IRAQI DINAR POLITICS & ECONOMY

Khalilzad: Baghdad may ask the Kurds to accept a confederation after the payment of oil bills

Khalilzad: Baghdad may ask the Kurds to accept a confederation after the payment of oil bills

December 13, 2014, 14:03

BAGHDAD – ((eighth day))

Said Zalmay Khalilzad, former US ambassador to Iraq, said the United States made a mistake by withdrawing from Iraq, in what was considered that the Kurds in Iraq, if they can pay their bills from oil revenues, the Iraqi government has accepted Boutrham Confederation.

Khalilzad said in an extended interview that the United States made a mistake Read more…

Pentagon announces support Iraqi forces 250 armored vehicles (MRAP)

Pentagon announces support Iraqi forces 250 armored vehicles (MRAP)

Saturday, December 13, 2014 15:41

BAGHDAD / Baghdadi Uz..oalent Pentagon “Pentagon”, on Saturday, it will support the Iraqi troops with 250 wagon heavy armored vehicles (MRAP) anti-mines and improvised explosive devices to help in the war on “Daash.”
He said Pentagon spokesman Rear Admiral John Kirby told a news conference I followed / Baghdadi News / he “expected Read more…

Parliamentary Finance hosts Zebari tomorrow to discuss the budget in 2015

Parliamentary Finance hosts Zebari tomorrow to discuss the budget in 2015

Saturday, December 13, 2014 16:46

BAGHDAD / Baghdadi Uz..aalnt the parliamentary finance committee, on Saturday, all hosted by Finance Minister Hoshyar Zebari on Sunday to discuss a number of issues pertaining to the budget next year in light of the decline in oil prices, as pointed out that the Commission will present a number of proposals and measures that will contribute to to go beyond the economic crisis experienced by Iraq.
Said committee member Majda al-Tamimi in an interview / Baghdadi News / “The committee will host on Sunday Zebari in the House of Representatives to Read more…

Zebari: the budget deficit after the adjustment of $ 30 billion

Zebari: the budget deficit after the adjustment of $ 30 billion and a request to postpone the payment of compensation to Kuwait for two years

Posted, December 13 1 / December 2014 23:54

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Finance Minister Hoshyar Zebari said after his ministry to reduce the deficit budget for fiscal 2015, but remained $ 30 billion.

Zebari said in a press statement that “After the refusal of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to the original draft budget, the Ministry of Finance has reduced spending by about ten billion dollars but still expected the deficit to about $ 30 billion.”

He pointed out that “the deficit was originally exceed 47 trillion dinars [$ 40 billion] Read more…

Finance reveal the government’s determination to resort to impose taxes on mobile phone sales

Finance reveal the government’s determination to resort to impose taxes on mobile phone sales

13/12/2014 10:31 GMT

Follow-up – and babysit – Finance Minister Hoshyar Zebari, the Iraqi government will resort revealed for the first time to impose taxes on mobile phone sales to bridge the shortfall in the budget, while noting that large numbers of the popular crowd did not receive their salaries.
Zebari said in a televised statement, he “will present the draft 2015 budget to the end of next week, the Council of Ministers,” likely to “be approved.”

“The plan followed in the budget is the rationalization of expenditure and Read more…

Pentagon allocated five billion dollars to train Iraqi forces

Pentagon allocated five billion dollars to train Iraqi forces

13/12/2014 07:48 GMT

Agencies – The US Department of Defense, “Pentagon” has allocated five billion dollars to train Iraqi forces in fighting al “Daash.”
The US Senate passed by a large majority a project of the Ministry of Defense, worth $ 585 billion has been raised to US President Barack Obama to be signed into law by the budget law.

And the voice of 89 members of the Senate in favor of the new budget Read more…

Moussawi: Maliki student transportation receipt plane registered in his name because of Chapter VII

Moussawi: Maliki student transportation receipt plane registered in his name because of Chapter VII

12/12/2014 15:39

BAGHDAD / Obelisk: Abbas al-Musawi, media advisor to the Vice President Nuri al-Maliki said in an exclusive interview with “obelisk” that “lies and fabrication campaigns had not been interrupted on various political issues, particularly with regard to the symbols of the former Iraqi government,” referring to allegations published by newspapers and websites Digital, pointed out that “Maliki’s office refused to deliver the aircraft registered in his name Read more…

Iraq is seeking to postpone the second installment of compensation to Kuwait

Iraq is seeking to postpone the second installment of compensation to Kuwait and Aazzoa reason to war with Daash and lower oil prices

12/12/2014 14:25

Awan / Baghdad
Confirmed Iraq, Friday, seeking to postpone the final installment of compensation Kuwait, amounting to $ 4.6 billion, and attributed the reason to cash faced because of lower oil prices and the war with Daash crisis, as he emphasized that the discussions in this subject are still ongoing with Kuwaiti officials.
He said Finance Minister Hoshyar Zebari told Reuters briefed by “time”, said that “Iraq is seeking to postpone the final installment of Kuwait, amounting to Read more…

Baghdad’s intervention in the raging price war between major oil producers and reduce oil prices

Baghdad’s intervention in the raging price war between major oil producers and reduce oil prices

Posted 12/12/2014 10:50 AM

Indicators increased that the Iraqi oil industry is moving to a new stage entitled to increase production at any price, to grab a larger share in the global market, in light of the demise of most of the obstacles that have hampered the increase in production, especially after the conclusion of an agreement to settle all disputes with the Kurdistan region.

