IRAQI DINAR POLITICS & ECONOMY

Iraq reduces its holdings of US bonds to $40 billion

Iraq reduces its holdings of US bonds to $40 billion

2023-04-18 23:16

Shafaq News/ The US Treasury announced, on Tuesday, that Iraq’s possession of US bonds has decreased to 40 billion dollars.

The treasury stated in its latest table, Read more…

Prison awaits al-Halbousi.. A series of confessions from those close to him reveal the features of the al-Wafaa scandal

Prison awaits al-Halbousi.. A series of confessions from those close to him reveal the features of the al-Wafaa scandal

4-18-2023

Information/Baghdad..
Day after day, the scenes of the scandal of stealing money from selling plots of land in Al-Wafa district and the surrounding areas at Anbar Airport are revealed, amid information indicating that Al-Nazaha obtained new details collected from 10 detainees pending investigation in the case regarding the personal involvement Read more…

With the imminent passage of the budget.. Claims to cancel the reconstruction funds due to corruption

With the imminent passage of the budget.. Claims to cancel the reconstruction funds due to corruption

4-18-2023

Information / special..
The leader of the Wisdom Movement, Furat Al-Tamimi, demanded, on Tuesday, the cancellation of the funds for the reconstruction of the liberated areas, with the imminent passage of the draft budget for the current year 2023, due to suspicions of Read more…

Al-Sudani’s office: The Eid Al-Fitr holiday will be from Thursday to next Monday

Al-Sudani’s office: The Eid Al-Fitr holiday will be from Thursday to next Monday

4-18-2023

Information / Baghdad..
The Prime Minister’s media office has set, on Tuesday, the days of the Eid al-Fitr holiday.

In a statement received by the office, the office stated, “The Prime Minister, Read more…

Al-Fateh: The recklessness of the US ambassador in Baghdad has crossed the limits of what is acceptable

Al-Fateh: The recklessness of the US ambassador in Baghdad has crossed the limits of what is acceptable

4-18-2023

Information / Diyala..
Member of the Fatah Alliance, MP Ahmad al-Moussawi, denounced, on Tuesday, the interventions of the US ambassador in Baghdad, considering them “recklessness” and unacceptable.

Al-Musawi said in an interview Read more…

Passing Iraq’s budget is “not easy”… Disputes and objections hinder its legislation

Passing Iraq’s budget is “not easy”… Disputes and objections hinder its legislation

2023-04-18 02:43

Shafaq News/ The Parliamentary Finance Committee revealed, on Tuesday, that there are political differences and objections to the draft state budget law, noting that passing it “will not be easy”.

Committee member Jamal Cougar told Read more…

Parliamentary Finance: We will not reduce the price of oil during the budget

Parliamentary Finance: We will not reduce the price of oil during the budget

4-17-2023

Information / Baghdad..
Today, Monday, a member of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Jamal Cougar, expected a drop in oil prices during the years 2024 and 2025 below $60, indicating that there is no intention to reduce the price of a barrel of oil in the 2023 budget.

Cougar said, in an interview Read more…

Al-Sudani: The Iraqi dinar will rise against the US dollar in the next few weeks

Al-Sudani: The Iraqi dinar will rise against the US dollar in the next few weeks

PM:02:44:17/04/2023

Today, Monday, Prime Minister Muhammad Shia al-Sudani indicated that the value of the Iraqi dinar will rise against the US dollar during the next few weeks.

Al-Sudani said, in press statements, followed by NRT Arabia, that: “The dinar will rise against the dollar in the next few weeks,” explaining that Read more…

Parliamentary Finance: The political agreement will accelerate the passage of the budget

Parliamentary Finance: The political agreement will accelerate the passage of the budget

4-17-2023

Information / Baghdad..
The Parliamentary Finance Committee confirmed, on Monday, that the draft public financial budget law for the year 2023 will not be delayed for long due to the political consensus on it.

“The committee will start hosting the relevant ministries, independent bodies and Read more…

Al-Maliki warns against approving the general amnesty and budget laws in one basket: it is still controversial

Al-Maliki warns against approving the general amnesty and budget laws in one basket: it is still controversial

2023-04-17 04:55

Shafaq News/ Member of the Parliamentary Legal Committee, Raed Al-Maliki warned, on Monday, of approving the general amnesty law and the federal budget in one basket.

