A decline in demand for dollar
A decline in demand for dollar
Baghdad - (Voices of Iraq)
Decreased demand for dollar in a meeting today, Sunday, recording a volume of 24 million and 930 thousand dollars, compared with 60 million and 250 thousand dollars last Thursday.
The daily bulletin issued by the Central Bank of Iraq, and got News Agency (Voices of Iraq), a copy of which independent, that the purchase orders were distributed between 10 million and 600 thousand dollars in cash and 14 million and 330 thousand dollars in the form of remittances outside the country, the Bank has full coverage at the exchange rate amounted to 1400 dinars, down from 11 dinars price last Thursday.
This is the largest decline in the dollar exchange rate seen in one meeting at all with the auction, did not submit any of the 12 banks any offers sale in the auction.
Meanwhile, the economic and industrial Sadiq Abdul Razzaq as far as this sudden reduction in the dollar rate would negative reflection on the state of the market and commercial banks to participate in the auction because the market would be subject to significant economic shocks affecting confidence in the local currency.
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Blair in Baghdad for talks with Iraqi leaders
Blair in Baghdad for talks with Iraqi leaders
17 December 2006 11:09
The British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, who is in Iraq has said it is vital that all countries in the region support the fledgling government in Baghdad.
At a joint press conference with the Iraqi Prime Minister, Mr Blair reaffirmed his 'determination' that the democracy would not be 'destroyed by terrorism and sectarianism'.
Mr Blair is expected to discuss with Mr Maliki and President Jalal Talabani plans to hand over the last two British-controlled provinces in the south of Iraq to local authorities.
Aides to Mr Blair said he wanted to underline his support for Mr Maliki and his government and for the process of reconciliation in the country. This is his sixth trip to Iraq since the 2003 war.
In Washington, the Bush administration urged Iraq's Shia, Sunnis and Kurds to move forward on reconciliation, as President George W Bush weighed options for overhauling his Iraq strategy.
Iraqi leaders are meeting for the second day of national reconciliation talks against a backdrop of ongoing sectarian and insurgent violence.
Yesterday, police said that a total of 53 bullet-ridden bodies had been found across Baghdad and a roadside bomb also killed three US soldiers and wounded one north of Baghdad.
Mr Blair's visit, which is part of a Middle East tour, comes after Iraq's Shia Prime Minister Nouri Maliki called for the return of all officers of Saddam Hussein's disbanded army.
The move is seen as a political overture to disaffected Sunni Arabs.
Mr Maliki made the call at the national reconciliation conference of Shia, Sunni and Kurdish politicians yesterday.
Blair in Baghdad for talks with Iraqi 'leaders'
The President : We are working to establish a front that includes all strong believer
The President : We are working to establish a front that includes all strong believers march of democracy and be open to everyone
December 17, 2006
The President of the Republic, Jalal Talabani thanked the British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, praised for his support of the Iraqi people in the past and the present time.
President Talabani and added, during a joint press conference with Blair, at the residence of the President of the Republic in Baghdad on Sunday, 12-17-2006. "We have to bypass the British Prime Minister on the situation in Iraq, Pena's sovereignty, the trend now prevailing in the country is moving towards national reconciliation and harmony for the establishment of a front that includes all forces that believe in the march of democracy and be open to everyone, as well as strengthening our armed forces to be able to impose security and stability in the country." Noting that efforts are continuing to achieve that.
On the other hand, the new British prime minister reaffirmed to continue to support his government to the Iraqis. And he said, "The challenges faced by the great Iraq, but we have the determination to continue our support to you and to the march of democracy in your country and preserved."
And in response to a press question on a new American president toward Iraq, Blair said : "I think the nature of such a strategy relies on the quality of existing threats and challenges on the ground, as now attempts are being made to obstruct the work of the Iraqi government and stoke sectarian sedition and violence in order to obstruct the political process and national reconciliation between the various Iraqi people."
And Blair stressed that "Our approach must be the first policy-oriented, that is, to bring about national reconciliation between the various parties in the country and to demonstrate to all that they have a place in Iraq, the second in our direction it supports building the capacity of the security forces of the Iraqi army and police."
And the British Prime Minister that he had talked not only with the politicians of Iraq, but with the leaders of the Iraqi Army who are working to develop their full-time citing the opinion of one of Iraqi military commanders, who met Blair, saying, "We now need to translate the resolutions into action and if so, in spite of all attempts of sectarians and destroy terrorists, the Congo Stencer."
For his part, and in replying to questions from journalists about the fears of the withdrawal of American and British forces from Iraq, especially after the issuance of the report of the Baker-Hamilton, the president said, "We know that the American and British forces will not stay in Iraq forever, as you know, our troops of this fact."
His Excellency added, "we seek to develop our capabilities and Kabliatna of the movement and maneuver so that the friendly forces to leave"
And President Talabani that "at the political level, we wish to achieve national reconciliation, and we will continue to train our troops so that they can assume their responsibilities in imposing security and stability in the country, and then say thank you to the forces who came to free us."
Iraqi Presidency