IRAQI DINAR POLITICS & ECONOMY

A parliamentary committee calls for an adjustment of the dinar exchange to 1,300, and is criticizing the budget modifications

A parliamentary committee calls for an adjustment of the dinar exchange to 1,300, and is criticizing the budget modifications

2021-02-07

The head of the Parliamentary Committee for Monitoring the Implementation of the Governmental Program and Strategic Planning, Hazem Al-Khalidi, expressed, on Sunday, his surprise at compensating contractors for the increase in the price of the dollar and neglecting the poor segments, calling for an adjustment of the exchange rate Read more…

Parliamentary Finance The government delivers the new version of the 2021 budget

Parliamentary Finance The government delivers the new version of the 2021 budget

2021-02-07

The Parliamentary Finance Committee confirmed, on Sunday, that it has delivered the government the new version of the draft budget for 2021.

“The committee delivered the new version of the general budget for 2021 to the government,” said Majida Al-Tamimi, a member of the committee, in statements Read more…

Parliamentary finance: imposing biometric modernization will eliminate space personnel and save 20 trillion

Parliamentary finance: imposing biometric modernization will eliminate space personnel and save 20 trillion

2021-02-07

On Sunday, the Parliamentary Finance Committee announced the imposition of a budgetary measure that obliges the government to implement and that will save 20 trillion dinars from space and double-salary employees.

The reporter of the Finance Committee, Ahmed Al-Saffar, said in a press interview that “the Finance Committee confirmed the paragraph of activating the biometric Read more…

Parliamentary Finance reveals to Al-Kazemi its amendments to the budget and its most prominent observations

Parliamentary Finance reveals to Al-Kazemi its amendments to the budget and its most prominent observations

2/7/2021 15:13

[Baghdad-Where]
The Parliamentary Finance Committee revealed its most prominent observations regarding the draft federal budget law for 2021.
A statement by the committee stated that it held its forty-second meeting today, Sunday, under the chairmanship of the committee’s chairman, Haitham al-Jubouri, to discuss the draft federal budget bill for 2021, in the presence of Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kazimi, the ministers of finance, planning, oil, housing, Read more…

Sadr’s coalition announces its refusal to hold elections by the United Nations

Sadr’s coalition announces its refusal to hold elections by the United Nations

2021-02-06 01:10

Shafaq News / The Saeron Alliance, led by the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, announced today, Saturday, its refusal to hold Iraqi parliamentary elections by the United Nations.

The leader in the coalition, MP Riad Al-Masoudi, told Shafaq News, “All elections in the countries of the world are conducted under international control,” indicating that “the type of oversight differs from one country to another, and in most Read more…

Parliamentary Finance: We have reached the final stages before the budget vote

Parliamentary Finance: We have reached the final stages before the budget vote

02/06/2021 13:49:18

{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The Parliamentary Finance Committee confirmed that it had reached the final stages before voting on the budget.
The committee stated, “We have reached the last stages before the vote Read more…

Parliament addresses the Ministry of Finance regarding the minister’s statements regarding the currency sale window

Parliament addresses the Ministry of Finance regarding the minister’s statements regarding the currency sale window

2/6/2021 14:11

[Baghdad-Where]
The Parliamentary Finance Committee, on Saturday, addressed the Ministry of Finance regarding the recent statements of its Minister Ali Allawi about the involvement of political blocs that he did not name in spreading corruption through the window of currency sale.
The committee stated in a statement, that it “addressed the Finance Ministry Read more…

Al-Halbousi chairs the meeting of the Finance Committee to complete the discussion of the budget law

Al-Halbousi chairs the meeting of the Finance Committee to complete the discussion of the budget law

6/2/2021 16:05

[Baghdad-Where]
Speaker of Parliament, Muhammad al-Halbousi, chaired, on Saturday, the meeting of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, to complete the discussion of the draft federal budget bill for the fiscal year 2021.
The Media Department of the House of Representatives stated, in a statement, Read more…

Dollar exchange rates, foreign currencies and minerals in Iraq

Dollar exchange rates, foreign currencies and minerals in Iraq

2021-02-05 | 03:11

Alsumaria News publishes a list of exchange rates for dollars, foreign currencies and minerals in Iraq on Friday.

The price of the dollar against the Iraqi dinar Read more…

Parliamentary Finance resolves the controversy over changing the price of the dollar in the budget

Parliamentary Finance resolves the controversy over changing the price of the dollar in the budget

2021-02-05 03:14

Shafaq News / The Parliamentary Finance Committee responded, on Friday, to the requests of members of Parliament regarding changing the price of the dollar in the budget law, while confirming that the price is fixed according to what is specified by the government.

