IRAQI DINAR POLITICS & ECONOMY

Economist: the development of mobile rural banks will support local agriculture and develop economy

Economist: the development of mobile rural banks will support local agriculture and develop economy

14-05-2013 12:38 PM

Baghdad (news) .. Called economic expert, Salem al-Daini, to the need to pay attention to the agricultural sector by providing the necessary support to him to provide food security and reduce import outside for some agricultural products. said Daini (of the Agency news): The Ministry of Planning has a new direction for the development of banks, mobile Reeve specialized to provide financial loans Without the benefits for farmers, and this is what will reduce the migration of farmers to the city, and encourage agriculture. said: that this plan Read more…

State law intends to Maliki’s nomination for a third term

State law intends to Maliki’s nomination for a third term

13/05/2013

Palm – MP for a state law المنظوي the coalition in the National Alliance, “Salman al-Moussawi” that the state law has the intention to nominate Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki for a third term.

He said in a press statement that to this day there is nothing to prevent us from Maliki’s nomination for a third term, describing the claim for disqualification as outside the constitutional contexts it is just a Read more…

Parliament Economy Committee discuss Iraq’s joining to New York Agreement for 1958

Parliament Economy Committee discuss Iraq’s joining to New York Agreement  for 1958

5/13/13

Baghdad (AIN) -The parliament Economy and Investment Committee discussed including Iraq in New York Agreement for 1958. Read more…

UNDP Administrator: security and political instability behind disruption of development in Iraq

UNDP Administrator: security and political instability behind disruption of development in Iraq

5/13/13

Baghdad (newsletter).The Director of the Office of the United Nations Development Programme Iraq Peter Batchelor, the lack of security and political stability behind the country’s development stalled. Read more…

Washington acknowledges committing a “devastating mistakes” in Iraq.

Washington acknowledges committing a “devastating mistakes” in Iraq.

16:13 05/11/2013

Follow-up – and babysit – admitted to U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said the U.S. administration mistakes committed in the war on Iraq in 2003, it deal Bhdhirb with the Syrian file.
Biden said in an interview published in the magazine “Rolling Stone” bi-monthly that President Barack Obama’s team to work on the reform of the United States’ image in the world.

“I do not want to sabotage everything as the previous administration did in Iraq with Read more…

Within ten days to start the work of the Special Committee to resolve differences between Baghdad and Erbil

Deputy for Kurdistan: within ten days to start the work of the Special Committee to resolve differences between Baghdad and Erbil

12-05-2013 08:02 AM

Baghdad (news) .. According to MP / coalition of Kurdish blocs / Hussein Hassan نرمو, that the committees of the National Alliance and the Kurdistan Alliance will begin its work within ten days in order to implement the points seven. said نرمو in a statement (of the Agency news): The Convention, which has between the delegations of the National Alliance and the Kurdistan Alliance was a high level of responsibility. added: that the two delegations Read more…

Iraq has the potential to transition to a market economy, says Iraq Securities Chairman

Iraq has the potential to transition to a market economy, says Iraq Securities Chairman

5/11/13

The Chairman of the Securities Commission to the importance of turning the family business into joint-stock companies and the creation of an entity larger able to compete and diversify the productive base and make alliances strategy and achieve competitive advantage of economy of scale and thus reduce costs.

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Economic parliamentary calls to speed up amending the investment law and prepared a reason for “increased unemployment and poverty”

Economic parliamentary calls to speed up amending the investment law and prepared a reason for “increased unemployment and poverty”

5/11/13

Commission criticized the parliamentary economy and investment, Saturday, delayed modify the Iraqi investment law, and promised to “hang” for investment operations and “reason” to increase rates “of unemployment and poverty” in the country. Read more…

Economist reported that the independence of the Central Bank is required and desirable, provided that meshes with the role of government supervision.

Economist reported that the independence of the Central Bank is required and desirable, provided that meshes with the role of government supervision.

5/11/13

Raed Fahmi said “morning” banking business requires the need for compatibility and harmony between the two policies Finance and monetary and integration of work and doing political tools for each of them in order to achieve economic growth and to rebuild and modernize and develop the Read more…

Mideast economies need to create 46 million jobs by 2020 to reduce unemployment to global norm

Mideast economies need to create 46 million jobs by 2020 to reduce unemployment to global norm

5/11/13

THE REGION (source World Bank)

— Oil exporters: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

— Developing oil exporters: Algeria, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Syria and Yemen (in the latter three civil war and/or anti-government uprisings significantly disrupted production) Read more…

Iraq – 10 years on- Humanitarian overview

Iraq – 10 years on- Humanitarian overview

5/11/13

Ten years after US forces took over Iraq, opinions on the progress made are as polarized as ever.