Al-Maliki told Shafaq News agency, “The general amnesty law is controversial and disputed over its articles and the categories it will include, and it will not be Read more…

After neutralizing the Kurds and Al-Sadr: Al-Halbousi is in the crosshairs of the coordination framework

After neutralizing the Kurds and Al-Sadr: Al-Halbousi is in the crosshairs of the coordination framework

4-17-2023

Baghdad – The agreement between Baghdad and Erbil on the rules for resuming oil exports from Kurdistan, Muqtada al-Sadr’s announcement of freezing the activities of his movement for “at least” a year, and the weakness of the positions of the small opposition parties in Parliament are all elements that make the coordinating framework, which governs in Baghdad, an unstoppable force . This encourages Read more…

Saleh announces Iraq’s exit from the list of the most indebted to the “International Monetary Agency”

Saleh announces Iraq’s exit from the list of the most indebted to the “International Monetary Agency”

4-16-2023

Information / Baghdad..
The Adviser to the Prime Minister for Financial Affairs, Mazhar Muhammad Salih, considered that Iraq’s exit from the list of countries most indebted to the “International Monetary Fund” is an attractive element for investment, as it greatly raises the creditworthiness of Iraq, while experts considered Read more…

Al-Fartousi: The decision to end the American presence in Iraq is irreversible

Al-Fartousi: The decision to end the American presence in Iraq is irreversible

4-16-2023

Information / Baghdad
The spokesman for Kata’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada, Kazem al-Fartousi, confirmed on Sunday that it is impossible for the American forces to stay in Iraq for a longer period, indicating that the resistance factions are awaiting the government’s position in order Read more…

Parliamentary expectations to turn the budget session into an open one and continue for several days

Parliamentary expectations to turn the budget session into an open one and continue for several days

4-16-2023

Information / Baghdad..
The representative of the Al-Fateh Parliamentary Bloc, Rafik Al-Salhi, suggested, on Sunday, that the parliamentary session be announced this evening to be open to complete the interventions of the representatives during the second reading Read more…

Parliamentarian regarding the arrest of “Mashreq Abbas”: The best evidence of Al-Kazemi’s involvement in the theft of the state

Parliamentarian regarding the arrest of “Mashreq Abbas”: The best evidence of Al-Kazemi’s involvement in the theft of the state

4-16-2023

Information / special.
Today, Sunday, a member of the House of Representatives, Bassem Khashan, accused the political advisor to the former Prime Minister, Mashreq Abbas, of his involvement in many corruption deals, while Al-Kazemi’s advisors considered “evidence” of the latter’s involvement Read more…

“Approving it after the Eid”.. Shankali: The leaders of the state administration agree to pass the budget

“Approving it after the Eid”.. Shankali: The leaders of the state administration agree to pass the budget

2023-04-16 04:59

Shafaq News/ The representative of the Kurdistan Democratic Bloc, Majed Shankali, suggested that there would be disagreements regarding the 2023 budget law, after the second reading, which the Iraqi parliament intends to conduct today, Sunday.

Shankali told Shafaq News agency; “The technical observations are clear so far Read more…

Al-Baldawi reveals the most prominent obstacles that impede the adoption of the budget law.. and its approval after the Eid

Al-Baldawi reveals the most prominent obstacles that impede the adoption of the budget law.. and its approval after the Eid

2023-04-16

On Saturday, the spokesman for the Al-Sadiqun Parliamentary Bloc, Muhammad Al-Baldawi, revealed the most prominent obstacles that impede the approval of the financial budget law, while it was likely to vote on the law after the blessed Eid Al-Fitr.

Al-Baldawi said in a televised interview: “The Finance and Planning Committees are Read more…

Al-Maliki: The US ambassador has transgressed all diplomatic norms in Iraq

Al-Maliki: The US ambassador has transgressed all diplomatic norms in Iraq

4-15-2023

Information / Baghdad..
On Saturday, the head of the State of Law coalition, Nuri al-Maliki, criticized the moves of the US ambassador to Iraq, Alina Romanowski, noting that those moves went beyond diplomatic agreements and norms.

Al-Maliki said in a televised interview, Read more…

Parliamentary Finance: We completed 70% of the budget report and the second reading this week

Parliamentary Finance: We completed 70% of the budget report and the second reading this week

4-15-2023

Information / special.
A member of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Representative Mudar Al-Karawi, announced, on Saturday, that 70% of the 2023 budget report has been completed, suggesting that it be put forward for a second reading this week.

Al-Karawi said in an interview Read more…

Chambers of Commerce: The dollarization of the markets has decreased, and the exchange rate will reach 140

Chambers of Commerce: The dollarization of the markets has decreased, and the exchange rate will reach 140

4-15-2023

Information / special..
The head of the Chambers of Commerce in Diyala, Muhammad al-Tamimi, confirmed, on Saturday, that the circulation of the dollar in the markets decreased by 10%.

Al-Tamimi said in an interview with Al-Maalouma, that “the use of the dollar in commercial exchange and the payment of debts at home, or what is known as Read more…