-
Washington denies interference in the judicial decision of the Appeals
Denied the U.S. Embassy in Iraq, on Thursday, the accusations against it of being behind a decision by the Appeals judicial decisions on the discontinuation of the accountability and justice for candidates in the upcoming parliamentary elections in Iraq, warning at the same time the intervention of some regional States in the Iraqi elections.
The American ambassador in Iraq, Christopher Hill said in an interview for "Alsumaria News", said his country did not intervene in the work of the Iraqi judiciary to make a decision by the Appeals Board on procedures for judicial accountability and justice, "noting that the Appeals Chamber decision," judicial order of a court and an Iraqi judge and not political".
The head of the Iraqi parliament Iyad Samarrai, said in an interview for "Alsumaria News" on Thursday that there is foreign intervention he described as "very large" in the decision by the Appeals considered the decisions of the accountability and justice for de-candidates for the forthcoming parliamentary elections, pointing out At the same time, there are many of the observations in the form of legal accountability and justice.
The body was discriminatory to consider appeals filed by persons excluded from the elections, announced on Wednesday afternoon cancellation decisions of the accountability and justice, and allowed the excluded persons and entities participating in the elections to be reviewed on appeal after the elections.
Hill added that "the time granted to the non-discriminatory enough to consider the case of appeals filed by the procedures covered by the accountability and justice," asserting that "the decision of the discontinuation of the procedures of accountability and justice is the decision does not exonerate the accused, or covered by the procedures of accountability and justice."
The Iraqi National List coalition, the Appeals rejected the decision, saying that he came under pressure from states and individuals to change the course of the political process, is regarded as the Accordance Front spokesman Salim al-Speaking to the Samaritan News "on Wednesday that the decision came in response to U.S. pressure to allow the procedures covered by the accountability and justice to participate in the re-election.
He called Hill "the electoral lists and candidates the voter to the definition of the Iraqi electoral programs during the few remaining such as the date for the elections in the seventh month of March next," warned at the same time, "try some of the regional states that did not succeed in organizing the successful election of intervention in the parliamentary elections of Iraq."
The head of the Electoral Commission Faraj said the "Alsumaria News" earlier in the day that the Commission raised an urgent request to the Federal Supreme Court to determine the mandatory decision of the Commission on the abolition of the discriminatory decisions of the accountability and justice.
http://www.alsumarianews.com/ar/8/28...0;ة.html
-
Close to Maliki: meeting tomorrow will address the presidencies of the American intervention and the withdrawal of confidence from the discriminatory
A leading figure in the state of law coalition led by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Friday that the meeting of the four presidencies on Saturday will focus on the withdrawal of confidence from the discriminatory law in the Iraqi parliament, as well as to take a unified stance on U.S. involvement in Iraq's internal affairs.
MP Sami al-Askari said in an interview for "Alsumaria News" "The presidencies of the four meetings will focus primarily on discussing various options on the work of the Appeals and including the withdrawal of confidence by the Iraqi parliament", stating that "the meeting will also discuss the issue of big U.S. intervention in the internal affairs of Iraq especially the Appeals Chamber decision, which allowed the excluded procedures of accountability and justice to participate in the elections."
The prime minister and parliament agreed on Thursday to convene an emergency session of parliament on Sunday to consider the decision of the discrimination in order to consider the decision of the accountability and justice until after the elections, preceded by a preparatory meeting for the presidency four to study the proposals to be discussed at the emergency session.
And considered close ally of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki that "the Appeals violated the Iraqi constitution and exceeded its authority all set to hear appeals only, as it has become a front for foreign interference in internal Iraqi affairs."
He accused the military discriminatory as "bowed to the pressure exerted by the U.S. ambassador to Iraq, Christopher Hill, it", revealing that the latter "held a lengthy meeting with the discriminatory four days ago for hours after, which issued its decision to defer consideration of the resolutions of the accountability and justice."
The Appeals Chamber today announced the first cancellation of the decisions of the accountability and justice, and allowed the excluded persons and entities participating in the elections to be reviewed on appeal after the elections, because of the limited time remaining before a decision on all appeals.
