Archive News - Iraqi Dinar Think Tank - 24/01/201 - 23/07/2011

Access Shabibi and Ugaili to Parliament for debate a resolution to link independent bodies Cabinet

Arrived in the heads of the Commission and the Commission for Information, Communications and integrity and the Governor of the Central Bank, on Tuesday, to building Iraqi Council of Representatives to participate in today's meeting and discuss the decision of the Federal Court decision to link independent bodies of the Cabinet rather than parliament.

A source in the Information Service of the Council of Representatives in an interview for "Alsumaria News", "Central Bank Governor Sinan al-Shabibi and Chairman of the Electoral Commission for elections Faraj al-Haidari and Chairman of the Integrity Commission Rahim Ugaili and the Chief of Information and Communications Burhan Al-Shawi and arrived at the parliament building."

The source, who requested anonymity, that "the heads of the Commission will discuss with members of the Parliament's decision the Federal Court decision to link independent bodies of the Cabinet rather than parliament."

The House of Representatives decided, the first on Sunday, hosting the heads of the Integrity Commission Rahim Ugaili and the Electoral Commission Faraj al-Haidari and the media and communications and Central Bank Governor Sinan Alcbyibi at its twenty-seventh, to be held on Tuesday, to discuss the issue of linking independent bodies of the Council of Ministers, rather than the House of Representatives.

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Iraqi demands to accelerate again in the appointment of a Minister for Electricity

renewed Iraqi List led by Iyad Allawi's claim Thursday to speed up the appointment of a minister of electricity to solve the problem of the deterioration in power several years ago amid expectations of an increase in the exports of the country's oil.

position of Iraq, after the previous statements of its candidate to fill the bag was considered the worldwide abolition of electricity Ziad where to save Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki filled the position of "unjustified", pointing out that there is a near consensus of most of the blocks on the leadership of the Ministry. The MP said Alaa Makki, a Kurdish news agency (Rn) that "to accelerate the appointment of a minister of electricity and the implementation of the contracts entered into years ago and stopped, are important to resolve the crisis of electricity."

And the granting of the Iraqi parliament in December last, the confidence to Maliki's government after painstaking negotiations which lasted several months, while the deputies voted a big majority in favor of 33 ministers out of 42 ministerial portfolios comprising the government, while the remaining other ministries vacant has not been decided is a number of them so far. The Iraqi List of nine ministries, in addition to the posts of Vice-President and Ministers, and the presidency of the National Council for the strategic policy.

The Mackie "I have been paid large sums of money in order to import equipment, tools and equipment and all that would provide electric power, and have found that many of these devices do not work and not enough (to meet the shortfall in energy), as well as a lot of contracts that have been frozen and led to a negative impact in the provision of electricity. "

He wondered, "Why does not end with the Prime Minister and Minister of choice for electricity?".

And several Iraqi cities were seen in the summer of last year, the most widespread protests in the province of Basra because of the electricity crisis, and claimed the lives of many, and forced the Minister of Electricity Karim Wahid to resign for "failure" in the provision of electricity to the population. Mekki said that "Iraq put a question mark on the subject of selection and Minister of Electricity and calls once again to the need to accelerate the acceptance of one of the candidates and efficient for this ministry, to reform this sector."

Did not succeed to the oil-rich Iraq now is to solve the power crisis in spite of expectations to increase its oil exports to four million barrels per day year-end. And suffer the electricity network in the whole of Iraq from a lack of energy production over the past years due to exposure stations and transport networks to major damage when the invasion of Iraq in 2003, followed by acts of sabotage by armed groups.

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Electricity Ministry to add 1,200 megawatts to Iraqi national grid in summer

The Electricity Ministry should be able to add 1,200 megawatts to the national grid once the repairs and maintenance of several power stations in the country is completed, according to a government official.

The claim, made by Musaab Mudaris, the ministry’s spokesman, comes as many Iraqi cities like Baghdad hardly enjoy two hours of uninterrupted power supplies.

But Mudaris said the repairs were of a scale that should improve supplies during the hot summer season in which demand peaks.

Four major power stations were mentioned by Mudaris to have undergone major repairs: Baiji, Musayab, Qudus and Nasiriya.

However, Mudaris did not make clear whether the 1,200 megawatts are a part of the plants’ original capacity or the result of reconstruction.

Seven years after U.S. invasion and billions of dollars in investments, Iraqis still have less electricity than in the months preceding the fall of Baghdad to U.S. troops in 2003.

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2011 budget contains positive aspects for provinces – minister

The 2011 budget contains several positive aspects for the interests of provinces, said Minister of Finance Rafie al-Issawi during a visit to the southern Iraq province of Basra on Thursday.

“Our discussions with the governor of Basra revolved around two points: the 2011 budget for Basra that must be transformed into Iraq’s economic capital, and the finance ministry’s plans to activate its role in the areas of pensions, taxes, customs and banking,” Issawi said in a conference at the Basra province office.

“We have emphasized some measures, including the need to avoid depriving Basra from petrodollars as well as investment projects,” he added.

The oil-rich port city of Basra, Iraq’s only outlet to waterways, lies 590 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.

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Iraq's Deputy PM confers with U.S. Consul on development of country's agriculture

Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister, Saleh al-Mutlaq, has conferred in Baghdad on Thursday with the U.S. Embassy's Agricultural Consul and his accompanying delegation, means of developing the agricultural sector in the country, according to a statement by the Deputy Prime Minister's office.

"Both sides have held a meeting that concentrated on means of developing of the agricultural sector and to find solutions for the problems of peasants in Iraq, along with the activation of the Agricultural Memo, concluded between the Iraqi and the U.S.
governments, being part of the Strategic Agreement, concluded between both countries," the statement pointed out.

