IRAQI DINAR POLITICS & ECONOMY

The government recognizes the region 320 billion dinars

The government recognizes the region 320 billion dinars

10/14/2020 11:11:33

{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The federal government handed over 300 billion dinars to the Kurdistan region.
A source in the Ministry of Finance and Economy in the region confirmed today, Wednesday, the arrival of 320 billion dinars to the Central Bank in the Kurdistan region.
And, “the mentioned amount arrived at the Central Bank, and the salary distribution for the region’s employees is expected Read more…

An exceptional harmony between Baghdad and Erbil paves the way for a new alliance

An exceptional harmony between Baghdad and Erbil paves the way for a new alliance

10-14-2020

The features of a new phase of the relationship between the federal government and the authorities of the Kurdistan region of Iraq are looming in Iraq, radically different from the push and pull relationship that has characterized the relations of the two parties over the past years, due to the large number of disputes over many issues and files, especially the financial file as well as Read more…

The Minister of Communications reveals a “fiber optic network” to every Iraqi home

The Minister of Communications reveals a “fiber optic network” to every Iraqi home

10/14/2020 10:37

Ayna News _ Baghdad

The Minister of Communications, Arkan Shihab Ahmed Al-Shaibani, revealed, on Wednesday, the project to establish and operate a fiber-optic network for homes throughout the country, indicating that the project aims to provide digital services and integrated communications to all Iraqis at reasonable prices Read more…

Re-work the window to sell the dollar in Iraq

Re-work the window to sell the dollar in Iraq

10/14/2020 17:14

[Baghdad-Where]
Al-Rafidain Bank announced the reinstatement of the window for selling currency in dollars to banking companies.
The bank’s media office said in a statement, “It has been decided to re-operate the auction window Read more…

Parliament raises its session to another notice after a quarrel between some deputies

Parliament raises its session to another notice after a quarrel between some deputies

10/14/2020 15:03

Where is Baghdad News_

The House of Representatives raised its session, which it resumed today, Wednesday, until further notice, while media reports, quoting a representative source, indicated that a quarrel had broken out inside Parliament, due to the statements of the leader Read more…

Constitutional amendments define points of contention and reveal a political meeting regarding Article 140

Constitutional amendments define points of contention and reveal a political meeting regarding Article 140

10:02 – 13/10/2020

BAGHDAD – Mawazine News
The Parliamentary Constitutional Amendments Committee identified, on Tuesday, the controversial points in the constitution, while it revealed an upcoming political meeting to discuss the final version of Article 140 of the constitution.
A member of the committee, Representative Yonadam Kanna, said, according to government media, that “the points of disagreement in the constitution are in Chapter 1, which is Article 140, as well as about the nature Read more…

The Council of Ministers issues several decisions, including the white paper and farmers {expanded}

The Council of Ministers issues several decisions, including the white paper and farmers {expanded}

10/13/2020 18:13:20

{Baghdad: Al Furat News} Today, Tuesday, the Council of Ministers held its regular session chaired by the Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, during which a number of issues and topics included in the agenda were discussed.
The government statement stated, “Al Furat News” received a copy of it, “The Minister of Health and Environment presented, at the beginning of the session, a detailed report on the latest developments Read more…

Urgent Important news for Iraq .. Kuwait suspends work on the Mubarak Port project and reveals the reasons

Urgent Important news for Iraq .. Kuwait suspends work on the Mubarak Port project and reveals the reasons

10/13/2020 13:09:38

{International: Al-Furat News} The Director General of the Kuwaiti Ports Corporation, Yousef Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah, announced that Kuwait has suspended the Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port project on Bubiyan Island, which costs 6.5 billion dollars until further feasibility studies are conducted.
This announcement is important news for Iraq, which is striving to complete the project of the large port of Faw overlooking the Gulf, at a time when experts Read more…

Baghdad and Kurdistan reach military and security understandings … and the joint operations reveal the details

Baghdad and Kurdistan reach military and security understandings … and the joint operations reveal the details

10/13/2020 13:36

Where’s News_Baghdad

The Joint Operations Command hosted, today, Tuesday, in Baghdad the third meeting of the Military Coordination and Joint Security Action Committee between the Federal Government and the Kurdistan Regional Government to discuss issues of common security concern along the line separating Read more…

Parliamentary Finance begins with an audit of the “white paper”

Parliamentary Finance begins with an audit of the “white paper”

10/13/2020 16:42

[Baghdad-Where]
Deputy Chairman of the Finance Committee, Muthanna Al-Samarrai, announced, on Tuesday, that the “white paper” for economic reform handed over by Finance Minister Ali Abdul-Amir Allawi to the House of Representatives has begun.
Al-Samarrai said in a statement, “We received the economic reform paper Read more…

Al-Kazemi holds a meeting with the political blocs to discuss the reform white paper

