IRAQI DINAR POLITICS & ECONOMY

Deputy for Saeron: The violations of the currency auction are frightening and require a serious stand by the government

Deputy for Saeron: The violations of the currency auction are frightening and require a serious stand by the government

11/24/2020 15:10:08

{Baghdad: Al Furat News} A deputy from the Sairoun bloc described the violations in the currency auction at the Central Bank of Iraq as “frightening.”
Rami Al-Skiny told Al-Furat News, “Sometimes this auction and the financial differences are neutralized by certain parties, which are the black market and private sector banks, where the currency exchange and the value of the dinar are manipulated.”
He added, “This requires a serious stand by the executive government Read more…

Al-Kazemi: Continuous meetings with Parliament to correct errors in the borrowing law

Al-Kazemi: Continuous meetings with Parliament to correct errors in the borrowing law

11/24/2020 15:00:31

{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, revealed meetings between the government and parliament “to correct errors in the law on financing the fiscal deficit {borrowing}.”
Al-Kazemi said during a cabinet session, today, Tuesday, “We have problems in the borrowing law and it involves some errors, and we have continuous meetings Read more…

A political analyst warns of a political deal on granting Kirkuk to the Kurds

A political analyst warns of a political deal on granting Kirkuk to the Kurds

2020-11-24

Political analyst Kamel Al-Bayati warned of a political deal regarding granting Kirkuk to the Kurds and making it under the authority of the region, pointing out that some changes and the introduction of Peshmerga forces into Kirkuk will give power to the region to impose Read more…

The first Kurdish comment on the formation of the Eight Committee to resolve the differences between Erbil and Baghdad

The first Kurdish comment on the formation of the Eight Committee to resolve the differences between Erbil and Baghdad

11/24/2020 14:55

[Erbil-Where]
The deputy of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in the Iraqi parliament, Diyar Barwari, welcomed the formation of a committee of representatives in the parliament to conduct dialogues with Erbil and Baghdad.
Berwari said, “We support resolving any disagreement Read more…

Minister of Culture: The Council of Ministers allocates its next session to discuss the draft budget law for 2021

Minister of Culture: The Council of Ministers allocates its next session to discuss the draft budget law for 2021

11/24/2020 18:20

[Baghdad-Where]
The Minister of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities, Hassan Nazim, revealed, on Tuesday, the Cabinet’s decision to allocate the next session to discussing the draft budget law for 2021 only.
Nazim said in a press conference, “The government is counting on investment projects and it is working through Read more…

A parliamentary committee confirms its readiness to work to solve the problems between Baghdad and Erbil

A parliamentary committee confirms its readiness to work to solve the problems between Baghdad and Erbil

11/24/2020 16:10

[Baghdad-Where]
A parliamentary committee formed by Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi confirmed, on Tuesday, its readiness to work on solving problems between Baghdad and Erbil.
Committee Chairman Muhammad Shi`a Al-Sudani said in a statement, “Based on what was agreed upon with the Speaker Read more…

Minister of Planning: Signing an important agreement with Japan soon

Minister of Planning: Signing an important agreement with Japan soon

11/23/2020 13:47:30

{Baghdad: Al Furat News} Today, Monday, Minister of Planning Khaled Battal Al-Najm received the Japanese ambassador to Iraq, Suzuki Kotaro, and his accompanying delegation to sign an important agreement with Japan soon.
The ministry stated in a statement that Al-Furat News received a copy of it, that “during the meeting, which was attended by the Director General of the International Cooperation Department at the Ministry of Planning, Read more…

Parliament ends reading and discussion of the Cybercrime Law and sets a date for hosting Al-Kazemi {expanded}

Parliament ends reading and discussion of the Cybercrime Law and sets a date for hosting Al-Kazemi {expanded}

11/23/2020 17:59:16

(Baghdad: Al Furat News) The House of Representatives, in its twenty-third session, which was held under the chairmanship of Muhammad Al-Halbousi, Speaker of Parliament, concluded today, Monday 11/23/2020, the reading and discussion of the Information Crimes Law, and asked a question Orally to the President of the Federal Service Board.
In the council’s statement, Al Furat News received a copy of it, that at the beginning of the session, Al-Halbousi announced that Representative Faleh Al-Sari had fulfilled his oral question addressed to the governor of the Central Bank Read more…

Al-Rafidain: Savings and checking accounts for citizens who have deposited their money amounting to 2198

Al-Rafidain: Savings and checking accounts for citizens who have deposited their money amounting to 2198

11/23/2020 12:06

[Baghdad-Where]
Al-Rafidain Bank announced, on Monday, that the number of accounts opened for citizens and other groups in its branches in Baghdad and the governorates during last October amounted to 2,198 savings and current accounts.
The media office of the bank stated, in a statement, Read more…

Parliamentary Finance: $ 500 billion is the size of Iraq’s funds in foreign banks

Parliamentary Finance: $ 500 billion is the size of Iraq’s funds in foreign banks

11/23/2020 16:56

[Baghdada – Where]
Parliamentary Finance Reporter Ahmed Al-Saffar revealed, on Monday, the estimates of the frozen funds in foreign banks, indicating that most of the estimates suggest that there are no less than 500 billion dollars.
According to the official agency, Al-Saffar said, “There are estimates Read more…