"The meeting had also discussed possibility for opening new horizons for cooperation between Baghdad and Washington in the fields of agricultural mechanisation and guidance, as well as the use of modern means for irrigating agricultural areas and the development of technical and engineering expertise for the Iraqi cadres working in the agricultural sector," the statement added.

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Rep. Ashwaq dry: interventions of the Federal Court raised the fears of looting his legislative Parliament

Expressed MP Ashwaq dry Kurdistan Alliance forces for fear members of the House of Representatives of the interventions by the Federal Court to take away the legislative authority of Parliament.

The dry, told the independent press (Iba) will be at today's meeting to discuss the decisions of the Federal Court decisions which included the abolition of the House of Representatives of the Ministry of Municipalities and on the disengagement of the Ministry of Social Affairs.

And considered these resolutions are a challenge to the House of Representatives and the looting of his worth, the legislative law-making under the pretext of Ministers informed of the laws, noting that the rules of procedure of the Council give him the right in the legislation of the law and the right of the Cabinet and the Presidency of the Republic laws and legislation presented to the House of Representatives.

She explained that the dry content of the two laws take away the right of the House legislation, despite the presence of certain substances in the rules of procedure give the right of the ten deputies, or any committee in the Parliament a draft law proposal progress.

She stressed that the interpretation of the Federal Court could spark a revolt in the House of Representatives.

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Trade exchange between Germany, Iraq down to 400 million euro

German Development Minister Dirk Niebel said on Wednesday that his country seeks to increase its trade exchange with Iraq, noting that the trade exchange went down from 4 billion euro to 400 million in 2010.

This came during a press conference held at Rotana hotel in Kurdistan, where he held talks with President Massoud Barzani, Prime Minister Barham Saleh.

The minister asserted that his country will expand its activities in Kurdistan region and will send experts to Arbil to help developing human development programs in the region and in Iraq.

“The German development agency will open an office in Arbil next May,” he noted.

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A judicial source: Federal Court under the pressures and fears the intersection with the government

Said a senior judicial source who declined to be named, said no one can appeal the decision of the Federal Supreme Court on the last independent bodies as binding decisions.

The source told the newspaper that the term of the Iraqi judiciary is always exposed to the pressures of government, noting that the Court has greatly expanded its interpretation of the resolution, because the constitutional text speaks of services unrelated to a ministry and not independent bodies with the latter being governed by a special law. The source indicated that the current Iraqi judiciary is still working according to the old approach, which fears the government violation, as well as the pressures of politicians who have direct contact with the supervisors of the judges had any issue in order to pressure them.

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Parliament adjourns session until Saturday

The Iraqi Parliament adjourned its session until next Saturday to discuss the decision of the federal court, a lawmaker from the Kurdistan blocs alliance said on Thursday.

“The session has been adjourned until Saturday (Feb. 5) to discuss the Federal Court’s decision and those looting states’ properties,” Najieba Najieb told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

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House of Representatives raises its 28th to Saturday

Raised the Presidency of the Council of Representatives, Thursday, today's meeting of 28 to Saturday, while the source confirmed that the Council issued a statement announcing the support of all power for the people of Egypt, has also been discussion of the Federal Court decision on the mechanism of the submission of proposals and draft laws.

A source in the Information Service of the Council in an interview with "Alsumaria News", "House Speaker Osama Nujaifi adjournment of the meeting the usual 28, which was held today, attended by 250 deputies, to next Saturday."

The source, who requested anonymity, that "the Council issued a statement announcing the support of all power for the people of Egypt and young people seeking freedom," noting that "the head of the National Alliance in parliament, Ibrahim al-Jaafari gave a speech on the occasion of the death of the Prophet (r) and current events in Egypt , then read out a statement on the Keywords Deputy Commission of Awqaf and Religious Affairs of the anniversary of the death of the Prophet (r), where he presented his condolences to the Islamic world and the Iraqi people. "

The source pointed out that "the Council discussed the Federal Court decision on the mechanism of the submission of proposals and draft laws," pointing out that "the President of the Council stressed that the topic will be discussed by the committee formed by the Board for consideration of the decisions of the Federal Court."

The source explained that "the Council also discussed the reality of power and the need to create a thermal plants instead of gas stations with a simple course."

The session saw today the election of MP for the Iraqi List, Abd Dhiab Chairman of the Commission on Higher Education and Scientific Research, Abd al-Hadi al-Hakim as his deputy, was elected as MP for the National Alliance Adel Fahd Alhurcab Chairman of the Education Committee, Alaa Makki, his deputy, as was elected to the Committee of Youth and Sports Deputy Said Messenger Khoshnaw its chairman, Ali Abdul Rahman Our Books as his deputy, was elected as Hamed Ahmed vegetative Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, water and beauty of watermelon as his deputy, as was elected to the Committee of the Regions and Governorates MP block change Mohammad Kayani, Chairman of the Committee and Mansour al-Tamimi as his deputy, was elected MP for the meeting of Yassin Chairperson of the National Coalition for Health and Environment Committee and Hamza Alkrtani her deputy.

The Council of Representatives of Iraq, this morning, its the 28, headed by Speaker Osama Najafi and the presence of 250 deputies, while the source confirmed in parliament that the meeting would discuss the issue of the Federal Court decision on the mechanism of the submission of proposals and draft laws and discuss the reality of power.

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Government adviser calls for private banks to merge to provide large amounts of capital

The government economic adviser to the merger of private banks to provide large amounts of capital can promote the banking sector in the country.

"Abdul Hussein Al-Anbuge of Kurdistan News Agency (Rn) that" private banks operating in Iraq are still banks (family) did not reach the level of cash banks Partnership actors in the Iraqi economy. "

The Ministry of Finance of Iraq to more than 90% of private banks in the country operate according to distinct monetary controls, indicating that the Iraqi Central Bank has succeeded in the development of private banks during the last period.

