IRAQI DINAR POLITICS & ECONOMY

Al-Kazemi receives ambassadors of the countries of the Economic Contact Group in support of Iraq

Al-Kazemi receives ambassadors of the countries of the Economic Contact Group in support of Iraq

2/13/2021 16:01

[Baghdad-Where]
Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi received today, Saturday, the ambassadors of the countries of the Economic Contact Group in support of Iraq.
During the meeting, he reviewed the latest developments related to government steps in the field of economic reform, the completion of the white reform paper, and the inclusion Read more…

Sources: Al-Kazemi concludes a “secret” agreement with Iranian officials to stop the “bombing” of the American embassy in Baghdad

Sources: Al-Kazemi concludes a “secret” agreement with Iranian officials to stop the “bombing” of the American embassy in Baghdad

2021-02-12 08:29

Shafaq News / Informed political sources said, on Friday, that a “secret” agreement had been reached between Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi and Iranian officials, to stop missile attacks on American facilities in Iraq.

The sources told Shafaq News Agency; The Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi reached, through private negotiations Read more…

Parliamentary Finance: a breakthrough regarding the talks on the Kurdistan share, and next week will witness its passage

Parliamentary Finance: a breakthrough regarding the talks on the Kurdistan share, and next week will witness its passage

02-12-2021 04:15 PM

The Parliamentary Finance Committee confirmed that next week will witness the vote on the draft federal budget law for 2021, confirming a major breakthrough in the Kurdistan talks.
A member of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Shirwan Mirza, said in a statement, Read more…

A parliamentary bloc submits three comments on the new materials added to the 2021 budget

A parliamentary bloc submits three comments on the new materials added to the 2021 budget

02/12/2021 15:44

[Baghdad-Where]
The National Approach Parliamentary Bloc presented, on Friday, three notes on the new articles added to the federal budget for the fiscal year 2021.
“One of the items added to the 2021 budget obliges the Ministry of Finance to reschedule the payment of installments Read more…

Warnings of the continued exit of hard currency from Iraq to other countries

Warnings of the continued exit of hard currency from Iraq to other countries

Thursday 11 February 2021 | 09:11 am

The economic expert, Ihssan Al-Kinani, warned that the continued exit of hard foreign currency from inside Iraq to the outside will have negative effects on the Iraqi economy, pointing out that any decrease in oil prices will have disastrous consequences for the loss of the currency .

Al-Kinani said that “the exit of foreign currency from Iraq has not noticed its Read more…

Parliamentary Finance announces the cancellation of all foreign loans in the 2021 budget

Parliamentary Finance announces the cancellation of all foreign loans in the 2021 budget

Posted, 11/2/2021

[Baghdad-Where]
The Parliamentary Finance Committee announced, on Wednesday, the cancellation of all foreign loans in the draft budget that was handed over to the government, indicating that any loan that the government will offer during the current year will be rejected.
A member of the Finance Committee, Ahmed Al-Saffar, said, “The last-minute amendments Read more…

Kurdish Bloc: A political attempt to rig the elections by insisting on excluding biometric voting

Kurdish Bloc: A political attempt to rig the elections by insisting on excluding biometric voting

11/2/2021 11:13

[Baghdad-Where] The
head of the Parliamentary Change Bloc in the House of Representatives, Yusef Muhammad, warned Thursday that some political blocs would risk the future of Iraq by insisting on not adopting the biometric card exclusively in the upcoming elections.
Muhammad said, in a statement. “Some political blocs wish to repeat the model Read more…

The Chairman of the Finance Committee reveals what remains in the 2021 budget

The Chairman of the Finance Committee reveals what remains in the 2021 budget

02/10/2021 17:08:41

{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The head of the Finance Committee, Haitham Al-Jubouri, revealed the remaining amendments in the draft federal budget for the fiscal year 2021.
Al-Jubouri said in a press statement, Read more…

Representative economy: There is no change in the exchange rate of the dollar in the 2021 budget

Representative economy: There is no change in the exchange rate of the dollar in the 2021 budget

2021-02-10

A member of the Parliamentary Economic and Investment Committee, Salem Tahmir al-Tufayli, confirmed, on Wednesday, that the exchange rate of the dollar against the Iraqi dinar has been fixed in the 2021 budget, as sent by the government.

