Thread: Archive News - Iraqi Dinar Think Tank - 01/10/09 - 27/03/10

CBI sells $183m on Wednesday

The Central Bank of Iraq’s (CBI) dollar sales skyrocketed to $183.530 million in its daily auction on Wednesday, compared to $95.437 million in the previous session.

“The demand hit $8.180 million in cash, covered at an exchange rate of 1,183 Iraqi dinars per dollar, and $175.350 million in foreign transfers outside the country, covered at an exchange rate of 1,173 Iraqi dinars per dollar,” according to a CBI news bulletin received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

None of the 14 banks that participated in today’s session offered to sell dollars.

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Thousands of former army personnel return to service

Thousands of former army personnel have joined the new Iraqi army, a military source said.

The sources, speaking on behalf of the chiefs of staff, said the latest batch, comprising 1,575 officers and 5,000 soldiers, will be the last to be allowed to enroll in the new army.

So far 20,400 former army personnel have been officially allowed to join the new army.

Former army officers and volunteers willing to serve were asked to report to volunteer centers in 2008.

It is not clear how many presented their applications, but the source said those whose applications were rejected will be added to the list of army veterans or retirees.

The accommodation of former army officers and volunteers in such numbers has raised concern by some political factions. They say the current government was using the measure for election purposes.

Iraqis will go to polls on March 6 in what is seen as a milestone general elections in which eight major political factions are taking part.

The government has denied reports that it was politicizing the return of former army officers.

Ali al-Allaq, a member of the coalition led by Prime Minister Noori al-Maliki, said the accommodation of former officers who served under the former regime of Saddam Hussein “is a national responsibility which Maliki needed to shoulder.”

He said the prime minister felt under obligation “to find a solution for the members of the former army. Their return has nothing to do with the general elections.”

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Dani confirms that he has documents showing al-Maliki's intention to rig the election in favor of mass

Expected estranged deputy of parliament Mohammad Dani that the results of upcoming elections in Iraq a challenging test of the political forces who holds the reins in Iraq.

Dani said in a statement to the Iraq News Network of the Greek capital Athens that the results of the next election will be a surprise to the political forces present and will be addressed by them to the dustbin of history, but good riddance to them, expressing his belief that the elections will not come politicians care about the interests of Iraq, but they are easier than those in the present time, He stressed that he has information that confirms the intention of Nuri al-Maliki rigging elections in favor of mass Mayaks a failure of its political Maithbth administrative and financial corruption which has engulfed Iraq in the time of its mandate which is nearing completion, he said

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The oil ministry is preparing a plan to increase the volume of oil exports in 2010

Said ministry spokesman Assem Jihad, the oil that Iraq's oil exports last month reached its highest level since 1990 had been exported to مليونين and 69 A. barrels, and that the Ministry will raise the production ceiling in the oil fields would be reflected on the amount of revenue to the state budget this year.

Jihad said in a press statement Wednesday that the ministry has prepared a plan to increase the volume of oil exports for up to two million and 150 thousand barrels per day during the current year.

According to officials in the Ministry of Oil, they continue to dig new wells, at a time when companies started, which won the World Touring licenses first and second to develop oil fields in the country.

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Abdul-Mahdi: the next election will decide the country's policy for the coming years

The Deputy President Adel Abdul-Mahdi, that the legislative elections are important and critical, because it will determine the country's politics for years to come.

He called on Abdul-Mahdi during a speech at a rally in the tribal area of reform in Dhi Qar to broad participation in elections, and select the menu is best suited and competent persons who can assume responsibility for defending national and religious constants and the implementation of reform programs and the progress and overall development.

He pointed out that the province of Dhi Qar has a wealth of oil and gas at high rates, and has tremendous agricultural capacity in terms of spaces, water and drain, but mismanagement is the reason to fall behind and continued suffering.

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Chief of integrity: the smart card has played a role in the control of bribery

The head of the Integrity Rahim Ugaili judge the importance of the smart card to reduce the rate of administrative corruption and control the phenomenon of bribery and undue withholding the salaries of the beneficiaries.