The military that "the discriminatory argument that there is no enough time to study the appeals submitted to it is incorrect", assured that "the Authority had received 380 appeals completed mostly with the exception of 50 have not been studied and this number is not an excuse to postpone consideration of the resolutions of the accountability and justice."
He said Askari, a member of the Foreign Relations Committee in the Iraqi Council of Representatives that "the U.S. administration to pressure the Iraqi judiciary to defer consideration of measures of accountability and justice is a flagrant and unacceptable interference in Iraqi affairs", adding: "Iraq in 2010 is not as it was in 2005."
He pointed out that "Iraq signed a security and political control and regulate the relations between him and the United States," adding that Washington exerted pressure is a blatant breaking of that Convention. "
The Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said in a statement received "Alsumaria News" a copy of which said Friday that his "government will not allow the American ambassador to Iraq, Christopher Hill, to go beyond his diplomatic mission in the country and interference in the work of state institutions."
The American ambassador, denied in an interview with "Alsumaria News" said on Thursday that his country has intervened in the work of the Iraqi judiciary to make a decision by the Appeals Board on the procedures for accountability and justice, noting that the Appeals Chamber decision, "judicial order of a court and an Iraqi judge, not politically."
http://www.alsumarianews.com/ar/1/28...cs%20news.html
-
Iraq vows to maintain market equilibrium
Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani said that his country was working to maintain the balance of the world oil market and fair prices. Shahristani said at a ceremony recognizing excellence shield Economic Information Center of the Economic said that Iraq took into account to maintain the balance of the global oil market to ensure the marketing outlets and fair prices for oil.
He added that the pattern of contracts signed with international companies are contracts in particular that the ideal period of time is standard, as no more than six years. He explained that the increase which will be awarded two rounds of oil licensing will come in parallel with the global increase of energy demand and depletion of some of the reserves of many countries in the world and the fields producing countries reached old age now.
He said al-Shahristani said Iraq's export capabilities limited prevented a third licensing round. Iraq had signed 10 contracts last month to invest tens of oil fields with foreign companies to raise crude oil output ceiling to 12 million barrels per day in the framework of service contracts.
http://translate.googleusercontent.c...gI4e-2SWJwye2A
-
Parliament stresses the need to implement important economic laws quickly
Said a member of the Economic Committee in the House of Representatives is full of Baldawi that the Commission established a mechanism to compile the laws to discuss economic ties as important that support multiple revenue and move the wheel of production, in addition to the laws of economic reform in general.
She Baldawi told the independent press on Friday that the Economic Commission had previously sought the direction of economic laws, but interest in the House was focused towards the laws that help in solving the security problems but today it must work on the implementation of important economic laws quickly.
Baldawi invited to provide all facilities for attracting foreign investment and the development of the reality of economic and service sectors and support mechanisms for the transition to a market economy, emphasizing the promotion of the private sector and promote decentralization and to stand at the constraints and the lines between the powers.
Baldawi showed that providing the strategic budget for several years must be preceded by provision of clear targets and specific and seek to implement the strategic plan.
http://translate.googleusercontent.c...H5Wln5U5o_xtcg
-
Between the need for foreign investment and to ensure Affinity
Areas of investment include all Arab and foreign investment opportunities in local markets, which are directly or indirectly, as the requirements require the provision of bedding needed (legal and environmental)
For returns enable them to continue in the investment process. For this purpose, it requires the presence of regular markets, stable and specialized for the exchange of all investment tools known as market goods, agro-industrial, service and stock markets and housing markets, real estate and others.
The imperative of attracting investment also provides channels of communication active and effective measures to achieve the investment information of interest to its objectives and the availability of specialized staff of professionals and owners of expertise and financial analysts, brokers and others are believed to be in the host country for domestic and foreign investment.
Of course, the business and the economic one of the most popular investment tools and varied between different economic activities, whether industrial, agricultural or commercial or service because the real investment based on economic projects based on real assets such as buildings, machinery and equipment, transport, storage and so on. It is also natural that such assets will lead (if functioning) to produce value-added increase of the wealth of manual and then reflected in the form of an increase in the gross national product through taxes and goods, especially if the numerous economic projects, capital and intermediate in addition to the service. In this regard it should be stressed on the rights of the investor as well as an incentive for local participation towards the achievement of high returns and sustained based on the safety of self-sustaining stability offers the highest margins of trade. Also, the various economic projects will lead to the development of the structure of society in terms of manpower employment and training and development of technology, especially if these projects were more productive than service, and where do encourage economic activities, service and marketing to ensure the needs of the foreign investor of goods and services needed for the sustainability of its activities.