The Anbuge that "the advancement of the banking reality in Iraq begins through private banks to seek mergers and the formation of strong cash banks have the ability to develop the banking system in the country."

The total capital of Iraqi private banks from 30 million in 2004 to one billion and 600 million dollars now, except that owned by the branches of Arab and foreign banks operating in the country.

The Anbuge that "private banks have the means of monetary and banking sophisticated and modern, but the main obstacle faced by the poor is their capital, making it unable to cope with government banks."

The Ministry of Finance announced in May last for the formation of an ad hoc committee to develop and organize the work of private banks in the country.

Anbuge and that "there are great efforts made by private banks in the development of its banking system and upgrading the level of international banks in business dealings."

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Deputy Prime Minister meets the Director-General of the World Trade Organization

Met with the rule of the Deputy Prime Minister Dr Hussein al-Shahristani, the Permanent Representative Ambassador Mohammed Ali Hakim, Mr. Pascal Lamy at WTO headquarters on the afternoon of 31.01.2011.

And the sovereignty of the major developments witnessed by the oil sector in Iraq, will the seriousness of the entry to the WTO, but pointed out that accession for Iraq is not an end in itself, there must be a conviction that the full benefit implications of the study and conscious of the impact of accession to the various economic sectors in Iraq He pointed out that Iraq is interested in good works on agriculture and development to reach self-sufficiency. He pointed out that Iraq is seeking to keep oil policy from political considerations, and that the approach adopted by Iraq based on full transparency on production and selling prices.

On the other hand, said Mr. Pascal Lamy that the work of Iraq are promising, and accelerate the accession or delay the return to Iraq, and Iraq must conduct a thorough study of its trade policy and to reflect the reasonable grounds for such a policy and implementation mechanisms, and must update its laws and make it identical with the rules of the multilateral trading system, and to identify people with high qualifications of the legal and technical, Commissioner full authority and is supported by the Prime Minister to take appropriate decision.

The goal of all States to accede to the WTO are: -

1 - To provide a high degree of security against protectionism and closed markets for national goods.

2 - the flow of foreign direct investment, because membership in the WTO are essential evidence in the mind of every foreign investor that the system standard and stable in terms of the legal environment and predictable.

The meeting was attended by the caseworker, Mr. Razak Salman worthwhile / Second Secretary.


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Arab League rejects postponement or cancellation of the summit Baghdad

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the tongue and the agent, however, Abawi that the next Arab summit will be held in Baghdad in the timing nor the selected next March.

The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, however, to Abbawi in a press statement there is no reason why the upcoming Arab summit in Baghdad, adding that the State received a delegation from the secretariat of the Arab League to prepare the final arrangements for the start of the next summit in March next month in Baghdad.

He added that the Arab League reiterated its rejection of any postponement or cancellation of time and venue of the forthcoming Arab summit in Baghdad.

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Supreme Judicial Council: can not resolve the Federal Court, but a new law

The spokesman for the Supreme Judicial Council that the solution to the Federal Court by the Council of Representatives at the present time is not possible legally.

Sattar said Albraikdar during a media statement that the Iraqi Council of Representatives can not be a solution at the present time the Federal Court to proceed without a law regulating its work and is in light of new federal court.

He added that the Federal Court has several functions, notably the interpretation of the constitution and constitutional laws are not clear and has no relationship with the interpretation of the decisions of a legal nature, indicating that the Federal Court to give its decisions according to the Iraqi constitution, and any infringement on its resolutions meant bypassing the explicit to the Constitution, which required all government agencies to comply with Baqrartha.

He explained that the Federal Court is composed of eight judges as members and the President, Judge Medhat al-Mahmoud working in accordance with Article 92 of the Constitution.

The chairman of the House of Representatives on Wednesday at a news conference addressed the House of Representatives to resolve the Federal Court after obtaining the political consensus.

The Federal Court in 18 of the last month has been linked bodies independent government after the request by the Prime Minister formally including the interpretation of Article (103), which states in its first paragraph: Each of the Central Bank of Iraq, and the Office of Financial Supervision, and the media and communications and Endowment bodies, financially and administratively independent, and the law regulates the work of each of them.

The second paragraph states that: The Central Bank of Iraq responsible before the Council of Representatives and the Office of Financial Supervision Authority Media and Communications House of Representatives

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Deputy for the National Alliance: questioning the Federal Court and its decisions mean to question the legitimacy of the House of Representatives

MP for the National Alliance Mohammed Saadoun Chihod doubt that the Federal Court and its decisions mean to question the legitimacy of the House of Representatives and thus question the legitimacy of the political process.

He said Chihod in a statement issued by his press office has received news agency, a future version of it, on Wednesday: "The Federal Supreme Court shall control the constitutionality of laws and the interpretation of texts, and the disposition of cases arising from the application of federal laws, and ratify the final results of general elections for membership of the House of Representatives" .

He added: "It may not question the decisions of the Federal Court and questioned the means questioning the legitimacy of the House of Representatives and thus question the legitimacy of the political process and that the Federal Court is illegitimate and its decisions in interpreting the provisions of the Constitution are final and binding."

He continued: "The fears of lack of independence of independent bodies and unjustifiable existence of a strong parliament and an active monitor their work and maintain their independence as that of the most important pillars of success of the political dimensions of the judiciary from the politicization of its decisions and quotas in the composition."

The Federal Court has issued on the eighteenth of last month a decision to link with independent bodies under the chairmanship of the Council of Ministers, not under the chairmanship of the House of Representatives, in response to the request of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, the Court interpreted the constitutional article. and saw the House of Representatives at its Tuesday undecided between the House of Representatives on this resolution.

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Iraq calling for the disbanding of the Federal Court

A member of the Committee of Tourism and Antiquities from the list, the Iraqi deputy Mohammed Karbouli not possible to cancel the decision to link the bodies of the Council of Ministers, but to dissolve the Federal Court.

