Thread: Archive News - Iraqi Dinar Think Tank - 28/03/10 - 21/06/10

Finance Minister pays tribute to the efforts of Bank of Iraq in achieving profit

Praised the Minister of Finance Baqir al-Zubaidi, the efforts of the Bank of Iraq in achieving the profit accruing to the bank for the period from 2004 to 2007, and ratified by the Supreme Audit.

A source in the ministry's media For Zubaidi confirmed "This development came as a result of detailed follow-up and ongoing bank staff and management in achieving these good results for the development of the bank."

The source said that the bank made a loss in 2004 amounted to (5,689,059) dinars (five billion, six hundred and eighty nine million, nine and 50 000 dinars), and the bank achieved a profit "for 2005 of (65,573,082) dinars (five and 60 billion five hundred and seventy-three million and two 80 000).

The bank achieved a profit "for 2006 of (321 067 870) dinars (three hundred and twenty-one billion, sixty-seven million Tmnmaip and 70 000 dinars).

It also achieved a profit "for the year 2007 of (727 333 564) dinars (seven hundred and twenty-seven billion, three hundred and thirty-three million five hundred and sixty-four dinars).

The total profits of the bank for the years above (1,108,285,457) JD (Trillion, one hundred and eight billion, two hundred and eighty-five million four hundred and fifty-seven thousand dinars).

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American scenario to bring Allawi and al-Maliki and a power-sharing presidencies

Sources indicate that many international Americans with clearer image of the political map in the next parliament, tended to be the best formula fit their interests, an alliance «Iraqi bloc» with the «rule of law», whereby the sharing of the first presidency and the second between Allawi and al-Maliki, albeit at the expense of the Kurds, who staked Washington to please them in different ways, and the beginning, the Americans put on Maliki assuming the presidency of the Republic (stripped of powers) in exchange for Allawi as prime minister, which was rejected. Then they returned and put other formula, provided this time Maliki took power, to be deputy Rafie al-Issawi (from «Iraq») and Allawi, President of the Republic (with enhanced powers, especially as due to the abolition of what is known as the Council's presidential gives both the President and the Vice-right veto), see Well-informed sources from the National Coalition, explains al-Maliki agreement in principle to the meeting Allawi. She adds that al-Maliki rejected it soon after he realized that it would be prime minister surrounded by three hostile personalities could disrupt any decision.

Informed sources confirmed - confirm the submission of this offer, which it says provoked the Kurds who were denied positions of the three major sovereign. She adds that al-Maliki was remiss in his meeting with Allawi only, pending the declaration of alliance between the «rule of law» and «National Coalition» meaning «to have the upper hand as the owner of the largest bloc number». It adds that «I have nothing now for consideration by al-Maliki with Allawi. Is expected to say the last: I do not want the prime minister. To respond to him, saying: If you look at the details of Hssk government».

In contrast, among al-Maliki denies U.S. offer, Mstdlp the fact that he is unreasonable because it comes out a vital component of Iraqi society from the equation. It adds that «even if we assume they have given the presidency of the Kurdish parliament, under the title of Allawi as a Sunni bloc, the Sunnis will not accept it».

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National Alliance looking for candidates to the settlement of the most prominent al-Jaafari, Bahr al-Ulum, Akram al-Hakim, Ali Allawi, al-Shahristani, Waeli

A source in the «Iraqi National Coalition» that dialogues Shiite coalitions during the past week resulted in an initial perceptions regarding to rely on a compromise candidate after the rejection of candidates for the «rule of law» And claim «ISCI» to withdraw its candidate.

The source continued in a statement to «life» that «all the efforts made by the State law did not succeed in convincing the Sadrists to support Maliki's nomination for a second term. The replacement candidate, which Haider al-Ebadi, has not been accepted, too, prompting important components of the coalitions to demand from the Islamic Supreme Council withdraw the nomination of Adel Abdul Mahdi, a rival for the post, go to the search for candidates settlement».