The second aspect is that the state should provide appropriate bedding and attracting foreign investment. Perhaps at the top of the goals of this configuration is of interest that are basic infrastructure such as roads and electricity and water and all associated services and infrastructure development and flexibilities banking, commercial, communications and transportation combined to facilitate the streamlining of legislative procedures to reduce administrative red tape to ensure the transparency along with the cadres relevant investment bodies to be aware of and conscious of the importance of encouraging investors and open the windows of the special procedures of the rights and duties.
Perhaps at the top of these tasks to create maps its entirety and the fields of investment and the various conditions and economic situations for investors that are attracted to enter ahead with the establishment of projects, these and other efforts must be coupled with the creation and establishment of a system of information and news are characterized by accuracy, speed and ease of access. Perhaps the investment climate such as this will allow owners of foreign capital and local access to the firm conviction the usefulness and feasibility of their investment in the continuity of the host country. In spite of the amendments to the Law of Investment No. 13 of 2006, which was positive and in favor of the investor and the private right of ownership of land for housing projects, but we believe that the efforts The amendments still need more to the country, especially placed legislation to amend the trade restrictions and foreign exchange, taxes, fees, banking, money transfers and other legislation that is still slow and constitute an obstacle to direct investment attraction
Finally, for the purpose of stimulating investors and encourage them to engage in economic projects and service it must be emphasized on a few things other key lies with the government, including the following:
- Harmonization of the types of investment and economic development programs of the state.
- The need to ensure that there are no local sources for financing the projects offered for foreign investment, particularly private telecom production projects on strengthening the local food security.
- The need to provide the economic viability and environmental and legal aspects of investment projects to ensure the availability of value-added of national income, as referred to earlier.
- In the case of dependence on the mode of financing only foreign investor without a direct investment must take into account the need for participation by the public sector and mixed in such investments, provided management of the activity, private and mixed to the availability of flexibility and avoid bureaucracy.
http://www.alsabaah.com/paper.php?so...page&sid=97515
-
Specialists: The Transformation of the banking system is required as a basic instrument of economic liberalization
take the process of economic transition from a closed state-controlled economy to free a large area of professional economists from thinking about the overall development and freedom from excessive dependence on oil and economic diversity, which in turn means the creation of new resources and balanced local income and diversity of projects ..
The banking sector faces major economic expansion in the growth needed in Iraq by contributing significantly to facilitate the procedures related to the economy as investment and support of special needs projects and launch of advances and grants to citizens and interest rates appropriate.
The sector specialists that he is still a good example by the staff of the financial system such as insurance, financial and investment companies, which require as well as the events of transformation in the banking system as a basic instrument of economic liberalization at all levels.
Adviser says the Iraqi Central Bank, Dr. Mohammed Saleh, said that the appearance of the real problem facing the sector, especially banking and financial sector is generally weak financial diversification, a line parallel to the real weakness of economic diversification.
"The problem is financial depth, the proportion of any capital stock companies or the market value of the securities to GDP, which is still not exceeding 2% in the best conditions, where the financing market is suffering from a lack and a look is monochrome, funding is generally characterized by the situation at the level of individual firms and small enterprises or While individuals in the market did not resort to the establishment of an effective institutional structure for joint stock companies for the organization leverages external funding from outside individuals or financial banking system.
And the benefit of the community is still looking forward to cheap finance and gambling specialist through banks or development banks and prepared a substitute for the development of market institutions and in particular finance companies contribute.
Omar said that the secretary-Khuzaie Economic Information Center that the focus of banks to collect deposits without investing in technology and human resources, training and support reconstruction programs lose the opportunity to grow and to contribute to Iraq's economy.
The revitalization of borrowing funds for agricultural and industrial development and will ensure the success of the purely commercial banks as institutions capable of developing the country economically through the provision of financial expertise and provide the necessary financing for companies may be small and medium enterprises.