Al-Kazemi issues an order to stop the Sunni and Shiite endowments sharing agreement

Al-Kazemi issues an order to stop the Sunni and Shiite endowments sharing agreement

11/23/2020 15:45

[Baghdad-Where]
Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi issued an order on Monday to stop the joint agreement between the Sunni and Shiite endowments.
A statement by the Iraqi Fiqh Council (a Sunni religious institution) stated; Al-Kazemi informed the president of the complex, Sheikh Ahmed Hassan Al-Taha, by telephone to stop proceeding with the joint agreement Read more…

Washington sends a B-52 bomber to the Middle East “on a long mission”

Washington sends a B-52 bomber to the Middle East “on a long mission”

11/22/2020 00:20:05

{International: Al Furat News} The US Central Command announced, on Saturday evening, that it had sent a B52 bomber to the Middle East, indicating that it would be on a long mission.
And the US Central Command stated in its statement, that it is not seeking any conflict, but it is committed to responding to any emergency in the world. According to news sites and
according to the website “Boeing”, the giant company that manufactured the B52, these bombers Read more…

Parliamentary Finance discusses five laws and stresses the government to expedite the transmission of the budget

Parliamentary Finance discusses five laws and stresses the government to expedite the transmission of the budget

11/22/2020 16:25:30

{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The Finance Committee, headed by Representative Haitham Al-Jubouri, and the attendance of the members held a meeting today, Sunday, in which they discussed five laws included in its agenda.
A statement informing the House of Representatives, a copy of which was received by Al-Furat News Agency, stated that “at the beginning of the meeting that was held at the headquarters of the Finance Committee, the committee discussed Read more…

Urgent Resounding news … dismantling a pension fraud network that steals 30 billion dinars a month !!

Urgent Resounding news … dismantling a pension fraud network that steals 30 billion dinars a month !!

11/22/2020 15:18:03

(Baghdad: Al Furat News) The Ministry of Interior revealed that its intelligence agency had infiltrated and dismantled a network of fraud in the General Pension Authority after fraud and fraud crimes that cost the state more than thirty billion dinars a month, paying pensions to those who are not entitled to it.
According to a statement by the ministry, Read more…

Parliamentary Finance: We will not pass any deduction clause with salaries for employees in the 2021 budget

Parliamentary Finance: We will not pass any deduction clause with salaries for employees in the 2021 budget

11/22/2020 19:36

[Baghdad-Where]
The Parliamentary Finance Committee confirmed, on Sunday, that no paragraph will be passed in the 2021 budget that includes a deduction for employees’ salaries, while the government called for sending the budget to Parliament to pass it and not be satisfied Read more…

Deputy: Dealing with Iraqi Kurdistan as a separate country opens the door for US intervention

Deputy: Dealing with Iraqi Kurdistan as a separate country opens the door for US intervention

2020-11-22

The deputy of the Saeron Alliance, Riyad Muhammad, confirmed, on Sunday, that dealing with the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq as a separate state from the federal government opens the door to US interference in internal affairs.

Muhammad said in a statement to “the information”, that “the principle of dealing with Erbil as a separate country from Baghdad Read more…

Parliamentary Finance: The government may reduce employee allocations

Parliamentary Finance: The government may reduce employee allocations

11/22/2020 10:49

[Baghdad-Where]
The Parliamentary Finance Committee revealed, on Sunday, that the budget for next year is very short and austere, and the government may resort to reducing employee allocations to fill the deficit in revenues.
Committee member Jamal Cougar said in a statement that “the budget will be devoid of Read more…

A deputy calls on the government to follow up on sources of non-oil revenue: it saves a lot of money

A deputy calls on the government to follow up on sources of non-oil revenue: it saves a lot of money

11/22/2020 14:55

[Baghdad-Where]
The head of the National Approach bloc, Ammar Tohme, called on Sunday for the government to follow up on non-oil revenue sources, while stressing that it provides ample money to the state treasury and pays most of the employees’ salaries.
In a press conference, Tohme said, “With the severity Read more…

Parliamentary finance suggests that there will be a deficit in the 2021 budget by fifty percent

Parliamentary finance suggests that there will be a deficit in the 2021 budget by fifty percent

11/22/2020 16:18

[Baghdad-Where]
The Parliamentary Finance Committee confirmed, on Sunday, that it has sufficient time to approve the general budget law before the year 2021, while the value of the deficit is likely to be 50%.
Committee reporter Ahmed Al-Saffar said, “The draft general budget bill for 2021 has not yet reached Read more…

Al-Utabi reveals the largest corruption file in Iraq since 2003

Al-Utabi reveals the largest corruption file in Iraq since 2003

Saturday 21 November 2020 | 06:28 pm

Today, Saturday, a member of the National Approach Muhannad Al-Attabi revealed the largest corruption file in Iraq since 2003.

Al-Atabi said, in a press statement, that “we call on the public opinion to stand with us, as we have already revealed 50 thousand fake companies hiding under the mantle of the Ministry of Trade, whose job is to launder money and transfer them Read more…