have three less zeros and the text and design will be modified as well. (more…)

17/07/2012 17:15

Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of the appearance of Mohammed Saleh

“Gate of Iraq” BAGHDAD – Vice Governor of the Central Bank of the appearance of Mohammed Saleh said that “the real cost for the printing of new Iraqi currency after deletion of zeros in the current period cost a quarter of which is printed by the Iraqi currency currently in circulation.” (more…)

On: Wednesday 18/07/2012 12:11

Baghdad (news) .. According to a member of the Finance Committee MP / Kurdistan Alliance / Najiba Najib, that the new Iraqi currency will include three languages (Arabic, English and Kurdish).

said Najib (of the Agency news) said on Tuesday: The new currency will be issued in three languages Arabic, English and Kurdish as stipulated by the Constitution Iraqi that the two official languages are Arabic and Kurdish. (more…)

Date: Wednesday, 18-07-2012 11: 01 am

Baghdad (News) … Economic analyst said Abdullah Salem Al-igaily, nice ability of the Central Bank to lower the value of the US dollar against the Iraqi dinar during the coming period, expected to price stability (1189) dinars.

He said Al-igaily (the news agency news) on Wednesday: that the country’s monetary policy faces great challenges by neighbouring States, particularly under the international economic embargo as Syria and Iran, and the Central Bank had proved successful and its ability to maintain the value of the national currency in astray these pressures. (more…)

Revealed the deputy governor of the Central Bank of the appearance of Mohammed for the costs of printing Iraqi currency after deletion of zeros in the current period, noting that the cost will be the fourth-cost printed by the current currency which is printed after the fall of the former regime in 2003. (more…)

18Jul
Ban Ki-moon: solving the problem of the disputed areas fundamental reason for the stability of Iraq

New York: News Network Iraq – The United Nations warned of the negative impact of the political crisis existing in Iraq to solve the problem of the disputed areas confirmed the need to hold elections in the province of Kirkuk, (more…)

Wednesday, July 18, 2012 17:34

Baghdad {: News} Euphrates stressed the Prime Minister of Kuwait Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah during a meeting with Transport Minister Hadi al-Amiri his country’s keenness to address all issues and outstanding issues. (more…)

BAGHDAD July 17 (KUNA)– The Iraqi government has asked its transport minister to negotiate with the Kuwaiti side on a mechanism to pay compensations to Kuwait Airways for the damages to the latter’s planes during the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990. (more…)

Euphrates Chairman of Committee for the economy and investment parliamentary Ahmed Alwani that the application of customs tariff law will have positive returns reflected the economic reality of Iraq.

He said al-Alwani in a press statement received by the agency {Euphrates News} a copy of it today that “activation code customs tariff correctly reflect the reality of the Iraqi economy through higher continued good treasury the federal public on the one hand on the other hand will help to direct the state to pay attention to the governorates of non-oil and development” . (more…)

Text of the speech of the Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, which was delivered today in the Iraqi Economic Cooperation Conference – China

18/07/2011 10:18

In the name of God the Merciful

Ladies and Gentlemen Ladies and Gentlemen .. Peace, mercy and blessings of Allah .. Allow me on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Iraq and on my own behalf to express my pleasure at being in the Chinese capital Beijing, which we wish had long ago, (more…)

On: Wednesday 18/07/2012 10:20

Baghdad (news) .. Chairman of the Committee of Economy and Investment parliamentary deputy Ahmad al-Alwani, that the application of tariff law will have returns positively reflected on the economic reality of Iraq. (more…)

Wednesday, July 18, 2012 14:32

Reached the Minister of Transport Hadi al-Amiri today to the State of Kuwait.

A source at the Ministry of Transport, told all of Iraq [where] on Wednesday that “the Ameri arrived at the head of a delegation from the Ministry of Transport to Kuwait is scheduled to meet Palmsaoliyn Kuwaitis to discuss several common files, including the issue of Iraqi Airways and claim Kuwaiti filed against it.” (more…)

BAGHDAD, July 16 (AKnews) – The oil and energy committee in the Iraqi Council of Representatives stated Monday that three main points hinder the adoption of the controversial oil and gas law related to the ownership of the oil wealth and its management.

Committee member Furat al-Sharei said: “The Kurdistan Blocs Coalition (KBC) and Iraqiya List support the management of oil wealth through a federal office whose director is chosen in the Council of Representatives by voting while the government demands of voting for the director in the Council of Ministers. (more…)

18/07/2012 0:00

people are interested in the economic reasons behind the decline of private sector growth to the existence of several obstacles put in the forefront of failure of laws and lack of compatibility with the growth policies pursued by Iraq at the moment, (more…)

18-07-2012 12:09 PM
Are free – The price of gold on Tuesday ahead of testimony Ben Bernacki Federal Reserve Chairman before the Us Congress, which is expected to give indications of the intentions of the Bank on the launch of further monetary stimulus measures. (more…)

17/07/2012 0:00

announced the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Planning Sami when Paul, the existence of technical committees competent to work at the moment to prepare drafts of the chapters of the National Development Plan (2013-2017). (more…)

18/07/2012 0:00

revealed the Ministry of Planning reported a decline in new indicators of inflation during the month of June compared with the month of May the previous year.

The ministry said in a press statement that the inflation index dropped by (2 percent) during the month of June compared with May, who had witnessed a decline by ( 1.3 percent) compared to April 2012 (more…)

The latest daily currency auction was held in the Central Bank of Iraq on the 18-JUL-2012. The results were as follows:

DETAILS NOTES
Number of banks 33
Auction price selling dinar / US$ 1166
Auction price buying dinar / US$ —–
Amount sold at auction price (US$) 275,149,000
Amount purchased at Auction price (US$) —–
Total offers for buying (US$) 275,149,000
Total offers for selling (US$) —–

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