IRAQI DINAR POLITICS & ECONOMY

A deputy calls for stopping external borrowing and financing the financial deficit through internal borrowing

A deputy calls for stopping external borrowing and financing the financial deficit through internal borrowing

6/2/2020 13:59

[Baghdad-Ain]
A member of the committee monitoring the implementation of the government program and strategic planning for the Parliamentary Bloc of Inaam, Inaam Al-Khuzai, stressed on Tuesday the need to continue experimenting with the 2019 budget and to stop Read more…

A female deputy will pass the vacant ministries until one next week

A female deputy will pass the vacant ministries until one next week

6/2/2020 12:27

[Baghdad-Ain]
The independent deputy in Al-Nasr coalition, Nada Shaker Jawdat, suggested, on Tuesday, the passing of vacant ministries during next week’s sessions with the exception of one ministry, confirming that the quorum for the session will be complete.
Jawdat said in a statement, “The political forces have completed Read more…

Barzani and Toller discuss important files, including the completion of the Al-Kazemi booth

Barzani and Toller discuss important files, including the completion of the Al-Kazemi booth

6/2/2020 17:32

[Erbil-Ain] The
President of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, discussed with the American Ambassador to Iraq Matthew Toller today, Tuesday, the situation in Iraq and the developments in the Coruna virus outbreak.
A statement issued by the region’s presidency said, “Barzani discussed with Toler the situation Read more…

Iraq praises US exemptions and opens the doors of the energy market to all companies

Iraq praises US exemptions and opens the doors of the energy market to all companies

06/01/2020 16:32:45

{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The Minister of Electricity, Majid Mahdi of the Emirate of Sabah, praised the American exemptions that were granted to Iraq, while he announced the opening of the doors of the Iraqi energy market to all the companies.
This came during a meeting in his office at the Ministry’s headquarters today, Monday, US Ambassador to Baghdad Matthew Toller in the presence of the Ministry’s Undersecretaries for Transport, Distribution and Production Affairs.
A statement issued by his office, Read more…

A deputy reveals negotiations that will take place this month that will decide the American presence in Iraq

A deputy reveals negotiations that will take place this month that will decide the American presence in Iraq

1/6/2020 18:25

Ayna News – Baghdad

the deputy of the Al-Fateh coalition, Fadel Jaber, confirmed on Monday that the negotiations that will take place between the United States of America and the Iraqi government in mid-June will resolve the American combat presence in Iraq.

Jaber said in a press statement, “The decision of the previous Read more…

Finance of Parliament stresses: We will not allow external borrowing to cover the deficit

Finance of Parliament stresses: We will not allow external borrowing to cover the deficit

Monday 1 June 2020 | 04:33 PM

Baghdad / .. Parliamentary Finance Committee confirmed, Monday, that it will stand against the government’s decision to go towards external borrowing to fill the expected deficit in the draft federal budget law for 2020.

Member of the Committee MP Hanin Qaddo said in a press statement that “the Finance Committee will not approve Read more…

Al-Kinani: The crisis to end the ministerial cabinet may last for two months

Al-Kinani: The crisis to end the ministerial cabinet may last for two months

1/6/2020 14:18

[Baghdad-Where]
MP al-Fath Ahmad al-Kinani revealed, on Monday, the presence of insistence by some political blocs on representation in Mustafa al-Kazimi’s government in the remaining vacant ministries, indicating that the completion of the government may last Read more…

Deputy: Representatives must attend the Wednesday session to discuss these files

Deputy: Representatives must attend the Wednesday session to discuss these files

1/6/2020 14:04

[Baghdad-Ain]
The deputy from Najaf province, Fadel Jaber, confirmed on Monday the necessity for MPs to attend parliament on Wednesday because of the country’s situation.
Jaber told {Euphrates News} that “Parliament has not held its sessions since the formation of the government despite the country’s Read more…

Deputy: Parliament will discuss these issues next Wednesday

Deputy: Parliament will discuss these issues next Wednesday

1/6/2020 14:09

[Baghdad-Ain] The
deputy of the coalition of forces, Zaytoun al-Dulaimi, confirmed on Monday that the parliament will discuss next Wednesday in its regular session a group of laws that contribute to assisting the government in carrying out financial Read more…

Parliamentary Foreign Affairs: Two things that will not be waived in the Baghdad and Washington negotiations

Parliamentary Foreign Affairs: Two things that will not be waived in the Baghdad and Washington negotiations

05/31/2020 12:48:04

{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The Parliamentary Foreign Relations Committee confirmed two things that will not be relinquished in any negotiations between Iraq and the United States of America during the strategic dialogue to be launched next June.
“The forthcoming dialogue between Iraq and America is a road map for strategic relations between the two countries and we, as a supervisory committee, closely follow the course of the negotiations Read more…

