IRAQI DINAR POLITICS & ECONOMY

Al-Mandalawi to Shafaq News agency: Parliament will vote on the budget next Monday

Al-Mandalawi to Shafaq News agency: Parliament will vote on the budget next Monday

2023-05-20 02:37

Shafaq News/ Mohsen Al-Mandalawi, First Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament revealed, on Saturday, that the parliament will start voting on the tripartite general budget, starting on Monday, May 22.

He said in a special statement Read more…

Parliament: The Finance Committee has completed voting on most articles of the budget law

Parliament: The Finance Committee has completed voting on most articles of the budget law

2023-05-20

Today, Saturday, First Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mohsen Al-Mandalawi, confirmed that the Finance Committee is making exceptional efforts to ripen the budget items, as it is for three fiscal years.

The media office of the First Deputy Speaker of Parliament said in a statement, Read more…

Al-Mattalabi: Resolving the government changes will be after the approval of the budget

Al-Mattalabi: Resolving the government changes will be after the approval of the budget

5-19-2023

Information/Baghdad..
The independent politician, Saad Al-Mutalabi, confirmed on Friday that the government changes that Al-Sudani intends to make will be decided after the approval of the budget in Parliament, pointing out that the mechanism of change is Read more…

Parliamentary Finance sets the date for sending the budget to the Presidency of Parliament

Parliamentary Finance sets the date for sending the budget to the Presidency of Parliament

5-19-2023

Information / Baghdad..
The First Deputy Chairman of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Ahmed Mazhar Al-Jubouri, suggested, on Friday, that the draft general federal budget law for the country would be completed in full next week and sent to the Presidency Read more…

For the first time… two private Iraqi banks with assets exceeding two trillion dinars, and “Asiacell” achieving “historic” profits

For the first time… two private Iraqi banks with assets exceeding two trillion dinars, and “Asiacell” achieving “historic” profits

2023-05-19 02:36

Shafaq News/ The “Iraq Future” Foundation concerned with economic affairs announced, on Friday, that the assets of the Development Bank and Al-Ahly Bank exceeded the barrier of two trillion Iraqi dinars, and they are the first two Iraqi banks to achieve this achievement.

According to a report issued Read more…

After putting the final touches on it.. Parliamentary Finance announces that it is close to settling the budget law

After putting the final touches on it.. Parliamentary Finance announces that it is close to settling the budget law

18/05/2023

Today, Thursday, the Parliamentary Finance Committee confirmed its closeness to resolving the general budget law after putting its final touches on it and continuing to vote on its items and paragraphs, before sending it to the Presidency Read more…

The Finance Committee meets to finalize the budget law

The Finance Committee meets to finalize the budget law

18-05-2023 02:44 PM

Today, Thursday, the Finance Committee confirmed that it had reached the final stages of resolving the general budget law.

A statement by the House of Representatives Media Department stated in a statement, “The Finance Committee held, headed by the Committee’s Chairman, Atwan Al-Atwani, and the presence of its members, a meeting that continued late Read more…

Chambers of Commerce expects a 50% drop in “dollarization” of car showrooms within 3 months

Chambers of Commerce expects a 50% drop in “dollarization” of car showrooms within 3 months

5-18-2023

Information / Diyala..
On Thursday, the Diyala chambers of commerce expected a drop in what they called the dollarization of car showrooms by 50% within 3 months.

The head of the chambers, Muhammad Mulla Jawad, said in an interview with Al-Maalouma, that “obligating the owners of car showrooms to make written pledges Read more…

Al-Maliki presents a “solution” to remove the American forces from Iraq.. “an unbalanced relationship”

Al-Maliki presents a “solution” to remove the American forces from Iraq.. “an unbalanced relationship”

5-18-2023

Information / special.
Today, Thursday, a member of the State of Law coalition, Abbas al-Maliki, presented a solution to remove the US forces from Iraq, and while stressing that declaring a state of emergency is not new, he indicated that Washington has interests inside the country.

Al-Maliki said in an interview Read more…

Iraq’s budget is on the Security Council table.. Plasschaert: Its approval is important and dependence on oil must be reduced

Iraq’s budget is on the Security Council table.. Plasschaert: Its approval is important and dependence on oil must be reduced

2023-05-18 08:14

Shafaq News/ The UN representative, Jeanine Plasschaert revealed today, Thursday, that approving the Iraqi general budget is a “necessary and pivotal” matter, while she called for a structural change in Iraq’s oil-dependent economy.

