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Arab Bank studying presence in Iraq as part of his future plans
Posted: September 16, 2012 in Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: Arab Bank, bank, Chairman, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, middle east, Tunisia
IMF chief calls for ‘inclusive’ growth in the Arab world
Posted: December 9, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: Christine Lagarde, IMF, International Monetary Fund, Lagarde, mena, Tunisia, Washington, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
WASHINGTON: International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde yesterday said economic growth in the Middle East and North Africa must include all members of society to fulfill the promise of the Arab Spring. Lagarde, in a speech in Washington, said the Arab Spring that began a year ago in Tunisia was at a “delicate transition point” as the MENA region seeks to define its future. “While each country in the region must find its own path to change, the over-arching economic goals of the Arab Spring remain clear-higher growth, growth that creates more jobs, and growth that is shared equitably among all strands of society,” she said.
The IMF managing director said that, despite some setbacks in the region, she remained “ever hopeful” that the Arab Spring is still poised to unleash “the potential of a better future for all.” However, the region faces challenges after governments reacted to social pressures by increasing subsidies, wages and other subsidies, which has undermined economic stability. “Fiscal deficits have widened, which raises concerns about sustainability. It pushes up interest rates, which makes it harder for the private sector to get credit to set up or expand businesses and start hiring people,” Lagarde said in a speech at the Woodrow Wilson Center. (more…)
U.S. official: We will not abandon Iraq; Iran will fail at its rapprochement with those of the “Arab spring”
Posted: November 5, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: iran, Iraq, Libya, middle east, Syria, Tunisia, United States, Washington
“Gate of Iraq,” Washington – channel quoted U.S. television, “CNN” for responsible American saying that the United States will not abandon Iraq despite the military withdrawal from the country, criticizing Iran for trying to rapprochement with the countries that succeeded the “Arab spring” in Egypt and Tunisia and Libya.
Said Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Tamara Wittes, “The U.S. withdrawal from Iraq was based on a security agreement with his government, but stressed that this does not mean that Washington would abandon Iraq alone, noting that” Baghdad has a lot of “partners” in the region and the world. “
It quoted “CNN” for Wits as saying during a meeting online with a number of journalists on the issues of the Middle East, said that “Washington does not fund the parties in the region, as directed her accusations, explaining that the provision of direct funding of political parties in violation of U.S. law.” (more…)
UN International Report: Iraqi per capita income is not commensurate with the budget announced in Iraq
Posted: November 1, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: Algeria, Central Bank Iraq, Iraq, Iraqi Central Bank, Lebanon, Per capita income, Tunisia, United Nation
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Criticized the Exchange Council and the Economic Research International Group under the umbrella of the specialized organizations of the United Nations told the Iraqi Central Bank with respect to the average income of the Iraqi individual for the year 2011 of $ 4 thousand and five hundred dollars a year, and compare the report of the Council between the per capita income of Iraq and entered the neighboring countries and other neighboring Arab, which is very poor compared to Iraq. (more…)
IMF: Middle East oil importers face sharp economic slowdown
Posted: October 26, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: Arab people, Arab Spring, Economic growth, Egypt, International Monetary Fund, middle east, Tunisia, Wednesday
IMF cuts its economic growth forecast for the Middle East’s oil importing countries – including Egypt and Tunisia – to just 1.9 percent this year.
Middle Eastern countries without significant oil resources face a sharp slowdown in economic growth as the effects of the Arab Spring reverberate across the region, the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday.
In a twice-yearly report, the IMF cut its economic growth forecast for the Mideast’s oil importing countries – including Egypt and Tunisia – to just 1.9 percent this year. That is down from an earlier IMF forecast of 2.3 percent and well below the more than 4 percent growth in 2010.
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World Bank convinced of huge growth potential for Middle East; Investors cautious
Posted: July 4, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: Arab people, Cairo, Egypt, International Finance Corporation, Iraq, mena, Tunisia, World Bank
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Is the economic miracle achieved an Arab?
04/07/2011 9:45
From an economic perspective, the Arab spring blow to the region. Investors are cautious, and there is a big question mark hovering over the prospects of development. But the World Bank experts are convinced that the Middle East and North Africa still has huge growth potential.
To prove this point of view, preferably Dimitris Tsetserajus cited the example of the unexpected, Iraq, where he says the new Vice President of International Finance Corporation, the Middle East and North Africa, the largest arm of the Investment Bank, the country’s troubled «seems to be vanished from view in the current period».
Arab League announces the start of consultations to advance the date of the meeting of Arab foreign ministers
Posted: April 26, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: Arab League, Arab people, Egypt, Iraq, Libya, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen
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Announced that the Arab League for the start of consultations to advance the date of the meeting of Arab foreign ministers to discuss developments in the Arab countries, as called for States to achieve the reforms and stop the violence against demonstrators.