The Iraqi government has entered the raging price war between major oil producers this week by announcing Read more…

See the plane .. Maliki refuses Abadi’s decision to transfer the plane, which was given to him to Iran, “Iraqi Airways”

See the plane .. Maliki refuses Abadi’s decision to transfer the plane, which was given to him to Iran, “Iraqi Airways”

12-12-2014 04:21 PM

Issued Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, an order to confiscate the plane the Vice President of the Republic, former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, and forwarded to the ‘Iraqi Airways’.
Sent the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers a letter to the Ministry of Transport, an approach in which the transfer of ownership Maliki presidential plane, to the company ‘Iraqi Airways’, and registered in the name of the company.
The book explained that the plane made a gift from Iran to Iraq at a time when Nuri al-Maliki as prime minister, registered the plane in his name, and the day Read more…

US official: Iranian militias cause problems for Ebadi and Sistani

US official: Iranian militias cause problems for Ebadi and Sistani

12-12-2014 04:07 PM

Deputy US presidential envoy stressed to Brett Makjurk international coalition, that ‘there Iranian militias active in the Iraqi arena dramatically, and it is causing problems for each of the Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, and reference Ali al-Sistani, and the United States of America’.
Makjurk, during his testimony before the Foreign Affairs Committee in the US House of Representatives on the developments Read more…

Economic expert warns the government of manipulating stocks, Central Bank

Economic expert warns the government of manipulating stocks, Central Bank

11/12/2014 12:46

Information / special / .. warned an economic expert safety Smesim, on Thursday, the Iraqi government to withdraw any money from the central bank stocks, saying it would lead to the collapse of a large currency Mahlah.oukalt Sumaisem told / information / that “Iraq is going through a financial crisis significant result of the decline in world oil prices, which came in a game of America and some of the Gulf states, and this is what it may spur the government to try to withdraw money Read more…

Cabinet Secretariat directed the transfer of ownership of the “plane-Maliki” to Airlines

Cabinet Secretariat directed the transfer of ownership of the “plane-Maliki” to Airlines

2014/12/11 01:30:15 PM

BAGHDAD / Wi-News

General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers decided to transfer own former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, the presidential plane ownership to Iraqi Airways.

And got “Wi-News” on the document issued by the Cabinet Secretariat directed the Transport Ministry to take legal action for registration on behalf of Iraqi Read more…

Turkey announces start buying Iraqi oil from Baghdad and Erbil

Turkey announces start buying Iraqi oil from Baghdad and Erbil

Thu, December 11 1 / December 2014 16:06

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Turkey announced on Thursday, to start buying crude oil from Iraq.

He said Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said in press statements during an energy conference that “the Turkish oil refiner Tupras began to buy shipments of Iraqi crude.”

And that “the Turkish purchases of Iraqi oil will come from the Read more…

Parliamentary Security Announces disapproval of Hegel surprise visit to Iraq

Parliamentary Security Announces disapproval of Hegel surprise visit to Iraq

Posted, 12/10/2014 18:28

Tomorrow Press / Baghdad: The Chairman of the Commission on Security and Defence parliamentary, MP of quitting, on Tuesday, denounced the visit of the US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel surprise trip to Iraq, seriously questioning America in the fight against terrorist organizations in Iraq.
He Zamili in a statement received by “tomorrow Press”, “America did not respect the sovereignty of Iraq did not Read more…

Kerry calls for Congress to send ground troops to fight in Iraq and Syria Daash

Kerry calls for Congress to send ground troops to fight in Iraq and Syria Daash

Posted 10/12/2014 08:37 AM

Called US Secretary of State John Kerry in front of the Foreign Relations Committee of the US Congress authorized a new use of military force against al (Daash) – including sending soldiers on the ground – for a period of three years, subject to renewal.

And use the US administration currently mandate that Congress granted former US President George W. Bush in the wake of the September 11, 2011 attacks in the raids on the organization.

Kerry said in his testimony before the committee that US President Barack Obama was clear in his intention Read more…

Vice Kurdistan suggest the arrival of the budget to the parliament during the next two days

Vice Kurdistan suggest the arrival of the budget to the parliament during the next two days

10/12/2014 16:12

{Baghdad: Euphrates News} tipped the MP for the Kurdistan Alliance Shirin satisfaction the arrival of the general budget for next year to parliament during the next two days.
According to Reza told {Euphrates News} today that “the prime minister Haider al-Abadi promised to send the general budget for 2015 bill to parliament within Read more…

IMF: Iraq’s economy for the next year to grow at a rate of 2% with the increase in the production of oil exports

IMF: Iraq’s economy for the next year to grow at a rate of 2% with the increase in the production of oil exports

Wednesday, December 10, 2014 17:39

BAGHDAD / Baghdadi News / .. signed the International Monetary Fund and the growth of the Iraqi economy over the next year in 2015 at a rate of 2% {} with the increase in oil production and increase its exports supported the agreement, which was recently between the governments of the Read more…

IMF: Iraq’s economy to shrink only 0.5% in 2014

IMF: Iraq’s economy to shrink only 0.5% in 2014

10/12/2014 12:09 GMT

BAGHDAD – and babysit – The International Monetary Fund, said that “it is expected to shrink Iraq’s economy, which depends mainly on oil 0.5 percent this year,” which is much lower than the previous forecast of the Fund two months ago contraction of 2.7 percent.
Fund attributed the decline in output to rise to organize an Islamic state in northern and western Iraq, but it seems that Read more…

Office of the PM, the cabinet will discuss the budget at its next meeting and will be completed in three days

Office of the Prime Minister, the cabinet will discuss the budget at its next meeting and will be completed in three days

December 9, 2014, 14:43

Baghdad _ ((eighth day))

Said the official spokesman for Prime Minister Saad al-Hadithi office, on Tuesday, the completion of the draft federal budget law for 2015 in the coming days, while noting that it will be presented after the next session of the Council of Ministers discussed.

He said talk that the “problem of the Ministerial Committee on the state budget will end its work in accordance with the time limit set her will complete its Read more…