Al-Tufayli said in a press statement that “the budget sent by the government Read more…

Barzani clarifies regarding the sale of the region’s oil: Failure to reach an agreement with Baghdad will harm Iraq

Barzani clarifies regarding the sale of the region’s oil: Failure to reach an agreement with Baghdad will harm Iraq

10/2/2021 14:09

[Erbil-Where] The
President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Masrour Barzani, explained on Wednesday regarding the sale of the region’s oil, pointing out that failure to reach an agreement with Baghdad will harm all of Iraq.
Barzani said during a press conference, “The regional government is still discussing with Baghdad the files of the budget Read more…

Cabinet spokesman: The government has received the 2021 budget amendments and studied them in two days

Cabinet spokesman: The government has received the 2021 budget amendments and studied them in two days

02/09/2021 18:31:21

{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The spokesman for the Council of Ministers and Minister of Culture, Hassan Nazim, announced on Tuesday that the government had received the amendments to the federal budget for 2021 from the Parliamentary Finance Committee.
Nazem said during the weekly press conference, “The government received the 2021 budget with amendments Read more…

A decisive week awaits the Iraqi budget and the disagreement of Kurdistan’s share is shrinking to two articles

A decisive week awaits the Iraqi budget and the disagreement of Kurdistan’s share is shrinking to two articles

2021-02-09 02:15

Shafaq News / Representatives from a different bloc confirmed, on Tuesday, that this week will be crucial for approving the 2021 budget, noting that MPs from some other blocs and the Parliamentary Finance Committee oppose the approval of two budget articles related to the Kurdistan Region’s share.

The deputy of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Dana al-Katib, said in a statement Read more…

{Euphrates News} publishes important information about the budget and what Al-Kazemi reported to Parliamentary Finance

{Euphrates News} publishes important information about the budget and what Al-Kazemi reported to Parliamentary Finance

Posted, 02/09/2021 22:54:52

{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The Parliamentary Finance Committee revealed important information about the draft federal budget law for the fiscal year 2021 and what Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi reported during a meeting Sunday.
Committee member Jamal Cougar said; For the program “Balmutara” broadcast by the Al-Furat satellite channel this evening, Monday, that “Al-Kazemi thanked the Finance Committee for its efforts and demanded to speed up the passage Read more…

The first comment in Parliament on the US embassy maneuvers: a flagrant violation of sovereignty

The first comment in Parliament on the US embassy maneuvers: a flagrant violation of sovereignty

2021-02-09

Al-Fateh Alliance MP Ahmed Al-Kinani considered, on Tuesday, the US embassy’s announcement of warning the people of Baghdad against carrying out a military maneuver with live ammunition as a disregard and a flagrant violation of national sovereignty.

Al-Kinani said in a press statement, that “the US embassy’s warning to the people of the capital about its conducting a military maneuver with ammunition is a flagrant Read more…

The commission invites 71 international bodies to monitor the elections and announces: We got gifts from China

The commission invites 71 international bodies to monitor the elections and announces: We got gifts from China

9/2/2021 14:55

[Baghdad-Where]
The Election Commission announced that it had sent official invitations to 52 Arab and foreign embassies and 19 international organizations to monitor the electoral process and ensure its integrity
“The commission has also sent invitations to 71 international bodies to monitor the electoral process Read more…

The World Bank: Appointments are inflated and the consequences are cumbersome

The World Bank: Appointments are inflated and the consequences are cumbersome

Monday 8 February 2021 | 10:49 a.m.

The World Bank warned, on Monday, that government appointments in Iraq are witnessing great inflation and burdensome financial and economic consequences, stressing the need to encourage investments in an appropriate environment and revitalize the private sector .

The Resident Representative of the World Bank in Iraq, Ramzi Numan, said, “We are trying very seriously Read more…

Kurdish MP: All channels of understanding have been closed with Baghdad, and the budget may be passed by the majority

Kurdish MP: All channels of understanding have been closed with Baghdad, and the budget may be passed by the majority

2021-02-08

On Monday, an MP for the Kurdistan Islamic Group, Salim Hamza, described the negotiations with Baghdad that the budget is complex and unresolvable, indicating that the budget may be passed by the parliamentary majority.

Hamza said in a press statement that “the budget will pass Read more…

Democrat announces his position on the region’s budget negotiations with Baghdad

Democrat announces his position on the region’s budget negotiations with Baghdad

2/8/2021 14:44

[Erbil – Where]
The Kurdistan Democratic Party, headed by Masoud Barzani, revealed its position on the ongoing negotiations between the Kurdistan region and Baghdad regarding the federal financial budget for 2021 and the region’s share of it.
The head of the parliamentary party bloc, Vian Sabri, said in a press statement that “negotiations will continue Read more…

Nujaifi and Zebari stress the importance of international “monitoring and supervision” of the Iraqi elections

Nujaifi and Zebari stress the importance of international “monitoring and supervision” of the Iraqi elections

2/8/2021 15:50

[Erbil – Where]
The President of the Salvation and Development Front, Osama al-Nujaifi and the Kurdistan Democratic Party delegation headed by Hoshyar Zebari, stressed on Monday the importance of international monitoring and supervision of the upcoming elections.
The Salvation and Development Front said in a statement, that the head of the Read more…

Initial agreement to approve the budget next week

Initial agreement to approve the budget next week

Sunday 7 February 2021 | 02:18 PM

A parliamentary source said on Sunday that a preliminary agreement has been reached between all political forces to pass the 2021 budget bill early next week .

The source said that the blocs agreed Read more…