"We want the Iraqi banks to focus on local realities and to contribute to solving the problems raised, for example, it will be more connected with the financing the housing sector, which requires local knowledge directly under the direction of the state to approve resolutions that would help to serve the economic activities in order to ease the magnitude of the problem.
For his part, researcher finds agricultural Farouk Saleh Ramadan banks are keen since its early beginnings to be a role based, dynamic and decisive role in the financing of money and banking services to the requirements of economic and social development in addition to their role in providing liquidity to individuals, institutions and other activities.
He can say that the nature of the banks dictate the assembly and function of deposits and investments and provide services related to the direct and indirect financing activities, so the bank requires it to diversify sources of investment and to Atchetml on the commercial sector, and the diversity of a basket of investments to exercise Kalzeraip activities of other sectors, industrial and service and all aspects of investment required to work in the banking sector, whether government or private.
He said it was noted that the government banks in general and private banks in particular are reluctant to grant agricultural loans to support agricultural sector, which contributes to securing food for the Iraqi people.
For his part, Finance Minister Baqir al-Zubaidi, the ministry decided to raise the ceiling on appropriations in these banks to two million dollars, after it was million a year ago from now, in order to support the role of the private banking sector.
He said this comes accordance with the mechanism adopted by the government through its market economy, and its quest to make these mechanisms and equal opportunities between the public and private sectors. Expressed the readiness of the Rafidain and trade cooperation with the departments of private sector banks, and many of the banking facilities in order to develop the work of private banks.
In the context of these decision, the E.xecutive Director of the Association of private banks that the banks goldfinch Abdulaziz called upon now to take advantage of this opportunity because the ball in its court now for the promotion of banking, where this step will contribute to strengthening the role of banks in the Iraqi market.
It should be noted that the private banks by the side of the functions of the ministry and its departments in the distribution of the salaries of retirees who will submit applications to government, similar to banks which will expand the movement of transactions.
http://www.ipairaq.com/index.php?nam...onomy&id=20914
-
Sami Atrushi: the difference between the central government and Kurdistan on the export of oil costs the state millions of dollars a day
MP Sami Atrushi on the mass of the Kurdistan Islamic Union and a member of the Finance Committee in the House that some political and technical differences between the central government and Kurdistan Regional Government has been addressing some of them stayed, others among the corridors of the committees formed,
He Atrushi told the independent press (Iba) .. "The differences on the oil contracts concluded in the region is the highest cost of the Iraqi state in terms of economic, financial, and damage exceeds the loss of Iraq oil export huge amounts of money to slow investment in the oil field in the region of the fears of companies from ensuring their access to financial dues in Tal ongoing dispute between the two Iraqis.
He said "The difference between the central government and Kurdistan on the export of oil costs the state millions of dollars a day, the dispute led to suspend the export of more than 100 thousand barrels per day from fields (Tauki) and (Taq Taq), which had already been two governments agreed to export their oil through a company SOMO, the national oil and an estimate sales per barrel to $ 60 just means the loss of Iraq six million dollars a day, bears the responsibility for the loss of Iraq this money.
"I think if the central government was keen to resolve the dispute, set a few days to discuss the initiative of the Government of the Territory to resolve the dispute and made to Baghdad several weeks ago, and during the discussion of the initiative would have been reached to resolve the dispute to change some points, either silent about the initiative and only dial-up between the two governments and turning it into the Iraqi Oil Ministry will not throw millions of dollars that we lose a day.
http://www.ipairaq.com/index.php?nam...onomy&id=20915
-
Will there be a coup d’état in Iraq? (2)
The place of military coups in Iraqi political life, as I said earlier, needs more than one article. The reason is the fear that what now looks like a possibility will sooner or later turn into reality.
Some observers dismissed even the suggestion that there could be a coup in Iraq. Others think that talking about coups in present day Iraq is like breaking a taboo. Military coups, they say, are the opposite of democracy.
Theoretically, coups are impossible to occur in democracies. But concepts like democracy have little meaning if they are not tested and tried on the ground.
The democracy which we crave for means political stability for the advanced countries practicing it. This type of democracy is not there in our country.