Al-Kazemi holds a meeting with the political blocs to discuss the reform white paper

10/12/2020 17:36:17

{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, held a meeting today, Monday, with the political blocs, in the presence of the Speaker of Parliament Muhammad Al-Halbousi and the President of the Supreme Judicial Council, Faiq Zaidan.
During the meeting, which was attended by the Minister of Finance and Planning, according to a statement by the Media Cabinet’s Office, “the reform white paper on overcoming the economic challenges Read more…

Iraq burns ten times the gas imported from Iran and loses billions

Iraq burns ten times the gas imported from Iran and loses billions

10-12-2020

Researcher Shatha Khalil *

Humankind knew oil and natural gas about 5000 years ago, and the latter is lighter than petroleum, because it forms a layer higher than the oil layer, and it is a gas that covers petroleum, where it accompanies and accompanies it, and for this it has been called the associated gas.
The history of the gas industry in Iraq, at the commercial level, Read more…

Parliamentary Committee: The deficit in the borrowing law amounts to 41 trillion dinars

Parliamentary Committee: The deficit in the borrowing law amounts to 41 trillion dinars

12/10/2020 10:19

Where News_Baghdad

The Finance Committee of the House of Representatives said, on Monday, that the deficit percentage in the alternative law for the fiscal budget for 2020 prepared by the government is 41 trillion dinars.
The reporter of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Ahmed Al-Saffar, said, “The fiscal deficit bill that was sent by the government came as a loan and compensation Read more…

Saleh and the presidencies of the region are discussing several files and demands to ensure the stability mechanism of the disputed areas

Saleh and the presidencies of the region are discussing several files and demands to ensure the stability mechanism of the disputed areas

12/10/2020 15:22

Erbil: Where News} The Presidency of the Kurdistan Region announced, on Monday, the results of an expanded meeting held in the presence of the presidencies of the region with the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, in Erbil.

A statement by the region’s presidency stated that the meeting Read more…

Representative source: To postpone hosting Al-Kazemi and the Finance Minister to another time

Representative source: To postpone hosting Al-Kazemi and the Finance Minister to another time

12/10/2020 14:26

Where’s News_ Baghdad

a parliamentary source confirmed, on Monday, that hosting Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi, scheduled for today, has been postponed to another time due to the parliament’s preoccupation with discussing constituency Read more…

Political pressure and hints to stop salaries … Four proposals to avoid the crisis

Political pressure and hints to stop salaries … Four proposals to avoid the crisis

10/11/2020 18:42:24

{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The Parliamentary Finance Committee put forward, on Sunday, 4 proposals to avoid the loan crisis and political pressures regarding it and limit hints to stop salaries of employees.
Committee member Jamal Cougar told Al-Furat News that “there is no political pressure on the borrowing law, but there is psychological pressure on the committee members Read more…

Al-Kazemi affirms the government’s determination to find effective solutions to the current crises

Al-Kazemi affirms the government’s determination to find effective solutions to the current crises

10/11/2020 17:06:45

(Baghdad: Al Furat News) Today, Sunday, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi chaired a meeting that included a number of ministers and government officials, which was devoted to discussing unemployment treatments and securing job opportunities for young people, as well as developments in the general situation.
According to the government statement, Read more…

Oil Minister: $ 42 a barrel price estimate in the 2021 draft budget

Oil Minister: $ 42 a barrel price estimate in the 2021 draft budget

10/11/2020 8:59

{Baghdad: Where News} The Minister of Oil, Ihssan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail, revealed that “the government estimated the price of a barrel of oil at 42 dollars in the draft general budget for the year 2021.” And

Ismail stated in a press statement, that the price estimate came Read more…

Expected postponement of the elections .. Legislative Parliament: Agreement to a large extent to resolve the dispute over the districts

Expected postponement of the elections .. Legislative Parliament: Agreement to a large extent to resolve the dispute over the districts

11/10/2020 15:34

{Baghdad: Where News} The representative of the Parliamentary Legal Committee, Yahya Al-Muhammadi, revealed an agreement “to a large extent” between the political forces regarding the dispute over electoral districts in the Parliamentary Elections Law.

“The date for early elections is next June 6, but with my conviction, the elections cannot be held Read more…

A member of the Democrat: The Sinjar Agreement is a gateway to the implementation of Article 140 and will extend to other cities

A member of the Democrat: The Sinjar Agreement is a gateway to the implementation of Article 140 and will extend to other cities

Posted, 10/10/2020 23:51:40

{Baghdad: Al Furat News} A member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Subhi Al-Mandalawi, revealed that the agreement of the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government regarding Sinjar district will extend to other cities that fall within Article 140 of the constitution.
Al-Mandalawi told Al-Furat News, “The agreement between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government, in cooperation with the United Nations Read more…