Economic Analyst: Deteriorating conditions in the region raised the prices of gold
Posted: April 25, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: Arab World, Baghdad, Egypt, Gold as an investment, Mining, Price, Standard & Poor's, Tunisia
Date: Monday 04/25/2011 13:26
Baghdad (news) .. ills economic analyst nice Abdel Salem high price of gold because of the events and crises in the Arab region., “Said Abdul Salem said in a statement (of the Agency news) said on Monday: that the events and crises in the Arab region directly affected the prices gold and oil.
Experts: cancellation of the Arab Summit in Baghdad purpose of dismantling the Arab League
Posted: April 16, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: Arab League, Arab people, Arab states of the Persian Gulf, Baghdad, Iraq, Libya, Tunisia, Yemen
Politics – Neighbourhood: Detection of experts familiar with the situation in the region that Alkhilji Cooperation Council, which works to form a confederation GCC interested in dismantling the Arab League and stick the charge that Iraq
They say the experts: the abolition of the Arab summit will lead to discomfort and Iraq to take strict positions held in any other country which Masiwdi to the disintegration of the Arab League and its collapse.
Clinton To Egypt today; Meeting With Egyptian Transition Leaders
Posted: March 15, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: Hillary Rodham Clinton, Hosni Mubarak, Libya, middle east, Muammar al-Gaddafi, PARIS, Tunisia, United States
March 15, 2011
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is flying to Egypt today for talks with the leaders running the country after the ouster of longtime autocratic president Hosni Mubarak.
She is expected to press them to follow through on pledges for democratic reform. She will also speak with activists of the mass protests that forced Mubarak to step down.
Massive demonstration in central Baghdad
Posted: March 11, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: Aswat al-Iraq, Baghdad, Demonstration (people), Egypt, Iraq, middle east, Nouri al-Maliki, Tunisia
BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: A massive demonstration was staged on Friday in al-Tahrir square in central Baghdad, calling for improving services and fighting corruption.
“Dozens of citizens went to streets on Friday billed as ‘Friday of Truth’, calling for better services and fighting corruption,” Emad Karim, a protestor, told Aswat al-Iraq news agency, noting that they aim to remind the government with the promises mande to protestors in the past two weeks.
Like other countries in the Middle East, Iraq has been buffeted by protests in the wake of the revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt.
45 Arab companies withdrew from Erbil expo fearing turmoil
Posted: March 4, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: Arbil, Baghdad, Egypt, erbil, Iraq, Iraqi Kurdistan, Kurdistan Regional government, Tunisia
Erbil, March 4 (AKnews)- The general director for Erbil international expos said due to the unrest in the Kurdistan Region, Iraq and Arab world almost 45 Arab companies withdraw from the fourth International Exhibition for the Construction Industry in Erbil.
The expo currently underway in the Kurdistan Region capital displays the items of 200 companies from 17 different countries.
NPR: A Guide To Protests In Middle East, North Africa
Posted: March 3, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: Bahrain, Business and Economy, Egypt, mena, middle east, npr, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia
by NPR STAFF AND WIRES
March 3, 2011
Unrest has swept across the Middle East and North Africa, sparked by an uprising in Tunisia that led to the ouster of the country’s ruler. Here’s a look at the countries where protests have sprung up.
Minister of Commerce and Industry of Kurdistan: Economic crisis prompted the people to revolt against their governments
Posted: February 26, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: Arbil, Egypt, Iraq, Iraqi Kurdistan, Kurdistan Regional government, middle east, Tunisia, Turkey
Arbil, February 26 (Rn) – The Minister of Industry and Trade of the Government of Iraq’s Kurdistan region Sinan Al-Chalabi, on Saturday, said the popular uprisings that in Tunisia, Egypt, and witnessed to Libya stemming from the economic crisis afflicting these countries, according to the agency Ceyhan Turkish news agency reported.
IMF: Mideast Needs More Focus on Inclusive Growth (Video)
Posted: February 18, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: Economy of Egypt, Egypt, Foreign direct investment, International Monetary Fund, Masood Ahmed, mena, middle east, Tunisia
- Popular protests could unleash greater long-term growth potential in region
- More transparency, competition will help Egypt, Tunisia leverage their strengths and create jobs
- Governments in region are increasing fiscal spending in response to unrest (more…)
Arab rulers: Stick and carrot to stem public anger
Posted: February 12, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: Ali Abdullah Saleh, Brookings Doha Center, Egypt, Gaza Strip, Gulf Research Center, Hosni Mubarak, Tunisia, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
“Arab revolutions link to poverty and lack of democracy” - United Nations Security Council
CAIRO (Reuters): Maybe I broke two intifadas Alcapetan in Tunisia and Egypt, the Arab template to bow to corrupt dictators are not accountable is that most of them still clinging to power.
Provided the former Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, after his army refused to suppress the protesters, but the country is still far from stability and democracy is not guaranteed.
The Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Vojbernh protests against him to make some concessions amazing but he did not bow to opposition demands to step down after ruling the country for 30 years.
Protestors head to green zone to stage sit-in
Posted: February 11, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: Aswat al-Iraq, Baghdad, Diplomatic mission, Egypt, Green Zone, Iraq, Politics of Iraq, Tunisia
Scores of protestors, gathered on Friday in al-Tahrir square, headed to the Green Zone, where the Iraqi government offices, the parliament, foreign diplomatic missions, including the U.S. and British embassies lie, to stage a sit-in.
