IRAQI DINAR POLITICS & ECONOMY

Disclosure of negotiations between Iraq and the IMF to borrow $ 5 billion

Disclosure of negotiations between Iraq and the IMF to borrow $ 5 billion

Monday 15 June 2020 | 03:40 pm

Member of Parliamentary Finance Committee Haneen Qaddou announced on Monday that Finance Minister Ali Allawi has started negotiations with the International Monetary Fund to borrow $ 5 billion.

Qadoo said, “The issue of internal and external borrowing will be presented to Parliament on certain conditions,” noting that Read more…

The US State Department: Remains in Iraq until the completion of the defeat of terrorism .. This is what we are planning now

The US State Department: Remains in Iraq until the completion of the defeat of terrorism .. This is what we are planning now

06/15/2020 17:00

Baghdad today – follow up

The US State Department confirmed that the United States remains in Iraq until rid of the threat of ISIS.

“We will remain in Iraq as guests and we will maintain our commitment until the final defeat of ISIS, this commitment is essential to ensuring the security of Iraq and the United States,” said Morgan Ortagos – a State Department spokesman in a televised Read more…

A parliamentary source reveals a political move to form a political bloc headed by Al-Kazemi

A parliamentary source reveals a political move to form a political bloc headed by Al-Kazemi

6/15/2020 13:26

[Baghdad_Eye]
A parliamentary source revealed, on Monday, a move to form a political organization from a group of deputies for the various political blocs headed by Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi, and it is likely that this move will be for the purpose of preparing to run for the upcoming elections, as well as finding a supportive group Read more…

Deputy: The government is obligated to present the budget within the next two weeks

Deputy: The government is obligated to present the budget within the next two weeks

6/15/2020 13:56

[Follow-up] Where, the
MP from the Al-Fateh Alliance, Muhammad Al-Baldawi, described on Monday, the government directing not to pass the fiscal budget for the year 2020 as an unfulfilled and disruptive step, indicating that Parliament obligated the government to send the budget within the next two weeks.
Al-Baldawi said, “The government’s tendency not to approve the budget for the remaining six months during 2020 is an ill-considered Read more…

Barzani calls on Baghdad to participate in the Peshmerga protection of the disputed areas

Barzani calls on Baghdad to participate in the Peshmerga protection of the disputed areas

6/15/2020 16:47

[Baghdad-Ain]
The President of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, called on the federal government to participate in the Peshmerga forces in protecting the disputed areas and the continued support of the international coalition against ISIS.
Barzani said that “the continuous repetition and expansion of terrorist attacks in Iraq, especially in the areas covered by the constitutional Article 140, has created dangerous and complex Read more…

Iraq is discussing with Kuwait to postpone the payment of compensation

Iraq is discussing with Kuwait to postpone the payment of compensation

11:51 – 14/06/2020

Special- Mawazine News
, political sources revealed, on Sunday, talks to be held between Iraq and Kuwait regarding the delay in paying compensation for the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in the early nineties of the last century.
The sources said in an interview with “Mawazine News” that “the visit of Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Ahmed Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah to Baghdad will include a study Read more…

National Accord warns against targeting Allawi and holds Al-Kazemi responsible for his safety

National Accord warns against targeting Allawi and holds Al-Kazemi responsible for his safety

Posted, 6/14/2020 19:35

Ayna News

Baghdad, The National Accord Party warned, on Saturday, of suspicious plans to target the safety of its leader Iyad Allawi, blaming Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi for the slaughter of his cadres and president.

“The Iraqi National Accord Party warns of suspicious plans targeting the safety of its leader and founder Iyad Allawi, and holds Read more…

Al-Kazemi receives a message from the Emir of Kuwait and receives three proposals to solve the economic crisis

Al-Kazemi receives a message from the Emir of Kuwait and receives three proposals to solve the economic crisis

6/14/2020 14:06

[Baghdad_Eye]
Kuwaiti Foreign Minister, Ahmed Nasser Al-Ahmad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah affirmed on Sunday that tackling the economic crisis is taking place through three levels, indicating that the relationship between Iraq and Kuwait is rooted in history.
A statement by Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi’s office stated that “Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi received today, Kuwaiti Minister Read more…

Saleh calls for activating the outputs of the International Donors Conference in Kuwait for the reconstruction of Iraq

Saleh calls for activating the outputs of the International Donors Conference in Kuwait for the reconstruction of Iraq

14/6/2020 16:00

[Baghdad-Ain]
President of the Republic Barham Salih called on Sunday to activate the outcomes of the International Donors Conference in Kuwait for the reconstruction of Iraq.
Saleh said, on the sidelines of his meeting with the Kuwaiti Foreign Minister, Ahmed Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah, that “Iraq is keen on establishing Read more…

Finance Minister: International Monetary expressed willingness to support Iraq and discussions next week

Finance Minister: International Monetary expressed willingness to support Iraq and discussions next week

6/14/2020 16:59

[Baghdad-Ain]
The Minister of Finance, Ali Abdul Amir Alawi, announced positive discussions between the Emergency Cell for Financial Reform and the International Monetary Fund. Read more…