Karbouli said during a media statement that the Federal Court can not be undone or reversed a decision issued by him, but dissolution and the formation of a new tribunal to consider this resolution, stressing that the Iraqi List, you will be prompted to dissolve the court.

He added that the decision to the Federal Court decision to link independent bodies of the Cabinet decision is unfair to the democratic process noting that most of the political blocs want to be independent of these bodies is linked to the government and be monitored by parliament

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Jordanian stole $250,000 from US in Iraq: court

A jury has convicted a Jordanian man who worked for the US Embassy in Baghdad of stealing almost $250,000 from the mission, the Department of Justice announced.

Osama Esam Saleem Ayesh, 36, had been hired by the State Department to oversee the shipping of personal property of US officials in Iraq and clear the goods through customs.

Wednesday, a federal jury in Alexandria, Virginia, found he created a fake email account to impersonate a real contractor and funnel payments totalling $243,416 on false invoices to an account in his wife's name in Jordan.

Ayesh faces ten years in prison on each of two counts of theft and five years for a conflict of interest charge when he is sentenced April 8.

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Parliament Speaker vows to reverse Federal Court decision

Iraqi Parliament Speaker, Osama Nujaifi vowed on Wednesday to take series of measures to reverse the controversial Federal Court ruling that links a number of independent boards to the Cabinet, describing it as a threat to the Iraqi constitution and the political process.

Nujaifi said during a press conference attended by AKnews that the Federal Court's ruling was "ambiguous" and that linking the independent bodies to any party was "unreasonable".

"Linking them (the independent bodies) to the government would make the boards lose their independence that was granted by the constitution," Nujaifi continued, adding that he had asked the Iraqi President Jalal Talabani to intervene "to protect the constitution".

Having discussed the matter with Prime Minister Nouri al-maliki, Nujaifi said that Parliament would "demand the Federal Court for an explanation for its decision", and assuring that "parliament has several options concerning this matter" and will take a series of measures to protect the independence of the boards.

The Federal Court issued on January 18 a ruling that links a number of independent bodies to the chairmanship of the Council of Ministers and not to the chairmanship of the parliament in response to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's request to interpret the constitutional article concerning independent bodies.

The bodies that the federal court ruling put under the jurisdiction of Maliki's cabinet include the Supreme Commission of Human Rights, the Independent Higher Electoral Commission (IHEC), the Integrity Commission, the Iraqi Central Bank, the Financial Inspection Office and the Media and Communications committee.

The bill's opponents say that it reflects the desire of the Prime Minister to control the independent bodies, thus increasing his own power to the detriment of the principles of national partnership upon which Iraq's foundling government is meant to be founded.

The ruling, they say contravenes both articles 103 and 104 of the Iraqi constitution's chapter IV which clearly state that these bodies are financially and administratively independent and subject to the supervision of parliament which regulates their work according to the law.

The Iraqi parliament held a session yesterday in the presence of the heads a number of the independent boards affected by the ruling to discuss the Federal Court's decision.

Several political blocs, most notably al-Iraqiya and the Kurdistan Bloc's Coalition (KBC) openly opposed the idea of linking the independent boards to the Iraqi Council of Ministers, describing the move as "excessive" on the part of the ruling National Coalition (NC).

http://www.zawya.com/Story.cfm/sidZA...urt%20decision

Next week .. start by reading the Federal Court Act

House opens next week reading and discussion of the law of the Federal Supreme Court for approval, in a move aimed at ending some of the differences or growing skepticism by its decisions. Informed source said in a statement the "morning": that "after a meeting of the Legal Committee in the presence of the President of Parliament Osama Najafi was agreed to put the law of the court next week."

The president of the House of Representatives submitted a request to President Jalal Talabani to intervene and protect the Constitution after the decision to link the Federal Court of independent bodies of the Cabinet. However, Najafi said that any measures taken to ensure the independence of the authorities will be in collaboration with the government.

The chairman of the House of Representatives at a press conference held yesterday on the draft law for the formation of a new federal court, noting that the project is in need of political consensus, as he emphasized the need to support the independence of the judiciary, non-politicized. The Federal Supreme Court issued a decision, in January 18 last, provides for linking independent bodies referred to in the Constitution, the prime minister directly, not under the chairmanship of the House of Representatives.

Najafi said that the new Federal Court will be formed under Article 92, 93 and 94 of the Constitution, noting that "those substances identified the features of this court and the composition and duty to interpret constitutional provisions and rule on the constitutionality of laws."

It is said that Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has pledged to work not to influence the work of independent entities associated with the government, stressing that the decision to link segmental and non-discrimination, saying: "I can not find a state of anxiety on the work of independent entities, and not find justification to do so because this bodies are independent of the laws through which it operates." In a related context, the President of the Foreign Relations Committee in the House of Representatives Hamoudi, the need to preserve the independence of the independent bodies.

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U.S. condemns Jordanian court on charges of stealing money (a quarter million dollars) of U.S. aid to Iraq

convicted by a jury in a U.S. federal court, the Jordanian citizen Osama Essam Ayesh on charges of stealing a quarter million dollars of U.S. aid given to Iraq.

And Ayesh was responsible for the work of the loading effects of the staff of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, payment of tax for that process with investigators received information from an Iraqi businessman, stating the fact that Ayesh embezzling funds from the U.S. aid.

Ayesh and around more than 240 thousand dollars to a special account in Jordan in the period between 2008 and 2010

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Finance Committee reveals a project proposal within the dinar, the national budget 2011 for poor provinces

Announced that the Finance Committee in the Iraqi Council of Representatives that the Iraqi government will launch a 288 thousand degrees and careers as soon as the ratification of the federal budget for the current year 2011, approval expected mid-February after reading the current second reading in parliament next week.

He said Haider Abadi, Chairman of the Committee at a press conference, on Thursday, the parliament building that the important topics addressed by the Committee during its meetings is the launch of grades frozen since last year 2010.