On one side, the Iraqi and American governments argue, the gains have been significant. Read more…

Talabani’s office denies the news of the death of President asserts that his health continues to improve

Talabani’s office denies the news of the death of President asserts that his health continues to improve

10/05/2013

Palm – Necmettin confirmed cream politburo member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and the authorized statement about the health of President Jalal Talabani, Talabani good health and in continuous improvement, strongly denied the news reported by some media about the death of President Talabani.

The Najm al-Din Karim told him press office of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, that what some of the media about the health of President Talabani untrue and has no basis, and Talabani Read more…

Barzani reveals a military coup led by senior officers in the Iraqi army to topple al-Maliki

Massoud Barzani reveals a military coup led by senior officers in the Iraqi army to topple al-Maliki

10/05/2013

Palm – MP for the Kurdistan Alliance “Mahma Khalil” that Massoud Barzani’s statements about the existence of a military coup correct and he has evidence and Thbōtat the about the existence of Iraqi army officers were planning a military coup in Baghdad.

Khalil said that the evidence lies in the political hierarchy and officers in the military have the desire to events confusion to bring about the coup and the elimination of Read more…

Iraq and Kuwait agreement on the organization of navigation in front of the House of Representatives

Iraq and Kuwait agreement on the organization of navigation in front of the House of Representatives

5/9/13

Put the House of Representatives, on Thursday, the draft law on ratification of the Convention between the Government of the Republic of Iraq and Kuwait on the organization of maritime navigation in the Khawr Abd Allah in front of his deputies in the first reading, Read more…

USAID discovers corruption in the procurement of Iraqi ministries

USAID discovers corruption in the procurement of Iraqi ministries

5/9/13

Confirmed by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) provided nearly nine billion dollars in support of Iraq since 2003, and will continue for a few more years, despite shrinking budgets, Read more…

Parliament ruled out the possibility of financial amend the budget

Parliament ruled out the possibility of financial amend the budget

Thursday, May 09, 2013

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Ruled out of the Finance Committee parliamentary possibility of amendments to the budget bill, attributed it to lack of time. Committee Chairman Haider al-Abadi: The agreement, which took place between the governments in Baghdad and Erbil is the formation of a committee to consider amendments to the budget on the grounds that such a thing is up to Read more…

“The Washington Post”: Iraq can come back to what it was from the civil war in 2006

“The Washington Post”: Iraq can come back to what it was from the civil war in 2006

Published 09/05/2013 09:12 AM

BAGHDAD – “arenas of liberation”
predicted newspaper “The Washington Post” U.S., on Thursday, Iraq’s return to what it was “civil war” in 2006, as it considers that the absence of U.S. forces would lead to the expansion of the war to coalesce بإلاقتتال procedure in Syria and transmission to Lebanon.
The newspaper published an editorial titled “impending disaster in Iraq and the Middle East,” which said that “the sectarian war, regional, which was always of the most serious consequences predicted the Read more…

The government is still stalling in the legislation of the oil and gas law

A member of the parliamentary oil: the government is still stalling in the legislation of the oil and gas law

Thursday, 09 May / May 2013 09:18

{Baghdad: Euphrates News} accused member of the Commission on oil and energy parliamentary, Awad al-Awadi, the government of “procrastination and laugh at deception” regarding the enactment of the oil and gas industry.

He said al-Awadi told {Euphrates Hughes} that ” there are four copies of the oil and gas law, and now back the government these delays and laugh on chins to submit a new version “noting that” this leads to a lack of access to the fact that Read more…

Kobler, Iraqi Ambassador to Kuwait discuss relieving Iraq from Chapter VII

Kobler, Iraqi Ambassador to Kuwait discuss relieving Iraq from Chapter VII

Thursday, 09 May 2013 16:18

Baghdad (AIN) -The Iraqi Ambassador to Kuwait, Mohamed Hussien Bahr al-Oloum, and the head of the Special Representative of the UN’s Secretary General, Martin Kobler, discussed the efforts exerted to relieve Iraq from the 7th Chapter of the UN Read more…

Deputy: the need to encourage citizens to use my “Visa Card” and “MasterCard” in banking

Deputy: the need to encourage citizens to use my “Visa Card” and “MasterCard” in banking

09-05-2013 07:37 AM

Baghdad (news) .. The member of the Committee on the economy and investment MP / National Alliance / Salman al-Moussawi, the need to develop awareness programs broadcast banking culture for citizens and encourage them to use modern technologies in their banking. Moussawi said (of the Agency news): The techniques of modern banking, which operates most of the countries in the world developed will facilitate Read more…