The source expected that the long list of replacements for the fact that «the great majority of the components of the coalitions hold more than one candidate for a settlement». He added that «from among the names nominated for the National Coalition Ibrahim al-Jaafari and former oil minister Ibrahim Bahr al-Ulum and former finance minister Ali Abdel Amir Allawi. As for the rule of law, most powerful names that are likely to put the Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani, Minister for National Security Sherwan Waili, revealed a source close to the observatory, also said the Iraqi Akram al-Hakim, Minister of Agriculture.

A member of the «National Alliance» that there is an agreement to test the capabilities of the next prime minister in the management of the country for a period of years, and replaced in the event failed. A member of «National Alliance» Essam Al-Saadi said in remarks published in Baghdad, said «there is an agreement between the coalition rule of law and the national appointment of three deputy prime ministers next one for security affairs, and another for the Public service and the third for energy in order to find solutions to these files that affect the lives of Iraqi citizens».

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Talabani, Maliki discuss the issue of forming government

Said an adviser to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, Ali al-Moussawi, on Tuesday, that the meeting with President Jalal Talabani, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Monday, discussed the issue of forming the next government.

He said al-Moussawi told (Voices of Iraq) that a meeting between Maliki and Talabani on (Monday) was to discuss the issue of forming the next government, a move is the second track of the first session of the House, adding that the meeting "the results were very positive", without giving further details.

Saw on Monday, the meeting of the Council of Representatives I, chaired by leader of the Kurdistan Alliance Fuad Masum, as Deputy older, when there was a meeting that has remained open to repeat the section by the new members of Parliament, and the new Council of Representatives is the third elected council and the second parliament permanent elected after the fall of the former regime in April 2009.

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Kurds will not back new government without guarantees - Saleh

Kurds will not support the new government without written guarantees from Iraq’s main political leaders on key Kurdish issues, according to Kurdistan region’s Prime Minister Barham Saleh.

“Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region wants written guarantees from Iraq’s main political leaders that key Kurdish issues, such as the region’s right to oversee its oil resources, will be protected before it backs a new Iraqi government,” he said.

“We would like to see clear guarantees that some of the marginalization that the Kurds have suffered (in recent years) will not be repeated,” Saleh said, in an interview in London with The Wall Street Journal.

He added that “these (guarantees) have to be written by whoever will be forming the next government.”

“Saleh’s comments come amid a political standoff that has left the Kurds in a position to play kingmaker in the formation of Iraq’s next government,” the newspaper commented.

Iraq’s new parliament met on Monday in a short and largely symbolic session, three months after parliamentary polls. No single bloc won a majority, forcing politicians to scramble to cut deals with each other in the pursuit of a grand coalition that would be able to form a government.

The Kurdish alliance-comprised of the Kurds’ two main political parties, which captured 43 seats in the Iraqi election-would give the Shiite alliance more than enough political backing to form a government.

Kurdish politicians have signaled they wouldn’t be opposed to joining Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, as they did in the previous government. Saleh, who served as deputy prime minister under Iraq’s previous government, declined to say whether he would support his old boss, Maliki, for prime minister.

But Saleh said Kurdish support for either side would need to be conditional on promises over key Kurdish issues, including oil policy.

The Kurdish government has long argued that its management of oil resources in its three-province northern territory is protected by Iraq’s post-war constitution. The Kurds have signed dozens of production-sharing contracts with foreign companies over the past three years, but Baghdad has refused to recognize them.

“The contracts need to be honored. We believe we are within our constitutional rights,” Saleh said. Disagreement over the oil contract issue led the Kurds and the companies operating in their region to halt about 100,000 barrels a day of oil exports last year.

The Kurds and the central government reached a deal several weeks ago over paying foreign oil companies for the costs they have incurred working in Kurdistan, which could pave the way for Kurdish oil exports to re-start. But Saleh said details on how payment will be made are still being worked out.

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Paper currency Iraqi additional concerns you ... The Ministry of Finance!!!!