A member of the committee, Sherwan Mirza, told Shafaq News Agency, “The price of the dollar is fixed and has not been manipulated, given that it was determined Read more…

The Kurdistan Patriotic: The Kurdish delegation proposed all solutions to Baghdad

The Kurdistan Patriotic: The Kurdish delegation proposed all solutions to Baghdad

2/5/2021 13:41

[Baghdad-Where]
Member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Rebwar Taha, said, Friday, that the negotiating Kurdish delegation proposed all solutions to Baghdad, while noting that the Kurds are waiting for what the federal government will decide on the region’s budget, and opinions may change at any moment Read more…

Know the paragraphs that the parliamentary finance voted on from the budget

Know the paragraphs that the parliamentary finance voted on from the budget

2/5/2021 15:24

[Baghdad-Where]
Head of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Haitham al-Jubouri, announced, on Friday, the paragraphs that the committee voted on in the draft budget law.
Al-Jubouri said in a statement, “The Finance Committee has voted on the following so far in the 2021 budget draft Read more…

Parliamentary Finance: There is no intention to reduce the dollar exchange rate

Parliamentary Finance: There is no intention to reduce the dollar exchange rate

2021-02-04

The Parliamentary Finance Committee confirmed, on Thursday, that there are no intentions to reduce the exchange rates of the dollar, despite the presence of some claims, confirming that the current exchange rate remains the same.

A member of the Finance Committee, Jamal Cougar, said in a press interview that “there are some requests from members of the Finance Committee and others to reduce the dollar Read more…

Parliament rapporteur: The questioning of the governor of the Central Bank will be in my presence

Parliament rapporteur: The questioning of the governor of the Central Bank will be in my presence

2021-02-04

Parliament Rapporteur Khadija Ali revealed today, Thursday, that the House of Representatives cannot rely on electronic interrogations in the case of the Central Bank Governor.

Khadija said in a press statement that “Parliament has a lot of questions and inquiries that require the presence of the Central Bank Governor personally to Parliament and not through an electronic Read more…

Parliament announces that its work will continue until the budget is approved

Parliament announces that its work will continue until the budget is approved

2021-02-04

The Speaker of Parliament, Muhammad al-Halbousi, announced today, Thursday, that the parliament will continue its work until the approval of the draft federal budget bill for the fiscal year 2021.

On December 29, 2020, the House of Representatives Read more…

Life may get more difficult .. The economic situation is foretelling disaster in Iraq

Life may get more difficult .. The economic situation is foretelling disaster in Iraq

2/4/2021 13:49

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Experts have warned of the danger of the outbreak of unrest and popular protests in Iraq with the increasing rates of poverty, unemployment, the huge rise in prices and the government’s inability to pay the salaries of public sector employees.
According to the site “NPR”, the popular protests have rocked Iraq during the past year and a half. The largest of them was in Baghdad, but the southern city Read more…

The Iraqi parliament closes its doors tonight, and disputes arose with two paragraphs in the budget

The Iraqi parliament closes its doors tonight, and disputes arose with two paragraphs in the budget

2021-02-03 08:02

Shafaq News / On Wednesday, the head of a parliamentary bloc ruled out a session of the Iraqi parliament at the present time due to disagreements over two paragraphs in the general budget law, indicating that the first legislative term ends after midnight.

The head of the Bayariq al-Khair bloc, Muhammad al-Khalidi, told Shafaq News, “The first legislative term ends at midnight this evening, after the Presidency Read more…

Source: After voting on the budget, the exchange rate of $ 100 will rise to 150,000 dinars

Source: After voting on the budget, the exchange rate of $ 100 will rise to 150,000 dinars

02-03-2021 11:57 AM

An informed political source said today, Wednesday, that the exchange rate of the dollar will rise to 150 thousand dinars for the 100 dollars, calling for avoiding the matter to urgently question the Minister of Finance and return the exchange rate to 120 thousand.

The source said in a statement Read more…

Japan provides Iraq with 50 million US dollars to finance 11 major projects

Japan provides Iraq with 50 million US dollars to finance 11 major projects

02-03-2021 02:37 PM

The Japanese ambassador to Iraq announced today, Wednesday, that his country will grant Iraq 50 million US dollars in aid to finance 11 major projects.

The ambassador said, “The Japanese parliament approved an aid package for Iraq with a total value of 50 million US dollars on January 28, Read more…

A legal expert demonstrates the parliament’s authority to change the budget and the region’s share

A legal expert demonstrates the parliament’s authority to change the budget and the region’s share

02/03/2021 12:31:40

{Baghdad: Al Furat News} A legal expert explained the authority of the House of Representatives to make a change to the draft federal budget law for 2021.
Tariq Harb said in a press statement, “The constitution prohibits the parliament from making changes to the draft budget law,” stressing that “the parliament members have no right Read more…