The Ugaili told the independent press (Iba) on Wednesday that this process has contributed to reduce friction between the citizen and the Officer in banking operations and thus reduce and end the manifestations of corruption that was rampant during the manual circulation in the distribution of pensions covered by the social protection system.

He in turn pay tribute to the possibilities that are played by the smart card to the reduction of bribery and record the names of the beneficiaries of the social protection system, retirees and not allowed to repeat the names of beneficiaries and the exploitation by some weak souls and an end to the phenomenon of fake names for the retired and covered by the social protection system.

Ugaili and saw the potential to play the smart card a vital role in organizing the monetary circulation of money for the beneficiaries. He pointed out that these steps is an achievement contributes to reducing the spread of the administrative and financial corruption in Iraq.

He Ugaili that the presence of this system is considered a true guarantor of non-recurrence of a breach or names or abuse of a bribe. Referring to the agency would continue to publish the names of those involved in fraud or corruption on the TRA website.

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Chalabi confirmed an arrest warrant al-Sadr and the coalition calls for restraint
Despite denials from the Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki issued an arrest warrant for Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr

The leaders of the Iraqi National Coalition issuance of this note, calling on citizens to show restraint and not moved by what they called irresponsible methods of provocation aimed at disrupting security and political situations for electoral purposes .. Maliki called on Iraqis of collective abroad to vote in the elections, warning opponents of the political process to deliver to the Council of Representatives.

Attacked the United Iraqi Alliance, led by Ammar al-Hakim after an emergency meeting which discussed "prejudice national religious figures," practices "that comes at a time when the Iraqi people to participate in the parliamentary elections in March, the seventh of the current, which constitute a major milestone in the Iraqi scene." He criticized "some have sought to issue an arrest warrant for Mr. Sadr at such a critical time, describing it as is in the electoral interests," according to statement from the meeting, referring to reports about a memorandum issued by Maliki to arrest al-Sadr who is in Iran to return to Iraq expected a few days.

He appealed to the coalition, "all the sons of the Iraqi people to the need to exercise restraint and not be affected by methods continuing provocative and irresponsible actions aimed at disrupting security and political situation for electoral purposes." "At the time when the media campaign culminated with the participation of everyone in this festival, which is rare election where everyone looks up to a better Iraq and a stronger, fairer and safer world through open-list elections to enhance the relationship between the candidate and the voter is facing the Iraqi people enthusiastic to participate the election procedures and statements disturb electoral atmosphere, maim and harm to him from opening the files for political purposes only and is especially strange raised about the targeting of Sayyed Muqtada al-Sadr. "

On their part, stressed a number of leaders of the coalition arrest warrant issued for Sadr and Ahmad Chalabi, head of the National Congress formed a coalition during a press conference after the meeting, "The coalition sure the report is true and that a copy of the arrest warrant on file with the coalition." Issuance of the memorandum was considered at this particular time is intended to disrupt security and political situation and to serve the electoral purposes. Chalabi said that al-Maliki had ordered to note that the commander of the armed forces can not be the Ministry of Interior to issue such decisions without the knowledge and prior consent of the al-Maliki

For his part, Sheikh Jalaluddin al-Saghir leadership in the coalition that the note "includes the arrest of several people including Mr. Muqtada and his record on the warrant, 6 and his deputy, Mr. Aoun." The Sadrist lawmaker Bahaa al-Maliki has accused the state of law and a coalition led by standing behind the news of the promotion of an arrest warrant issued against the president of Moqtada al-Sadr movement in order to disrupt the elections.

"The Prime Minister and the coalition of the rule of law are a ray of the arrest warrant against Muqtada al-Sadr's order to disrupt the electoral process, which waits for all Iraqis to look to change and rebuild Iraq and get rid of the one-party system." He added that "al-Maliki and his coalition waved and created such news so they would drag the Iraqi street to a big mess and we do not want any chaos, especially at this time."