Iraqis first minting cash years 704-681 BC in the time of the commander of Sennacherib by templates mud and the currency of the shekel and half-shekel Is the first currency Iraqi and used by Israel today, and then rolled operations of seigniorage in the world who did not know Handling of cash, but it works barter (trade) any give me wheat give you instead of him wool or something like that then became the civilized world coin. Coins and printed paper currency through Australian institutions specialized international so under international supervision and the monetary value of this state or the other through what period of assets of gold and was minted Iraqi currency of all kinds under the auspices of the World Bank and the paper of the famous Russian resilient and quality, and tolerance for weather conditions Until 1991, when the blockade inflicted on Iraq and make it under international trusteeship and introducing it under penalty of Chapter VII as a result of recklessness (Commander Kherorh) then the government took the currency printed in a local paper refused to deal with the province of Kurdistan at the time Was limited to dealing in the center and south and west of Iraq Spread presses civil belonging to the followers of the former regime of each printed currency in their own way so different colors and managed to buy gold and foreign currency from Iraqi markets became even infrastructure below zero and was the U.S. occupation and under the supervision of Bremer's infamous currency paper a new basis of uninterrupted for the old currency Swiss also call it the people of Iraq today. The advantage of these currency poorly printed, and the poor and leaves the user and the comparison between them and the McCann Kalmgarnp children between breastfeeding and bottle-feeding, where he became not to deal with some of the Iraqi currency damaged part.

A negative phenomenon paid for by citizens every day Where the constant quarreling inside and outside the compounds vehicles (garages)
Through markets and government departments that deal Paljbaip and even government banks not to mention the private banks and Islamic investment and degrades up To be sold recently in the market Maridi half-price operators some government banks and integrity declares that the financial statements are free of corruption and (uncle and nephew) and financial know this and do nothing and we know why've just got nothing (because the people of Mecca know the twists) and was Told the Iraqi media / INA This inquiry. Look for the views of citizens on this.

Currency are subject to fraud
Sports Media Walid Khalid al-Zaidi - says that this coin are to fraud and rigged by intercourse T. subversive were arrested some of them offered on TV Add to that it was highly perishable and should be handled gently and motifs

Currency is not suitable to the use of more than (6) months
Citizen Esmat Abdul-Kadhim says - that the currency has lost its purchasing power and if they do not Mubarak which I hope that the Task State currency and take care of the future quality because currency current paper not suitable to use more than six Achehrobadha must be replaced for the purpose of resolving disputes daily everywhere deal in this currency

Banks give a sound currency for a price
Mr. Samer educational middle school director in the nursery Say - that Mananih while receiving salary from the banks is a tragedy all Mathml meanings of the word because we rushed to the bank bribery and Nstqtaha from the salaries of the teaching staff as some people do and the fact that educators should be able to set a good example so Rejection and reject To pay a bribe to the banks against Ttaghizna currency sound and more than the salaries of teachers bad even asked me some of the brothers to give bribes under the name of honoraria and still refuse, despite the Alaekaya of the grievances of the teaching staff of my commitment to honor the profession and the religious edict which forbids work so the way I would like to

Some Police Of banks that started Agents work and in agreement with some of the employees and staff of the weak people
And with the knowledge of banks until it comes Interconnected who found fertile ground in this bank or that the Buy currency damaged and deposited for a price and pay salaries of staff whose Sukuk these banks do not know how long it will remain sick souls settlement, although they have very large incentives to not enjoy the rest of the staff of the great Iraq And given 100 salary without ministries other, and most officials know this, and if they were to Aidron this great disaster, as the smell of banks crossed China's borders even deny the charge and visited some of them to the opinion is inconceivable, but we live in a time (Asktli and Asktlk), similar to the parliament, which left the non-Mwsova on youth

AlcjR between citizens and drivers in place and starts from dawn
Abu Ahmed, a taxi driver (Koster) says - the journey begins with the currency Altabanp after dawn prayers, or sometimes before we Anachz this currency to the fact that All Australian institutions refuse to deal with the state of the pump and ending with the banks Four days ago, an altercation occurred between a chauffeur and a woman who boarded the Car because of his request and refused to replace the currency that the currency has not lost its figures or lose part of a national currency and be respected by all farmland. Enter one of the passengers ended by beating and kicking, Smashing the windshield of the car and such events occur in the thousands every day in Iraq, the official would not solve the Erpt Itnahroa and people among themselves, even if you're prepared to work top official currency cash Mineral Iraq is the only country in the world does not have a coin And the category of (25) and (50) and (100) fell and disappeared from the deal despite the presence of tons of them in warehouses of the Ministry of Finance.