He continued that the Commission proposed to increase allocations of development regions, a balanced investment, pointing to the existence of the provinces have not benefited much from the draft petro dollars.

Abadi revealed in this regard the existence of a proposal called the National dinar and placed in the Fund is given to the provinces most affected by or are in dire need of a lot of customizations.

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Planning confirm the existence of "problems" in the budget of 2011 and prepared by the lawmaker was "not clear"

The Iraqi Ministry of Planning on Thursday and there were "problems" in the financial budget of the country for the year 2011, with the exception of Deputy for the National Alliance, the budget as being "unclear," especially for the coming years. Often witness the preparation of budget and approval of any delay by the government and the House of Representatives because of the large number of objections and criticisms on some of its paragraphs highlighted aspects of exchange and the financial allocations for some government institutions and the three presidencies.

The Iraqi government had earlier agreed on the draft federal budget law for the year 2011, so that the budget amounting to about 79.6 billion dollars. The Minister of Planning Agency Nassar al-Rubaie said "there are problems occurred in the general budget of the country for 2011," pointing out that "there is a cap amount received final figure by the Ministry of Finance and there are requests for the budget by the provincial councils."

Rubaie was speaking at a news conference held in Baghdad on Thursday evening after his meeting with governor of Anbar province Qasim Muhammad Abdul and a number of notables of the province and was attended by the correspondent of news agency Kurdistan (Rn). He added that "there is a big difference between the two figures making the Ministry of Planning have to distribute the amount the central and provincial budgets cut."

And on-Anbar, al-Rubaie said that "this province has not benefited from the amounts allocated to them in 2007 and 2008."

He added that "there is an amount taken from the budget of the province to be offset by card or electric generators and this has not been fulfilled until now did not recover the amounts have not been improving the energy."

"There are rounded up since the year 2009 have not benefited from the province and now the Anbar provincial council demanded that amount that is added to what was allocated to them from the budget for 2011," noting that "there are doubts in the results calculated by the budget of the province of Anbar, the fact that these results since 2007". And the spring that "addressing this issue to the decision issued by an extraordinary Council of Ministers."

The governor of Anbar Qasim Muhammad Abdul during the conference that "conservative complaining about the concerns of the large concentrated in the sense of Bmazlomip (...) was taken 226 billion dollars from the budget has been maintained to prevent development of the common man in 2009 and 2008 in addition to $ 80.7 billion dinars for the purchase of generators and is not purchased."

"We are prompted to correct the mistakes and the Ministry of Planning has apologized even though it funded and who is responsible for this process, we will resort to the Council of Ministers and the House to correct this issue because the Anbar are now oppressed the number one in Iraq."

In the same context, said the legislator in the House of Representatives Abdul-Hussein Abtan's (Rn) that "the financial budget for 2011 there are problems (did not specify the nature of) lack of correlation with previous years and is clear for the coming years."

He explained that the "re-balancing financial review of the government requires it, and formulated through the involvement of specialized economic and minds Atmahb waste huge amounts of money without the record of Iraq's development."

He called Abtan, a leader of the Badr Organization and the deputy from the National Alliance, to "increase allocations for the province of Najaf this year as you need a lot of infrastructure."

It is hoped that the culmination of Najaf, the capital of Islamic culture in 2012. It is expected that the budget deficit to reach about $ 12 billion, in what is expected that the rate of spending about 54.7 billion dollars. Iraq relies He is a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries on oil revenues to finance about 95 percent of its annual budget. The Government of the Kurdistan region of Iraq to impose expenses of the sovereign on the financial allocations from the general budget of the country so as to reduce the amounts imposed in the event of about $ 14 billion to 11 billion, while the share of the territory of Iraq's budget 17 percent. And calls for halving the proportion of the Kurdistan region to export oil from the fields to 100 thousand barrels instead of 150 thousand barrels per day set by the federal government previously as a condition to maintain a ratio of 17% of the Kurdistan region in the general budget. He ruled out a coalition MP Mohsen al-Sadoun Kurdish blocs on Wednesday that the House of Representatives could approve the financial budget of the country during this week due to the existence of "legal and technical problems" not solved by politicians.

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Four million jobs in the coming years

Government is seeking to provide 4 million jobs during the next four years under the National Development Plan.

Ministry spokesman Abdul-Zahra al-Hindawi said in a statement »Sabah»: The «the opportunity to work allocated to the unemployed youth who were unable to find jobs suitable to them». Hindawi between that «the provision of such opportunities is part of the development plan, which aims to increase GDP by (9.38 percent) annual growth rate during the plan period, »he said, adding that the plan seeks to generate intensity based on the proportions between capital and labor that will use the activities and projects sponsored by the plan and include all sectors.

It is hoped to contribute to the provision of employment opportunities in reducing poverty in the country from 30 percent to 16 percent at a minimum, according to observers, particularly as the country is experiencing economic stability after the improved security situation clearly.

It is said that the Ministry of Planning announced in January of last year's launch plans national strategy to combat poverty, which continues until 2014. The ministry said that the Committee for the fight against poverty will start its work later this month after Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has commissioned one of his deputies to take over the presidency.

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The worldwide abolition: Maliki will lead the operations of Baghdad after the Arab summit

A security committee in the governorate of Baghdad, on Friday, the formation of the Baghdad Operations Command will happen to the orders of the Commander in Chief of the armed forces as part of the file transfer security to the Interior Ministry in the capital, the support of the army following the end of the Arab summit in March / next March.

Committee Chairman Abdul Karim worldwide abolition of the Kurdistan News Agency (Rn) that "the Baghdad Operations Command, such as the formation security will entirely by the commander of the armed forces and announce the end of operations in Baghdad and turned the security file to the sectors and the Interior Ministry with support troops."