Parliament sets internal borrowing at 40 trillion dinars, and external at 5 billion

Parliament sets internal borrowing at 40 trillion dinars, and external at 5 billion

06/13/2020 09:00:34

{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The House of Representatives intends to vote on a resolution that sets internal borrowing at 40 trillion dinars and external at 5 billion dollars.
Member of the Finance Committee Ahmed Al-Saffar said, in a press statement, that “any deductions from the employees’ salaries must be by law that is voted upon in the House of Representatives.”
He added that “the financial committee met with the ministers of finance and planning, the governor of the central bank, Read more…

Oil expert: Iraq can become a strong economic country without exporting a single barrel

Oil expert: Iraq can become a strong economic country without exporting a single barrel

2020-06-13

The oil expert, Hamza Al-Jawahiri, stressed on Saturday that Iraq can be an economically strong country without the need to export one barrel, pointing to the country’s ability to achieve resources without selling crude oil.

Al-Jawahiri said in a press statement that “Iraq can be an economically strong country Read more…

Hours after the end of the “negotiations” .. America talks about an “open stay” in Iraq

Hours after the end of the “negotiations” .. America talks about an “open stay” in Iraq

2020-06-13

On Saturday, the US State Department praised the strategic dialogue between Baghdad and Washington, stressing its survival at the military, security, political, and commercial levels in Iraq and the initiation of expanding relations.

The ministry’s spokesperson, Morgan Ortagius, said in an interview Read more…

US Assistant Secretary of State: The negotiations did not discuss scheduling the withdrawal of troops

US Assistant Secretary of State: The negotiations did not discuss scheduling the withdrawal of troops

6/13/2020 13:23

[Follow_Eye]
US Assistant Secretary of State for Near East Affairs David Schenker gave a briefing on the strategic dialogue between the United States and Iraq, while stressing that the negotiations did not discuss the scheduling of US troop withdrawals.
“We invited the government of Iraq to enter into a strategic dialogue under the Strategic Framework Agreement, and our government Read more…

Al-Dabouni: Members of the Iraqi negotiating delegation of Abdul-Mahdi’s choice did not ask the Americans to leave!

Al-Dabouni: Members of the Iraqi negotiating delegation of Abdul-Mahdi’s choice did not ask the Americans to leave!

02:39 – 12/06/2020

Baghdad – Mawazine News
, member of the political body of the Salvation and Development Front, Khaled Al-Dabouni, confirmed on Friday that the Iraqi negotiating delegation did not go to ask the American side to leave Iraq, pointing out that members of the negotiating delegation to the strategic dialogue with the United States had chosen former Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi.
Al-Dabouni said in a television interview, “The first negotiating session between Iraq and the United States lasted for two hours. The first witnessed talk about Read more…

A “shocking” report by the US State Department on the Iraqi judiciary

A “shocking” report by the US State Department on the Iraqi judiciary

06/12/2020 18:50:17

{International: Al Furat News} The US State Department revealed a somewhat “shocking” evaluation of the state of the Iraqi judiciary.
“The security and political situation in Iraq has left the judiciary weak, and depends on other parts of the government,” said the State Department’s report, which was sent to the US Congress in April.
He pointed out that “the Iraqi judiciary suffers from the same rampant corruption Read more…

The Foreign Ministry issues a statement on the Iraq and America talks

The Foreign Ministry issues a statement on the Iraq and America talks

2020-06-12

On Friday, the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on the ongoing strategic dialogue between Iraq and the United States, indicating hopes that the next session will be held in Washington directly.

The ministry said in a statement that “the Iraqi delegation Read more…

Badr warns of postponing the exit of US forces to the last paragraphs of negotiations

Badr warns of postponing the exit of US forces to the last paragraphs of negotiations

12/6/2020 14:05

[Follow-up]

Where on Friday, the representative of the Badr Parliamentary Bloc, Karim Aliwi al-Muhammadawi, affirmed that the negotiating delegation must resolve the issue of the Americans ’exit and do not accept otherwise because it is the people’s decision represented in the Iraqi parliament
“We are watching the negotiations very carefully Read more…

The text of the joint statement on the occasion of the launch of the strategic dialogue

The text of the joint statement on the occasion of the launch of the strategic dialogue

12/6/2020 12:19

[Baghdad-Wayne]
The All Iraq News Agency publishes [where] the text of the joint statement issued by the governments of Iraq and the United States on the occasion of the launch of the strategic dialogue on 6/11/2020.

Below is the text of the statement: Read more…

Urgent The White House invites Al-Kazemi .. and fixes her appointment

Urgent The White House invites Al-Kazemi .. and fixes her appointment

11/06/2020 15:12:39

{International: Al Furat News} Two government officials revealed that the White House had extended an invitation to Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi to visit the American capital, Washington.
Agence France-Presse quoted the two officials as saying that Al-Kazemi “received an invitation to the White House this year.”
The officials emphasized that “there was a problem of trust Read more…