The demonstrators are demanding better social services, stable food prices, and investigations into corruption cases.
Reporters: the positions of al-Maliki showed shaken to the people, and concessions need to documented constitutional
Posted: February 7, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: Egypt, Iraq, Jalal Talabani, Maliki, Nouri al-Maliki, Prime Minister of Iraq, Tunisia, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
Alsumaria News / Baghdad
Seems that the events of Tunisia and Egypt, and its subsequent popular protests in a number of provinces and the capital Baghdad, has cast a shadow on the Iraqi political scene, decisions sudden started to government agencies in order to improve the conditions of the Iraqis, which started in statements by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to reduce his salary through his proposal to grant 15 Alfdinar per month per person as compensation for the lack of card Altamoinp and the end of his decision not to run for a third term, considered intellectuals related to the transformations taking place in the Arab arena, and while felt that Maliki was not successful in the positions of these, and others welcomed these decisions to be documented constitutionally especially since the question of reduction of salary received response from the President of the Republic also. (more…)
Tahrir Square, Baghdad, is preparing for large demonstrations in Iraq on Feb. 25th
Posted: February 6, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: Arab people, Baghdad, Facebook, Iraq, middle east, Mutanabbi Street, Tunisia, Twitter
Calls on websites several Iraqi and site Facebook and Twitter Iraqis unemployed intellectuals and downtrodden and university graduates Iraq and the world who have converted to the housewives and the millions of unemployed and the millions of widows and orphans, to go out in violent street protests on Friday, February 25 present in Tahrir Square in central Baghdad.
The continuation of preparations for the Arab summit in Baghdad
Posted: February 6, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: Arab people, Arbil, Baghdad, Egypt, Iraq, Iraqi people, middle east, Tunisia
The government renewed emphasis to continue to take measures and preparations for the convening of the Arab Summit in Baghdad, although the timing nor the current events in Egypt and other countries, denying an intent to be held in the city of Arbil.
CNN: Amid Egypt-inspired unrest, Iraqi prime minister cuts salary in half
Posted: February 5, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: Baghdad, Egypt, Iraq, middle east, Nouri al-Maliki, Prime Minister of Iraq, Public services, Tunisia
Amid growing unrest about poor public services and water shortages, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Friday agreed to cut his salary in half.
Protesters around Iraq have said recent popular uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia inspired their weeklong demonstrations for improvements in government services and their quality of life.
Thousands have rallied since Sunday across the country, railing against rampant poverty, a 45% national unemployment rate and shortages of food, electricity and water, including several hundred in three different parts of Baghdad on Friday.
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Iraqi parliament about to issue a decision to reduce the salary and allowances of the three presidencies in the next session
Posted: February 4, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: Council of Representatives of Iraq, Egypt, Government, Iraq, Legislative session, Maliki, Member of Parliament, Tunisia
In the next parliamentary session will resolve the issue of reducing the salaries and allowances of the (presidency, parliament and the Republic and the Cabinet) to account for 25% of what Itkadoh at the present time.
This is reported by one of the members of Parliament who asked for anonymity.
He added that Mr. Attorney-presidencies and the three agreed in principle to this decision because of the events taking place in Egypt and Tunisia.
Iraq needs to quick fixes to guard against any popular revolt
Posted: February 2, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: Economic, Egypt, Iraq, iraqi list, Iraqi people, middle east, sanctions, Tunisia
A member of the House of Representatives for the Iraqi List, a decent slain Iraq needs to be fixed in all the tracks in anticipation of any popular revolution such as those in Tunisia or the ongoing in Egypt.
She slaves told the independent press (Iba) The Iraqi people desperately need to improve the reality and at all levels and any laxity or delay in the process of reform could lead to disaster for Aihamd consequences
Baghdad Arab Summit will be held on schedule, Egypt’s events won’t affect it, MP says:
Posted: February 1, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: Arab, Arab people, Arab World, Baghdad, Egypt, Iraq, national coalition, Tunisia
2/1/2011 11:24 AM
KARBALA / Aswat al-Iraq: The next Arab Summit shall convene in Baghdad in its scheduled time next March and the current incidents in Egypt or any other country won’t affect its holding, the Legislature from the National Coalition, Abdul-Mahdi al-Khafaji said on Tuesday.
Conditions in Egypt will turn attention away from Baghdad summit MPs say
Posted: January 30, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: Arab, Arab people, Arab World, Baghdad, Egypt, Foreign minister, Iraq, Tunisia
Baghdad, Jan. 30 (AKnews) - Two MPs from the Iraqi parliament stated on Sunday, that the events in Egypt may prevent its participation in the upcoming summit in Baghdad, next March, and will turn attention to it for more important events.
MP, Adnan al-Danbous, from the Iraqiya List, told AKnews, that the conditions in Egypt and the popular escalation make us wary of their consequences, and the circumstances can influence holding the Arab summit in Baghdad on time.