He added that "the security file in the capital Baghdad, will shift from leading operations to the Interior Ministry after the Arab summit conference held in March next year."

And among the worldwide abolition that "any shift in responsibility for the security file before the Arab summit might confuse the security situation in Baghdad and cause major problems, there are fears that armed groups use the file transfer security to carry out attacks"

He stressed that the worldwide abolition "The security situation in Baghdad now needs to internal security forces work to dismantle armed gangs and coordinate high level of accuracy with other security services."

The Iraqi government at the present time a study to examine the possibility of solving the Baghdad Operations Command.

And head of the Baghdad operations run by officers in the Iraqi army and under the direct supervision of the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces Nuri al-Maliki's responsibility for security in public areas of the capital since the start of a plan to impose law in 2007.

And under the Baghdad Operations Command has repeatedly criticized directly from the Interior Ministry and other security organizations because of their inability to put an end to the violence in Baghdad.

And supervised by the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is currently on the management of the Ministries of Defence and Interior and National Security Agency since the granting of the House of Representatives for his confidence in the 21 of November last.

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Iraq to recruit 285,000 people in 2011

The head of the finance parliamentary committee said Thursday the Iraqi government will recruit 285,000 people in the governmental institutions in 2011.

The people will get employed only after the approval of the Iraqi 2011 general budget which is still debated in parliament, Haidar Abadi told AKnews, while he expected the ratification may be concluded before mid February.

Some 115,000 recruits are from 2010 applicants, Abbadi added.

The Iraqi government had suspended the employment applications for about one year and half due to government formation crisis and some financial complications.

However, in the meantime the Kurdistan Region, a semi-autonomous region northern Iraq, did recruit people. Barham Salih, the premier for the Kurdistan Region also said the Region has the capacity to employ up to 25,000 individuals in 2011 after sanctioning the Iraqi budget. Kurdistan is entitled to 17% of the Iraqi general budget.

The general budget of the country for 2011 is estimated to be around 78.969 billion U.S. Dollars, up from $71 billion in 2010.

The Iraqi planning minister, Mahdi 'Allaq announced late January his ministry is seeking to recruit a greater number of citizens in the governmental offices, in a bid to confront the 15% unemployment in the country. The Kurdistan Region unemployment is 14%.

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Iraqi oil: will pay dues of companies invested in the oil sector in Iraq soon

The Iraqi Oil Ministry, on Thursday, it would pay dues of all companies invested in the oil sector in Iraq, noting that he was agreed with the Kurdistan region to pay dues sector oil companies operating region as well.

A spokesman for the Iraqi Oil Ministry, Asim Jihad, a Kurdish news agency (Rn), "The Ministry of Natural Resources Kurdistan Regional Government and the State Oil Marketing (SOMO) responsible for the disbursement of funds to companies that extract oil in the region, and will pay benefits to all companies, has Agreement was reached with the province in this regard."

Jihad said that "after the visit of the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government Minister Barham Saleh and natural resources in the province to Baghdad, an agreement was reached on the resumption of export of crude oil in the province, the rate of 100 thousand barrels a day."

And on the provision of share of the Kurdistan region of oil-and-white black oil and ensuring the needs of laboratories and investment projects, explained that "the production of Baiji refinery was not the required level, because there are some technical problems in it, but we are ready to provide a share of the Kurdistan region of fuel, until the start liquidator Irbil work formally."

Working in the Kurdistan region are now 42 companies specialized in the field of oil, representing 17 countries.

The official delegation from the Kurdistan region, visited the Iraqi capital Baghdad on December 16 last, headed by Barham Salih, met with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, to discuss a number of issues of common interest between Baghdad and Erbil, which share the Kurdistan region from the financial budget, and the resumption of export oil region to the outside, and declared valid after the visit, all that the region will resume exporting oil in early February.

And began the Kurdistan region the export of oil for the first time with the consent of the Government of Iraq, Federal on the first of June 2009, through the tube line Ceyhan carrier oil, but because of Baghdad's approval to grant financial benefits for oil companies operating in the province stopped Arbil, the export process, four months after from its inception.

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German companies seeking to promote investment in Iraq

Called Development Minister German Dirk Nebel German companies to promote investment in Iraq and in the field of education, education, economics, scientific research and other vital areas that will promote such comprehensive development in the country certified by the instability since a long time.

The Nebel during a visit to Iraq to what he called the magnitude of interest in cooperating with Germany calling for German companies that are looking quietly on the opportunities and possibilities for investment, pointing to an atmosphere of confidence between the parties that could establish a partnership and connect in order to achieve development and economic growth and improve the overall situation. He added that there is a need for framework conditions for investment in some areas in Iraq, "noting that there are other areas available by the good economic conditions allow the possibility of the exercise of investment activity in all parts of Iraq such as the situation" good "in the north.

He stressed that South Nebel Iraq and the region around Basra, need significantly to the transfer of technology, adding: "It is in spite of the security situation in the capital Baghdad, the proximity to political decision-makers makes it attractive for the sector consultant, which could study the development of projects with him there

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Bayraktar: questioning the legitimacy of the Federal Court questioned the legitimacy of the House of Representatives the same

Disengagement Supreme Judicial Council, the criticism made by the deputies in the Parliament to the Federal Court, after its decision on independent bodies. Spokesman for the Supreme Judicial Council, Abdul Sattar said Bayraktar, told a special independent news agency that the decision came after the inquiry to the Prime Minister, a right guaranteed by the Constitution for any of the three presidents. He stressed that the Federal Court decision regarding the independent bodies does not allow the Prime Minister to intervene in the affairs of independent bodies practically and financially. And the way the formation of the Federal Court said a spokesman for the Supreme Judicial Council, said the court was constituted under the law of the state administration after the year two thousand and three and that the work it is still in force in the absence of the vote on the laws reverse the law of the state administration under article one hundred and thirty of the Iraqi Constitution in force. He said the question the legitimacy of the court by some House of Representatives was to question the legitimacy of themselves, they arrived at the parliament after approval by the Federal Court on the election results, as well as many national benefits that found their way to implementation through the gate of the Federal Court and the law.

