IRAQI DINAR POLITICS & ECONOMY

Baghdad bourse offers a sign that Iraq is on its way back

 When the Iraqi telecoms giant Asiacell Communications launched its initial public offering on the Iraq Stock Exchange last month, it provided compelling evidence that the fledgling bourse – and Read more…

Political conflict keeps a muzzle on Iraq’s economic enthusiasm

Iraq’s economic development is being hampered by political infighting that is preventing key commercial decisions from being executed. The claim from the prime minister’s official spokesman Read more…

Urgent…..Iraq, Kuwait reach agreement over borders re-determination

Urgent…..Iraq, Kuwait reach agreement over borders re-determination

Sunday, 17 March 2013 18:40

(AIN) -Kuwait announced reaching an agreement with Iraq to build houses for Iraqis in the border villages in UM Qasr district associated to Basra in order to complete re-determining the borders between both countries.

Tahir al-Fliqawi, the rappatuer of the Foreign Affairs Committee at the Kuwaiti National Assembly said on Monday “The Commission discussed the recent events at the Iraqi-Kuwaiti borders with the delegation of the Iraqi Foreign Ministry and the Iraqi Ambassador to Kuwait, Read more…

The arrival of the budget law to the Presidency of the Republic for approval

The arrival of the budget law to the Presidency of the Republic for approval

Sunday, March 17, 2013

BAGHDAD – babysit – Finance Minister Ali Shukri agency access federal budget law for 2013 to the Presidency of the Republic for the purpose of endorsing it.
Shukri said in a press statement that the federal budget law for 2013, which was Read more…

Kurdistan Alliance will not withdraw from the House of Representatives ..

Mustafa nice: the Kurdistan Alliance will not withdraw from the House of Representatives .. It is the government expected

17-03-2013 12:48 PM

Erbil (news) .. Predicted MP / MDC / cute Mustafa, the members of the Kurdistan Alliance in the House of Representatives will not withdraw from the Council, because the withdrawal does not serve the Kurdistan region. Mustafa said in a statement to the Agency (news): The Kurdistan Alliance if he decides to withdraw, they would withdraw from the government and not of the House of Representatives, because their withdrawal Read more…

Masum return Talabani denies next week and emphasizes improved health

Masum return Talabani denies next week and emphasizes improved health

The time on Saturday, March 16 / March 2013 07:47

Baghdad / Orr News

The chief of the Kurdistan Alliance bloc Fuad Masum news that talked about the return of President Jalal Talabani to the country early next week.

Masum said, “There are no signs demonstrate the arrival of President Jalal Talabani, the beginning of next week to the country.” Masum said that “his health continues to improve and we hope his arrival as soon as possible to the country to address the current political crisis.” “We constantly contact Read more…

Oil plans to spend $ 173 billion to develop the oil industry

Oil plans to spend $ 173 billion to develop the oil industry

Saturday, March 16, 2013 15:17

BASRA / Baghdadiya News / .. Oil Ministry confirmed on Saturday its intention to spend more than $ 173 billion in the next five years on projects aimed at developing the oil and gas industry, noting that Iraq’s oil exports reached 2.9 million barrels per day. Read more…

Alwani describes limiting 3 presidencies’ terms law as start to end dictatorship in Iraq

Alwani describes limiting 3 presidencies’ terms law as start to end dictatorship in Iraq

Saturday, 16 March 2013 11:40 | | |

Baghdad (AIN) -MP Khalid al-Alwani of the Iraqiya Coalition described “The Federal Court’s decision to postpone settling the appeal submitted by the State of Law Coalition over the law of limiting the three presidencies’ terms as start of terminating dictatorship and power monopolization in Iraq.”

Alwani said in a statement received by AIN “After issuing this decision by the Federal Court, we wish there will be no Read more…

Expert: the need to create a bank dedicated to support investment and development projects

Expert: the need to create a bank dedicated to support investment and development projects in the country

16-03-2013 08:25 AM

Baghdad (news) .. He banking expert Mohsen Ali, the importance of establishing development bank developed a capital High specialist support investment projects through soft loans to support the development process. said Ali (of the Agency news): The economic development requires a system developed banking, noting that Iraqi banks two branches year and private lacked the most basic developments in global banks. added: must work to establish a Read more…

Yasiri proposed investment (10%) of central bank reserves of hard currency for infrastructure projects

Yasiri proposed investment (10%) of central bank reserves of hard currency for infrastructure projects

16-03-2013 12:38 PM

Baghdad (news) .. I suggest a member of the Finance Committee MP / National Alliance / Hussain Yasiri, invest a fraction of the central bank reserves of hard currency and (10%) for investment projects serve the country. Yasiri said (of the Agency news): The Central Bank has a cash reserve of up to more than (67) billion dollars, Flo was invested proportion (10%) than any limits (6.7) billion dollars, will be able to implement investment projects and services in the country, as well as strengthen the reserves of cash. added: that the Finance Committee introduced this proposal Read more…

Maliki adviser: Federal will challenge the mandate law presidencies

Maliki adviser: Federal will challenge the mandate law presidencies

The time on Friday, 15 March / March 2013 11:36

Baghdad / Orr News

An advisor in the Council of Ministers that the Federal Court did not respond to challenge the law determining the three presidencies so far. The legal advisor to the Council of Ministers, Fadhil Mohammed Jawad, said “the Federal Court is not empowered to examine or permit the constitutionality of the law is not effective.” He explained that “the Federal Read more…

State: Iraq is committed to the demarcation of the border with Kuwait

State: Iraq is committed to the demarcation of the border with Kuwait

The time on Friday, 15 March / March 2013 12:16

Baghdad / Orr News

Foreign Ministry confirmed Iraq’s commitment to implement the international agreement on the demarcation of the border with Kuwait and rejected any excesses on international soil, noting that the citizens affected their property due to the application of the new demarcation will receive alternative compensation and financial aid.