He noted that "the seventh day of this month will see a mass people's court and the judge will be in the ballot box and the accused and the ministers of the Maliki government and corrupt, who entered in the list of coalition rule of law." "The Sadrists appreciate the plight of al-Maliki and his coalition because of the great popular discontent from his Government and his party and his coalition do not want to," he said

Al-Maliki on Sunday denied that he had issued an arrest warrant for leader of the Sadrist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on his return from Iran, saying the promotion of reports in this regard fall within the electoral purposes. Maliki said in a statement received "Ilaf" a copy of it after there were rumors in the Iraqi street from the arrest warrant that "what some news agencies on the Iraqi government's intention to arrest Muqtada al-Sadr untrue and there is nothing new about this issue and that the news is not without of the objectives of an election."

Al-Sadr lashed out at Maliki's recent statement on the return of the Baathists and the non-release of Sadrist detainees. Sadr said that Maliki has reneged on a promise to the release of detainees, but the current Prime Minister, denied yesterday that he had given such a promise.

Has entered the Sadr movement in the Iraqi National Coalition to fight the next election to be held next Sunday as one of the coalitions that compete with al-Maliki as prime minister.

Sadr is known that two years ago in the Iranian city of Qom to receive religious studies qualify took the title of "Ayatollah" can issue fatwas, including legitimacy to be able to exercise a dual role of religious and political leadership.

The Iraqi Criminal Court in 2004 issued an arrest warrant against Muqtada al-Sadr for the murder of the cleric and head of Al-Khoei Foundation in London charity Abdul Majid al-Khoei when he returned to Najaf from exile in London where he spent ten years after his escape from Iraq after the Uprising of the South in 1991. Has led to the arrest warrant at the time of battles in the holy city of Najaf between the Mehdi Army gunmen led by al-Sadr and Iraqi and U.S. forces in Najaf.

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Maliki warns Iraqis of overseas delivery of the risk of opposition to the parliament

Warned Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in a speech made today to the sons of the Iraqi communities living in different countries, the risk of delivery of opposition to the House of Representatives and invited them to broad participation in the election and selection of the most competent to run the country

Maliki said in a speech that sent the text to "Elaf" Addressing Iraqis of overseas who are entitled to some million and 800 thousand of them that their votes the ballot "has the first considerations is your attachment to the user who does not stop and do not weaken homeland's continued interest and commitment and loyalty to Iraq, which we are happy to live under Islamic rule are free and happy and loving brothers, second is the performance of national duty and legitimate, which requires all the people of Iraq to contribute to the building and home, and assume the national responsibility and legitimacy through the ballot box, which in all countries of the world the process of genuine partnership in shaping the present and the future. "

And called on Iraqis abroad to "make a serious and not to be involved an individual, but the participation of all parents, relatives and friends and acquaintances to encourage people to take responsibility and to keep the association with their homeland and be careful ballot boxes are witness to this festival expressed growing concern about when our brothers and sisters in the Diaspora."

"I hope you all have to make each of you his opinion and voice of the other first elections to be transparent and fair and free from manipulation scratching their credibility, II wish to be a good choice and accuracy of selection, because these entail both the future of the country for four years to come, if the choice was good and positive Fisseneks even years after this next phase of the elections and if wrong, God forbid, we will go back to square one in the foot-dragging, not to start a real concerted efforts between the government, the ****utive and the legislature."

He said "good choice and your choice of more efficient and truer, and the best and the bravest and which you quite so I invite you to the need to audit the records of all candidates who must give their all and you Racpettm and attitudes during the years that have passed and on which the Iraqi man will be a believer in his country and its future, and is obliged to choose from in the field proved that he is sincere efficient sincere love for the good of his people and homeland."