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Finance Committee in the House of Representatives calling 180,000 jobs if the budget approval

Chairman of the Committee of Finance of the House of Representatives Haider al-Abadi, there are more than 180 thousand degrees and career have been approved in the general budget for 2011.

Ebadi said in a press conference in Baghdad, said the jobs will be launched if the budget approval.

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Maliki warns mobile phone companies in Basra to take legal action with the deterioration of services

Warned by the provincial council in Basra, "Fadel Lajimi Maliki," Today, mobile phone companies operating in Basra to take the legal procedures stipulated in the contracts signed with them in the event of continued deterioration in the level of services provided by it, according to the technical reports published by the Communications and Media Authority recently and especially after complaints made by citizens against the deterioration of the reality of the service to mobile phone companies.

A member of the Basra city council Fadhel al-Maliki said in a statement singled out by the (Al Basra electronic) "The first irregularities mobile phone companies poor service provided by them to citizens," noting that "the local government has warned the former of these companies, but they did not respond to these warnings."

He added that the services of mobile phone companies in Iraq in general Palbesrp especially bad, and those companies bear a large part of this imbalance, "

The companies warned al-Maliki, demanding it to reform this imbalance in the absence of improved local government services will be forced to address the concerned authorities to take legal action provided for in the contracts "and to ask them to impose fines and penalties or suspension of license."

The services of these networks in areas of Baghdad and the provinces characterized by continuous rupture, degradation of service, which citizens carry high costs due to additional corporate costs of the failed calls.

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Central Bank: delay the budget adversely affect the realities of economic development in the country

Central bank warned Iraqi political blocs of the delay in approving the budget in 2011 because it would negatively affect the reality of economic development in the country.

The adviser said the Central Bank of Iraq in favor of the appearance of Mohammed in a press statement today that "the delay in the budget in 2011 more than this time will weaken the country's economic development is a large and particularly affect the rates of growth."

The Iraqi government confirmed earlier that the existing gaps in the budget of 2011 is an old legacy of the mechanism for restructuring of the budget in previous years. Saleh added that "the delay does not affect the budget for the monetary policy of the country they are part of the fiscal policy management and paid for by the Ministry of Finance and not the Central Bank of Iraq." Batch of projects and up to 77% of the total value of the public budget remains as part of the investment up to 28%.

The benefit of that "the economic impact of Nokia on the part of the operational budget in 2011, which is up 1 / 12 of the operating budget for the previous year, but affect the investment part of the budget." The Iraqi government has approved the draft federal budget law for fiscal year 2011, with $ 79.6 billion to the budget dollars, so when calculating the oil per barrel to U.S. $ 73, and the rate of export of 2.25 million barrels per day.

Saleh pointed out that "the major projects sponsored by the state oil projects and others to delay the budget is not affected, but affected by the service projects of direct contact with the lives of citizens." It is expected that the budget deficit to reach about $ 5 billion, in what is expected that the rate of spending about 54.7 billion dollars.

The Central Bank of Iraq, the Iraqi government can fill the deficit in the budget in 2011 by borrowing from their deposits in government banks. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has warned of a fiscal deficit confuse the completion of projects for 2011 in case the central bank did not fill the deficit in the general budget of the country by oil reserves.

Iraq relies He is a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries on oil revenues to finance about 95 percent of its annual budget. In the opinion of a number of deputies that the delay in the budget more than the current time would disrupt the process of construction, age and impede the movement of government and ministries. And witness the preparation of budgets, the country's financial and approval delays by the government and the House of Representatives because of the large number of objections and criticisms on some of its paragraphs highlighted aspects of exchange and the financial allocations for some government institutions and the three presidencies. The CBI had earlier on the 2011 budget that will raise economic growth to 10% of what it was, noting it was built according to the country's economic policy.

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Iraq: Federal Court decision regarding the independent bodies is illegal

Confirmed the MP for the Iraqi bloc in parliament and the unit Jumaili that the Federal Court has proved through its recent decision to link independent bodies as the Council of Ministers and the Court is not neutral, third-party window.

Jumaili said told a special independent news agency that the court's decision came following a request by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki personally, pointing out that everyone knows that "the court was set up by presidential decree rather than parliamentary, rather than the court's right to make decisions unconstitutional, because the Constitution devoted chapter IV of Part III under ad hoc bodies of independent label has seven legal materials, although the materials are not free of impurities and intersections, contradictions and clear."

Jumaili and demanded constitutional amendments to be made to expedite the legal problems to resolve contentious addition to the restructuring of the Federal Court in accordance with the Constitution.

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Iraq: amending the Constitution and a law of the Federal Court has become a necessity and legal

An advisor of the Iraqi List, Dr. Hani Ashour said amending the constitution and organization of a new law of the Federal Court has become a necessity and legal, after the many dilemmas in the interpretation of the Constitution, and the multiplicity of its violations, and ambiguities resulting from it and that put the political process in many crises, with an established fact that the Constitution contains explicit material on the need to modify it, and the organization of a new law of the Federal Court, which currently serves the law of the State Administration for a Bremer canceled.

Ashour said in a press statement received That many of the constitutional violations that exceeded more than 27 violation, in addition to the demands of the political blocs to the amendment, as well as ensure the Constitution, Article (142), which Require amendments after approval, and voting upon, are the grounds assert that the amendment of the constitution has become necessary for the continuation of the political process in Iraq and to secure the democratic system, passed by the Iraqi Constitution.

