IRAQI DINAR POLITICS & ECONOMY

House of Representatives calls on its members to attend its meeting next Tuesday

A statement issued by the Information Office of the Council of Representatives The Almlges will resume next Tuesday meetings. Read more…

Presidency ratifies Budget law of 2013

Presidency ratifies Budget law of 2013

Sunday, 24 March 2013 15:22

Baghdad (AIN) –The Presidency ratified the Budget law of 2013 on Sunday.

The office of the Vice-President, Khudair al-Khuzayi, assured in a press statement received by AIN “Khuzayi approved the Budget law according to the authorities granted for him in Read more…

Some Iraqis Profit from Economic Progress; Most Suffer

BAGHDAD — Ten years after the war that toppled Iraq’s President Saddam Hussein, the Iraqi economy is booming, according to statistics – but most Iraqis say they have not benefited from the economic up-turn. Read more…

European Report: preparing for the arms deal between Kurdistan and the Israeli entity.

European Report: preparing for the arms deal between Kurdistan and the Israeli entity.

16:15 2013-03-24

Follow-up – and babysit – leaked information through an Arab diplomat based in Brussels for the arrival of a report to the European Union is talking about a large arms deal being prepared between Iraqi Kurdistan and the Israeli entity.
The Daily Telegraph Dutch have been published since the duration of a report on the biggest deal for the purchase of arms will enter the Kurdistan region by the Syrian-Iraqi border, adding that the Kurdistan region will occupy the first Read more…

Kerry presses Iraq on Iran weapons flights to Syria

US Secretary of State John Kerry has told Iraq’s PM that allowing Iranian planes to use Iraqi air space to carry weapons to Syria was “problematic”. Read more…

Finance: Exchange public budget allocations beginning next April

Member of the parliamentary Finance: Exchange public budget allocations beginning next April

24-03-2013 08:11 AM

Baghdad (news) .. A member of the Finance Committee MP / National Alliance / Amin Hadi Abbas, the date of exchange public budget allocations to the provinces and provincial ministries in the beginning of April next, likely to witness this year economic growth of some sectors. Abbas said (of the Agency news): The date exchange of financial allocations of the general budget will be at Read more…

Kurdistan Alliance will take few days the final decision about returning to Baghdad or not

Deputy him: the Kurdistan Alliance will take few days the final decision about returning to Baghdad or not

24-03-2013 02:53 PM

Erbil (news) .. A member of the Kurdistan Alliance MP / coalition of Kurdish blocs / Rh g Mahdi, that the next few days will take leadership of Kurdish during a meeting with, the final decision on the return of ministers and deputies Kurds to Baghdad or not. Mahdi said in a statement (of the Agency news): Up to now MPs and ministers Kurdistan Alliance are in the Kurdistan region to consult on their return to the Council of Ministers and Read more…

Kuwaiti newspaper reveals threat to target aircraft Prime Minister during his visit to Iraq

Kuwaiti newspaper reveals threat to target aircraft Prime Minister during his visit to Iraq

Saturday, March 23 / March 2013 08:27 | : Ambassador News

{Baghdad Ambassador: News}

A news report said Kuwaiti existence of a “scheme hostile” target aircraft Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak, during his planned visit to Iraq in the month of April next.
said Qabas newspaper: that the security of Kuwait has received information about the threat of Read more…

MP: Iraq is losing daily fifty million dollars due to a failure to approve oil and gas law

MP: Iraq is losing daily fifty million dollars due to a failure to approve oil and gas law

Saturday, March 23, 2013 – 11:02 AM

Said the decision of the Commission of Economy and Investment parliamentary Mahma Khalil non-enactment of the oil and gas so far has cost Iraq millions of dollars of losses.

Khalil said in a statement to Radio tow that “Iraq is losing daily between forty to fifty million dollars as a result of lack of legislation that law,” noting that the economic policy which he described as a failure of Iraq and the lack of Read more…

IMF: Iraq preventive balances rose to $ 18 billion, but this is not enough to protect him

IMF: Iraq preventive balances rose to $ 18 billion, but this is not enough to protect him

Editor: BS, NK 23/03/2013 15:16

Term Press / Baghdad
International Monetary Fund said that funds preventive Development Fund for Iraq rose in 2012 to $ 18 billion, and pointed out that this increase came from the “oil revenues unexpected,” in calling the Iraqi government to end the control of banks owned by the State on the banking sector, He stressed the need for the Iraq strengthening public financial institutions to ensure efficiency and transparency in the use of oil revenues.
The Fund in a report issued in 03/21/2013 after the Read more…

IMF: accelerated economic growth and “serious structural weaknesses” in Iraq

IMF: accelerated economic growth and “serious structural weaknesses” in Iraq

The time on Saturday, 23 March / March 2013 07:58 | |

Washington / agencies

IMF welcomed accelerating the pace of economic growth in Iraq, thanks to oil exports, but expressed concern about the points of “serious structural weaknesses” accumulated there, ten years after the US-led invasion of the country in 2003.