Sunni Shiite consensus .. Dismissal Halbusi before passing the remaining ministries

Sunni Shiite consensus .. Dismissal Halbusi before passing the remaining ministries

Sunday May 31, 2020 | 04:20 pm

Baghdad / .. Independent MP Basem al-Khashan revealed, on Sunday, that there is a Sunni Shiite political consensus on the dismissal of Speaker of Parliament Muhammad Al-Halbousi, while he stated that Al-Halbousi’s dismissal will take place before Read more…

The Iraq Stock Exchange postponed its sessions until next week due to a ban

The Iraq Stock Exchange postponed its sessions until next week due to a ban

Sunday May 31, 2020 | 11:16 am

Baghdad / … Iraq Stock Exchange announced, on Sunday, that its sessions will be postponed to next week due to the curfew in Iraq.

The market said that it will not organize “trading sessions and dealing in shares for the period from Sunday May 31 to Read more…

Member of Parliamentary Finance puts forward a proposal to provide 13 trillion dinars of state employees salaries

Member of Parliamentary Finance puts forward a proposal to provide 13 trillion dinars of state employees salaries

05/31/2020 08:53

Baghdad today – Baghdad

Member of Parliamentary Finance Committee MP Jamal Cougar, on Sunday (May 31, 2020), put forward a proposal that can reduce the salaries of employees by about 13 trillion dinars annually.

Cougar said in an interview Read more…

Parliamentary Finance calls on the government to form negotiating delegations to postpone the payment of “Iraq’s external debt”

Parliamentary Finance calls on the government to form negotiating delegations to postpone the payment of “Iraq’s external debt”

Posted, 5/31/2020 21:44

Ayna News – Baghdad

A member of the Finance Committee in the Iraqi parliament, Jamal Kujer, called on the Iraqi government to form negotiating delegations to postpone the payment of Iraq’s foreign debts.

Cougar said, that the external debts of Iraq, according to last year’s budget, were more than Read more…

Parliamentary Committee: An upcoming meeting with Al-Kazemi to discuss the financial situation

Parliamentary Committee: An upcoming meeting with Al-Kazemi to discuss the financial situation

5/31/2020 10:46

[Baghdad-Ain]
The Parliamentary Finance Committee revealed a forthcoming meeting with Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi to discuss the financial situation in the country.
“The government is moving towards finding solutions to double salaries and pension treatment for the Rafha detainees, to provide Read more…

Parliament calls for the dissolution of the House of Representatives

Parliament calls for the dissolution of the House of Representatives

5/31/2020 11:50

[Baghdad-Ain]
Representative Ali al-Sajri presented, on Saturday, a road map to end “corruption” by dissolving the parliament.
Al-Sijry said Read more…

Diplomatic sources settle the controversy over the news of Kuwait forgiving Iraq debts

Diplomatic sources settle the controversy over the news of Kuwait forgiving Iraq debts

05/30/2020 29:37:38

{International: Al Furat News} Kuwaiti diplomatic sources commented on the rumors regarding Kuwait’s forgiveness of Iraq’s remaining debts, which are linked to compensation for the invasion of the previous regime and the postponement of other payments.
The sources said to the newspaper, “An-Nahar” that the Iraqi Finance Minister made a request during his recent visit to Kuwait on behalf of his country’s government to postpone the payment of the remaining debts for a period ranging Read more…

International Security decides to extend the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Iraq for another year

International Security decides to extend the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Iraq for another year

05/30/2020 18:11:44

{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The International Security Council decided, on Saturday, to extend the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq, for another year.
“The Security Council unanimously decided to extend the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq until May 31, 2021, during a meeting on May 29,” the council said in a statement.
He added, “The Council also decided, when taking resolution 2522 Read more…

A deputy reveals an initial agreement between Al-Kazemi and Al-Mass on the vacant bags except for one bag

A deputy reveals an initial agreement between Al-Kazemi and Al-Mass on the vacant bags except for one bag

05/30/2020 10:03 695

Baghdad today – Baghdad

The independent deputy, on the authority of Basra Governorate, Amer Al-Fayez, on Saturday (30 May 2020), revealed the consultations being conducted by Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi with political trust regarding the candidates for vacant ministries.

Al-Fayez said in a press statement, “Al-Kazimi’s consultations Read more…

Al-Araji calls Al-Kazemi to coordinate with the presidency and demand the parliament to dissolve itself

Al-Araji calls Al-Kazemi to coordinate with the presidency and demand the parliament to dissolve itself

05/30/2020 11:03

Baghdad today – Baghdad

Former Deputy Prime Minister, Bahaa Al-Araji, on Saturday (30 May 2020), called on Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi, in coordination with the Presidency of the Republic, to ask parliament to dissolve himself.

Al-Araji stated Read more…