Our democracy has been a restricted and conditional one. It has been confined to a limited circle of factions and personalities committed to a political program agreed to prior to the country’s occupation.
Therefore there has been a lot filtering and sieving to allow only those meeting the restrictions and conditions to pass and take part in governing the country.
Our situation has some resemblance to what takes place in Iran where only those loyal to the supreme clerical ruler are allowed to proceed. The others are stopped half-way through.
Some of the restrictions even bring to mind what was prevalent under the former regime which placed tough conditions for candidates nominating for its rubber-stamped National Assembly or parliament.
The conditions imposed by the Debaathification Commission are in fact similar to those under the former regime. There is not much difference at all. It may look that we have diversity but this diversity is within one species and not a privilege available across the board of the society.
The commission’s main blunder is its failure to distinguish between members of the former Baath party and those diehards with unwavering loyalty to Saddam Hussein as a cult and family.
Not every member of the Baath party was loyal to Saddam Hussein or his policies. There is a big difference between “Saddamists” and “Baathists”. The commission is treating both the same way.
This blunder has made every Baathist a Saddamist whther they like it or not. And who was not a member of the Baath party. Without registering in the Baath party, there was no possibility for getting a job. And the government was almost the sole employer.
This political recipe has drastically failed on the ground and achieved nothing for the Iraqi people. The only success we have is the general elections, but even these cannot be held properly without U.S. protection and in the presence of its troops.
Conditions like these become a fertile ground for military coups. When the political elites are immersed in corruption up to their ears, and the people are furious and angry, the majority would not mind a change even if it occurs via a coup.
http://www.azzaman.com/english/index...02-04\kurd.htm
-
Iraq Presidencies meet on appeals decision
Iraq’s four presidencies will convene today to discuss the appeals panel decision that allowed banned candidates to stand in elections.
If the meeting reaches a proper solution, there will be no need to hold Parliament’s exceptional session in this regard, Parliament Press Secretary Omar Al Mashhadani said.
State of Law Coalition official MP Sami Al Askari told Alsumaria News that the four presidencies meeting will discuss removing the vote of confidence of the appeals panel and will take a unified stand towards US interference in Iraqi internal affairs.
http://www.alsumaria.tv/en/Iraq-News...-decision.html
-
Iraq Economic TV & SAK forge Strategic Alliance to launch global campaign
In a follow up to their recent visit to SAK Commodities' Baghdad Headquarters, Iraq Economic TV's Managing Director, Abbas Kamel Al Essawi and Production Editor, Shaamel Abbas Al Essawi returned to SAK to extend a helping hand and offered access to a broader platform.
Abbas Kamel Al Essawi invited SAK CEO, R.M.Hultz and Project Director, L. Sowell to review several communications products and formats. Initially Abbas Kamel Al Essawi offered greater access to reporting staff to conduct continual follow up on the progress of SAKs import contracts and future investment projects.
The effort is designed to expose Iraq's current investment climate through the eyes of an investment group currently on the ground. Abbas Kamel Al Essawi said, "In addition this would provide a platform for Iraq EconomicTV to showcase its talents and abilities to a broader global market and drive a greater demand for the products and services we can offer as a progressive media outlet on a regular basis."
Production Editor Shaamel Abbas Al Essawi offered to develop a series of commercials, not a new concept in Iraq but definitely a first for a foreign company with an office in Baghdad. The commercial formats would be followed up by a series of brief interviews with company staff. The staff interviews would allow a broadcasting of company progress from various points of view, all tempered to demonstrate the somewhat under reported signs of progress in Iraq.
We at SAK are honored by the outreach extended to us by Iraq EconomicTV and graciously except this sense of volunteerism will not go unrewarded. SAK will reciprocate by rebroadcasting Iraq EconomicTV's end product and broaden their exposure to global clientele who share a similar need for a modern, progressive media outlet who can broadcast their message.
Sanna Al Kassir in conjunction with its partners operates offices in Australia, China, Dubai, Jordan, Lebanon, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia and the United States and has maintained an active presence in Iraq since early 2005.
http://www.zawya.com/Story.cfm/sidZA...bal%20campaign