The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, however, Read more…

Barzani reveals methods of solution to the Iraqi crisis?

Barzani reveals methods of solution to the Iraqi crisis?

15/03/2013

Palm – said President of Iraqi Kurdistan, Massoud Barzani, Thursday, that the Iraq crisis is not between Baghdad and the region, but that the whole country is in crisis real at various levels, and in the opinion that the cause of the crisis lies in the lack of commitment to the Constitution and the absence of the principle of partnership, stressed that the solution is in the implementation of the Convention on Arbil in 2010.

The Barzani in a speech at the International Conference on the definition of Read more…

Barzani, Kerry discuss political crisis in Iraq

Barzani, Kerry discuss political crisis in Iraq

Friday, 15 March 2013 16:25

Baghdad (AIN) –The President of Kurdistan Region, Masoud Barzani, discussed with the US Foreign Minister, John Kerry, the political crisis in Iraq and the means of settling it.

A statement by the Kurdistani Regional Government received by AIN “Barzani received a phone call from Kerry where Read more…

Nusayif calls demonstrators to protest against re-considering borders with Kuwait

Nusayif calls demonstrators to protest against re-considering borders with Kuwait

Friday, 15 March 2013 18:38

Baghdad (AIN) –MP, Aliya Nusayif, of the Hurra Iraqiya bloc called the demonstrators to pressurize the government to contest the decision of the UN over re-considering the borders with Kuwait.

In a press statement received by AIN, she said “Kuwait is setting border signs in the Iraqi territories under the supervision of the UN that did not pay attention to Read more…

Government: No new agreement on the demarcation of the border with Kuwait

Government: No new agreement on the demarcation of the border with Kuwait

The time on Thursday, 14 March / March 2013 07:30

Baghdad / Orr News

Legal Counsel confirmed to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and the absence of any new agreement between the Iraqi and Kuwaiti government on the demarcation of the border between the two countries, pointing out that what is happening now is the application of UN Security Council resolution No. 833 for the year 1994 is binding on Iraq.

Said Fadel Mohammed Jawad said, “Any new agreement does not exist between Read more…

Source: al-Issawi on the Interpol list

Source: al-Issawi on the Interpol list

The time on Thursday, 14 March / March 2013 07:41

Baghdad / Orr News

Revealed a high-level political source that Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki upon prior agreement with tribal leaders in Anbar and politicians in Mosul, Salahuddin instructed to arrest and Finance Minister Rafie al-Issawi.

Said the source, who declined to be named, said that “President al-Maliki told tribal leaders and politicians linked with terrorist issues Issawi Following that, the order to instruct his arrest.”

The source pointed out that al-Issawi not able to escape, explaining that Read more…

UN urges Iraq to remove all obstacles to boundary project with Kuwait

UN urges Iraq to remove all obstacles to boundary project with Kuwait

Thursday, 14 March 2013 11:19

Baghdad (AIN) -The Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday urged Iraq to “immediately remove all obstacles” hindering the “timely completion” of the Iraq-Kuwait Boundary Maintenance Project (IKBMP) by the end of this month.

In a written report to the Security Council on the work of the UN Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI), Ban urged Iraq to Read more…

Demanding Parliament to hold an emergency meeting to discuss the issue of the border with Kuwait

Watermelon demanding Parliament to hold an emergency meeting to discuss the issue of the border with Kuwait

BAGHDAD – babysit – UN Secretary-General of the National bloc white melon beauty of the House of Representatives to hold an emergency meeting to discuss the issue of the border with Kuwait.
He called watermelon in a press statement received news agency public opinion (and babysit) a copy of it on Thursday, “the government to clarify the issue of the demarcation of the border Iraq – Kuwait, in addition to the issue of displacement of a number of Iraqi families static on the border.” At the same time demanding the House of Representatives to hold an emergency meeting to discuss the same. ”

He added that “in a time when we hope to finish all the outstanding issues with the Kuwaiti brothers for the exit of Iraq from Chapter VII, introduces Read more…

National Alliance put in priority to the enactment of the oil and gas

Deputy Prime Minister: National Alliance put in priority to the enactment of the oil and gas to resolve controversies and points of contention

BAGHDAD – babysit – A member of a coalition of state law the National Alliance MP Abdul Salam al-Maliki, that the speedy enactment of the law of oil and gas has become a priority program of the National Alliance in the next phase.
Maliki said in a press statement to his press office said Wednesday received news agency public opinion (and babysit) a copy of “The National Alliance Collect the importance and the need to expedite the adoption of laws Read more…