Ashour added that the leaders of political blocs agree on the need for the amendment, and Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has called for amendments during the election period, saying "that was written in haste," and that the political blocs and House of Representatives Agreed to the amendment, and that the committee was formed to modify it in the last parliamentary session had been completed a large proportion of adjustments, what drives the need for the amendment now.

He explained Ashour .. Keeping the Constitution as it is now, and the authority of the Federal Court With a multitude of materials and interpretations that give rise to confusion, blurry language of some articles of the Constitution, means that Iraq will face a crisis of political and legal, are demanding that the amendment this year in particular, before the exit of U.S. forces, because the delay will add more problems.

Ashour said How long shall we go back to the Federal Court and everything in detail for the Constitution, does not that mean that the Constitution is clear in many of its articles and paragraphs, note that the Federal Court itself has not been formed on the basis of the constitution has not been the organization of work and law, as stated in its articles (90-91 - 92-93) of the Iraqi Constitution, and continues to operate the law of the State Administration, which canceled by Article (143) of the Constitution the Government since 2006, has focused on the article mentioned that "The Law of the State Administration of Iraq for the transitional phase, and its supplement, when the the new government."

And Ashour stressed that the real solution for the continuation of the curriculum and the success of the democratic political process in Iraq is to amend the Constitution at this particular time.

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House of Representatives today begins the first reading of the draft law of the Federal Court

House of Representatives and began at its 29 on Saturday, the first reading of the draft law the Federal Court.

The source said the Council told the independent press (Iba) The meeting was chaired by President of the Council Osama Najafi and the presence of 225 deputies and will include first reading of the bill the Federal Court and the host governor of Basra Cltag Abboud to discuss preparations for the Gulf Cup (21) and to discuss the deteriorating security situation in the provinces of Diyala and Anbar.

The city of Ramadi, Anbar province has seen three explosions yesterday, adhesives and improvised explosive belt, killing and wounding dozens of people.

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Iraqi Parliament continues discussing 2011 State Budget

The Iraqi Parliament is holding its session on Tuesday to continue the discussion of the State's Federal Budget for the year 2011, according to a Parliament statement early in the day.

"The session's schedule includes the second reading and the discussion of the General State's Federal Budget for the year 2011," the statement pointed out.

The Iraqi Council of Ministers approved the final version of the Budget in a meeting held on Feb.
6, 2011.

The country's budget for the fiscal year 2011 is based on revenues for the crude oil exports at an average price of US$73 per barrel and an average daily export of 2,250,000 barrels, including 150,000 per day for the revenues of crude oil exports from north Iraq's Kurdistan Region.

The draft law on the new budget includes a condition that all ministries and other institutions that are not attached to any ministry would be committed to "authenticate" the cash grants they get according to agreements with foreign governments and institutions, to be a final revenue for the Federal Iraqi Treasury, through coordination with the Federal Planning Ministry.

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Sea Science: Companies invested in the Basra oil fields has increased by 10%

Sign and former oil minister Ibrahim Bahr al-Ulum and the arrival rates of export of oil in Iraq by 2013 to around 3 million barrels after the completion of the floating docks.

The Bahr al-Ulum, said in a statement that foreign companies invested in the Rumaila and Zubair in Basra, within the framework of the first licensing round, announced an increase in production rates by 10%, starting from the point of initiation by about a year and a half.

Bahr al-Ulum said that to achieve the desired ceiling of export in this period requires increased exports from the southern fields, which currently stands at 1.8 million barrels a day, and raise the export capacity through the Turkish port of Ceyhan by 700 thousand barrels per day.

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Shahristani: Japanese companies are ready to open branches in Baghdad

Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Dr.. Hussain al-Shahristani and during his talks with Assistant Secretary of Japanese Foreign Mitsosakaba and a delegation representing the number of major Japanese companies, its readiness to open branches in Baghdad.

And the transfer of the National Media Center, told the independent press (Iba) for the official source in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister said the talks focused on the participation of Japanese companies in the reconstruction of infrastructure in Iraq and expressed Iraq's desire to enter the Japanese companies and to activate joint cooperation between the two countries ..

The Japanese Mitsubishi company was conducting negotiations for the purpose of investment, natural gas and develop gas wealth.

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CBI dollar sales up on Tuesday

The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) dollar sales on Tuesday registered $171.647 million, up from the previous session’s $145.879 million at an exchange rate of 1170 Iraqi dinars per dollar.

"The demand hit $600.000 in cash, covered at an exchange rate of 1,183 Iraqi dinars per dollar, and $171.047 million in foreign transfers outside the country, covered at an exchange rate of 1,183 Iraqi dinars per dollar," according to a CBI news bulletin received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

None of the 18 banks that participated in today’s session offered to sell dollars.

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NIC authorized to sign agreement with Bahrain

The Council of Ministers decided on Tuesday to authorize chairman of the National Investment Commission to sign an agreement with Bahrain to encourage and protect investments between the two countries, spokesman of the government said.

"The council during its 8th session decided to authorize chairman of the NIC to negotiate and sign an agreement to encourage and protect investments between Iraq and Bahrain in accordance with Article 80 of the constitution," Ali al-Dabbagh said in a statement received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

"The decision was taken and the foreign ministry will prepare the authorization document to the NIC chairman," he added.

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Jordan calls for Iraq to pay oil loans

Said ministry spokesman Assem Jihad, the Iraqi oil that the Iraqi government demanded that Jordan payments of crude oil have been exported to Oman at below-market price, during the years 2003 - 2006 and with 114 million U.S. dollars.

Jihad said that after visiting Jordanian Prime Minister Samir Rifai to Iraq, was the signing of several contracts between the two sides, and Iraqi Prime Minister Jordanian side to pay Akiem Iraq's oil is exported to Jordan at discounted prices, stressing that the Iraqi Oil Ministry is determined to pay Jordan amounts Loans of oil that is exported to Oman, because Iraqi oil is sold to Jordan at prices far below market prices.

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