He warned: "Those who are hostile to the political process and democracy has not Invkoa will not weaken but increased shipments of hostility and negative attitudes towards democracy and freedom and the new Iraq and the political process in all its dimensions so you see more fire to the rumors, accusations and slander aimed at weakening Hmtkm not to take part in the process of designing and self-determination, so Do not turn them to their goal, they lie and keep Iraq in a state of chaos and unconstitutional and illegal but that some of them come to the past and wants to return Iraq to what it was at the time of dictatorship after Tnevstm and breathe and breathe Iraq breeze of freedom, democracy and equality of opportunity between the citizens who need to "further.

Maliki said Iraqis of the achievements of his government abroad, and said that made "needs to be a new round after we control the security situation and the militias, gangs and outlaws and Al Qaeda controlled the sectarian tones and ring tones, which crushed the lives of thousands of innocent citizens, after we managed to achieve sovereignty, after we managed to come of international companies Investment of oil and electricity contracts and after we did the role of the private sector all these achievements and put Iraq on the road starting but needs legislative authority to the legislative power of Parliament is the spirit of the political process and it stops giving and progress."

He warned: "If the conflict in parliament with the ****utive branch, the process would be stalled and consequently, all we have accomplished at this stage might fall, God forbid, because the maintenance of effort needs to be done and considerable awareness of the elections is to achieve that."

He called the Electoral Commission for elections and who they represent in the destination countries to commit themselves to the highest degree of impartiality and professionalism, transparency, and be the same distance from all the candidates, voters and blocs and parties who participate in the electoral process and wished the citizens and observers of the entities to be vigilant and carefully monitors and hard so as not seriously challenged the legitimacy of the and the integrity of our elections."

"We hope to be in addition to the large turnout and the proportion of elected good choice, integrity and transparency, we expect to see coming to the polls to tell the world that will monitor the process, whether at home or abroad Hahm how Iraqis love their country, how responsible, how to draw their own future away from the interventions do not accept interventions Sun to set out with the domestic affairs of Iraq and protect its sovereignty and territory and prestige among the peoples and nations."

Is due to hold legislative elections across Iraq Sunday, the third since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003. The elections will witness a fierce competition between the "coalition of the rule of law", led by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and the "Iraqi National Coalition," led by Ammar al-Hakim and "Iraqi bloc," the liberal coalition led by Allawi and the unity of Iraq, led by Interior Minister Jawad al-Bolani. And about 6100 candidates are competing on the votes of 18 million and 900 thousand registered voters inside Iraq, in addition to about million and 800 thousand others are dispersed in 16 Arab and foreign countries.

Preceded by a public vote to conduct the voting on Thursday, which includes nearly 100 thousand Iraqi military and internal security forces in the army and the police and detained in prison who have not been convicted yet and detainees sentenced for less than five years and patients in hospitals, which increases the number of beds to 100 beds and staff in hospitals and working in government institutions in the international zone in Baghdad on election day who will work with the Iraqi elections will be held overseas for the three consecutive days prior to the voting public on the seventh of next month.

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Iraq to join the big league of oil exporters

Iraq has officially joined the club of the leading exporters of oil and gas after prevented many of the contracts through licensing rounds fired by the government earlier.

It is expected to raise the total contracts signed by the Iraqi government officially launched during the past two weeks, to 12 million barrels per day to join Iraq back to the big league of oil exporters in the world. The most prominent of those contracts that he signed a consortium led by Shell, with the Iraqi government and a 20-year-old to provide assistance Technology to develop Majnoon oil, which is one of the largest oil fields in the world. as Exxon Mobil Corp. signed an agreement with the Iraqi government for the redevelopment and expansion of West Qurna-1, the estimated reserves of about 8.5 billion barrels of oil.

The government has signed a contract another with a consortium led by Eni of Italy to develop the field of Zubayr, Iraq aims to develop its oil sector, which suffers from poor performance, and increase production capacity to 12 million barrels per day, a huge increase from the current production level of around 2.5 million barrels per day.

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US troop pullout on track despite Iraq blast

Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell announced that everything suggests at this point, despite the bombing in Baaquba, that the US is on target to meet President Barack Obama’s policy goal of having US troops down to 50,000 in Iraq come September the 1st of this year.

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