The IMF said in a statement issued in Washington after the conclusion of an assessment mission carried out in Iraq, “despite political and security environment is difficult, Iraq succeeded in Read more…

Urgent. New Pope intends to visit Iraq to provide a solution to the political crisis

Urgent. New Pope intends to visit Iraq to provide a solution to the political crisis

Saturday, March 23 / March 2013 16:20

{Sulaymaniyah: Euphrates News} revealed a spokesman for the Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs Kurdish Mariwan Naqshbandi for a planned visit by the new Pope to the Kurdistan region in the coming periods.

Said Naqshabandi told {Euphrates News} Saturday that “a delegation from the Kurdistan region had held during the past few days visit to the Vatican to attend the inauguration ceremony of Albaya new Francis I”, adding that “the delegation of Kurdistan has extended an invitation to the pope to visit Iraq has expressed Pope has accepted Read more…

Inspector reconstruction of Iraq, one-third of cases of embezzlement in the ranks of the U.S. military

Inspector reconstruction of Iraq, criticizing Bush: one-third of cases of embezzlement in the ranks of the U.S. military.

16:28 2013-03-23

Follow-up – and babysit – criticized the inspector general for Iraq reconstruction program government of former U.S. President George W. Bush to waste money and do not possess an integrated platform to deal with the reconstruction of Iraq, noting that a third of the cases of embezzlement that took place in this program were among the ranks of the U.S. military.
Said Inspector General Stuart Bowen said that “the U.S. government caused wasting a lot of money because they did not plan for an integrated approach in Read more…

Security parliamentary reveal terrorist plot targeting Baghdad in the coming days

Security parliamentary reveal terrorist plot targeting Baghdad in the coming days

17:35 2013-03-23

Follow-up – and babysit – A member of the security and defense committee of quitting parliamentary scheme to the al-Qaeda terrorist targets Baghdad in the next few days.
Said Zamili Saturday that “Al-Qaeda start preparing for terrorist attacks similar to the attacks by a few days ago on the areas of Baghdad, which claimed the lives of dozens of innocent citizens”, adding that Read more…

(IMF) is expected to increase economic growth in Iraq by about 9% and calls on it to support the non-oil sectors

International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expected to increase economic growth in Iraq by about 9% and calls on it to support the non-oil sectors

Author: HAA
Editor: NK 22/03/2013 12:14

Term Press / Baghdad
International Monetary Fund predicted to witness economic growth in Iraq during the current year 2013 increased by 9 percent due to the rapid growth of the definitive oil in the country, while calling the Iraqi government to focus private sectors other than oil to secure the balance of economic not be subject to oil production and fluctuations world prices.
The Fund in a report issued on Thursday following the end of consultations in Amman between a delegation of the Fund and the Iraqi delegation Read more…

Kurdistan Alliance: political moves to amend the law on the federal budget

Kurdistan Alliance: political moves to amend the law on the federal budget

The time on Friday, March 22 / March 2013 10:50

Baghdad / Orr News

Revealed the Kurdistan Alliance bloc for a move from political parties to amend the law on the federal budget or approve a budget extension includes amendments to paragraphs objectionable, including Article 24 of entitlements of foreign oil companies operating in the region.

A member of the Alliance Farhad Atrushi that “there was a move on the Read more…

Sadrists and Iraqi demand to interrogate al-Maliki?

Sadrists and Iraqi demand to interrogate al-Maliki?

22/03/2013

Palm – called the Sadrists and the Iraqi List, Thursday, questioning the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces Nouri al-Maliki and security leaders about the recent bombings, blaming him of the responsibility of non-disclosure of those responsible.

The MP for the Liberal bloc Maha league at a press conference at the General Secretariat of the bloc in Baghdad: call interrogate al-Maliki and security leaders responsible for Read more…

FC’s objection on limiting 3 presidencies’ terms proves government control over court

Lakash: FC’s objection on limiting 3 presidencies’ terms proves government control over court

Friday, 22 March 2013 14:10 | | |

Baghdad (AIN) –MP, Mohammed al-Lakash, of the Citizen bloc stated that the approval of the Federal Court for the objection to reject the law of limiting the terms of the three presidencies proves the control of the government to the FC.

In a press statement received by AIN, he said “The veto of the FC over the law of limiting the terms of the three presidencies shows controlling it by the government.”

He strongly warned “The government from violating the constitution by Read more…

IS MP rules out toppling Maliki

IS MP rules out toppling Maliki

Friday, 22 March 2013 08:46

Baghdad (AIN) –MP, Jamal Kilani, of the Iraqiya Slate ruled toppling the Premier, Nouri al-Maliki, or withdrawing confidence from him.

Speaking to All Iraq News Agency (AIN), he said “We do not think that Maliki will be toppled, but we are sure that the political process will be collapsed due to the lack of the real role of the political blocs to correct it through the Read more…

Reducing the price of crude oil will enable Iraq to Iraqi control on Asian markets

Furat al-Shara: reducing the price of crude oil will enable Iraq to Iraqi control on Asian markets

22-03-2013 02:35 PM

Baghdad (news) .. Praised a member of the Oil and Energy Committee MP / National Alliance / Furat al-Shara, the orientation of the Oil Ministry to reduce the price of Iraqi crude oil compared for Saudi crude because it will enable Iraq to export large quantities of oil to Asian countries. Shara said (of the Agency news): The amount of Reserve that Iraq possessed of wealth hydrocarbon of oil and gas a very large Read more…