“Plasschaert: We are disappointed that the 2020 agreement has not been Read more…

Parliamentary Finance announces the settlement of most items of the 2023 budget

Parliamentary Finance announces the settlement of most items of the 2023 budget

5-18-2023

Information / Baghdad..
On Thursday, the Parliamentary Finance Committee held its forty-sixth meeting within a series of important meetings to complete the federal general budget law for the fiscal years 2023-2024-2025, as it finished voting on most of the budget items Read more…

The International Monetary Agency expects annual inflation in Iraq to rise to 6.6% in 2023

The International Monetary Agency expects annual inflation in Iraq to rise to 6.6% in 2023

2023-05-18 03:57

Shafaq News / The International Monetary Fund expected that the annual inflation in Iraq will rise to 6.6% in 2023.

The fund said in its latest schedule for the month of May of 2023 that “the annual inflation of consumer prices in Iraq is expected to rise during 2023 Read more…

An “unprecedented declaration”… The extension of the state of emergency in Iraq raises questions

An “unprecedented declaration”… The extension of the state of emergency in Iraq raises questions

2023-05-18 23:21

Shafaq News/ The extension of the United States of America’s national emergency related to the situation in Iraq raised questions about the significance and the main message that is intended to be conveyed through this decision, the content of which had not been announced before, which is the need to respond to the American Read more…

Iraq’s revenues are less than its expenditures, and the investment share is zero

Iraq’s revenues are less than its expenditures, and the investment share is zero

5-18-2023

Observers are wondering about the source of financing the development projects that the Iraqi Prime Minister, Muhammad Shia’a al-Sudani, promised to implement, especially after what was mentioned in the budget bill, which revealed a budget deficit of about $10 billion.

Baghdad – Despite the great promises made by the government Read more…

A political analyst recommends the issuance of an arrest warrant against Mustafa Al-Kazemi

A political analyst recommends the issuance of an arrest warrant against Mustafa Al-Kazemi

2023-05-17

Political analyst Hazem Al-Bawi suggested that an arrest warrant be issued against former Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi, on the background of major corruption files.

Al-Bawi said, in an interview with Al-Maalouma, that “the involvement of senior and close personalities in Al-Kazemi’s office in the case of theft Read more…

Economist: The government is moving towards eliminating the parallel market for dollars

Economist: The government is moving towards eliminating the parallel market for dollars

5-17-2023

Information / Baghdad…
The researcher in economic affairs, Muhammad Attia Al-Saadi, considered the security and control campaigns to deter dollar dealers in the commercial markets as the right step towards reducing the gap between the official and parallel price.

Al-Saadi told Al-Maalooma, “The problem of the dollar’s high price did not end with Read more…

Parliamentary expectations for the date of Al-Halbousi’s dismissal from the presidency of Parliament

Parliamentary expectations for the date of Al-Halbousi’s dismissal from the presidency of Parliament

5-17-2023

Information / special.
The former member of Parliament, Jassem Al-Bayati, set today, Wednesday, the date for the dismissal of Muhammad Al-Halbousi, from the presidency of the House of Representatives, while he considered the process of passing the 2023 budget project “difficult.”

Al-Bayati said in an interview Read more…

A security expert talks about the decision to extend the state of emergency in Iraq.. “a clear contradiction”

A security expert talks about the decision to extend the state of emergency in Iraq.. “a clear contradiction”

5-17-2023

Information / special..
Security expert Aqil al-Taie detailed, on Wednesday, the United States’ decision to extend the state of emergency in Iraq for an additional year, while stressing that the decision came to destabilize the stable security situation in Iraq with the new Read more…

Government: Approval of the budget is reflected positively by increasing the volume of international investments in Iraq

Government: Approval of the budget is reflected positively by increasing the volume of international investments in Iraq

2023-05-17 00:57

Shafaq News/ The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed, on Wednesday, that approving the financial budget is reflected positively by increasing the volume of international investments in the country’s markets.

A statement issued by the ministry today stated that the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fuad Hussein, met yesterday, Tuesday, with the UK Read more…

Biden announces the extension of the state of emergency in Iraq and refers to “extraordinary threats”

Biden announces the extension of the state of emergency in Iraq and refers to “extraordinary threats”

2023-05-17 12:52

Shafaq News/ The US President, Joe Biden, signed, on Tuesday, a decree extending the national emergency, related to the situation in Iraq.

A statement by Biden, published on the White House website, said, “There are still obstacles to the orderly reconstruction of Iraq, the restoration and preservation of peace and security in the country, and the development of political, Read more…