Summary Mairead citizen of the Ministry of Finance

Most banks refrained from making any statement under the pretext of a book which should facilitate the task of the ministry Jelblh and then obtaining the approval of Mr. official media after the approval of Mr. Managing Director, and Mr. This is the case in all of our ministries and institutions affiliated to it and this is the case the journalist who follows Zawepehrlmip. And I do not know why this routine has never gratuitous, but if these ministries concerned to hear the fourth scandals, but we, O officials Sondos our noses you like it or refuse and move all whom it may concern truth Because the media was appointed a third official, and not all the negative aspects known to the administrator. Not all books that carry Almazlomyat within the mail administrator read Freddie person asked the office manager At the end of This tour would like Iraqi News Agency Information / conscious that summarizes the ******* of the Ministry of Finance the following statement

- To launch the ministry of small currencies to absorb the price rises, winning because of the absence of these categories

- To reinstate Coin in order to preserve the paper currency of damage

- Currency to replace the damaged pumps to the market a new currency of the same coin shabby

- To follow the banks belonging to her and to hold negligent, who brought a bad name for Nzihn

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Oil exposure information packages on the third licensing round

Offered to the oil ministry information packages on the third tour of licenses for the fields invasive.

The Deputy Director General of the Department contracts and licenses in Wazzarpbbah Abdul Kazem Saidi told a news briefing that the bags will examine by companies during these two months, to be held on the first of August next workshop with the Ministry to discuss the bags.

He said the ministry will provide the standard contract on August 15, that Sishdiom 1 September launch and opening of bids, noting that the third licensing round will be completed during the next four months.

The 45 international companies competing for the development of fields round competition of invasive third, Akkas in Anbar, and Mansuriyah in Diyala, and Saybah in Basra, and the production of three fields the current is 1500 Mqmq and will arrive after the tour to 5000 Mqmq.

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President of the Central Bureau of Statistics: delay the formation of the government hampered the work of poverty alleviation strategy

Said the head of the Central Bureau of Statistics and Information Technology Ministry of Planning that the delay led to the formation of the government not to hold any meeting on poverty alleviation strategy or entry into force.

Keywords Mahdi said in a press statement received by the independent press (Iba) a copy of it there is a problem of the Commission under the chairmanship of Deputy Prime Minister Nuri al-Rose Shaways and membership of a number of ministers, but did not achieve any meeting of its launch last January and up to now.

And Keywords, who is also chairman of the Higher Committee of the policies of the Commission on poverty alleviation, realistically, none of the effectiveness into force, pointing to the existence of an important meeting with the representatives of the World Bank in the month of June, to monitor scored, and evaluation of the previous phase to monitor scored, and evaluation of the previous stage noting he report will be presented by representatives of Iraq of failing to achieve anything on this project.

Working poverty alleviation strategy to reduce poverty from 23 per cent and 16 per cent up to 2014 six outcomes of the basic income-earning Oalymn work and improve the health, disseminate and improve education and achieve an environment better housing and the provision of social protection actors and the achievement of less disparity between women and men and all this includes a slide the poor.

He was set to expected results based on the implementation strategy over the years, its implementation is to reduce the incidence of poverty at the national level by 30 percent, a reduction of the number of poor from seven million to five and reducing the illiteracy rate for the poor by half any of the 28 percent to become 14 percent and this is achieved through achieve a higher rate of net primary school enrollment from 74.8 percent currently to become a 98 percent net enrollment and average education of 20.5 to 50 percent and net enrollment in secondary education from 23.4 to 40 percent.

In addition, reducing the number of those covered by the ration card to include individuals who are under the poverty line in 2014, and reducing the gender gap by achieving higher rates of the contribution of poor women in economic activity from 12.8 to 19.2 percent, and achieving higher rates of girls to boys in literacy in reading and write from 84.5 to 92 percent.

With the primary school enrollment from 87 to 100 percent, enrollment in an average of 72 to 86 percent, while the enrollment in secondary education from 68.5 to become 85 percent.

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Iraq’s development plan to create 3.5 million new jobs

Iraq’s current five-year development plan is expected to create 3.5 new jobs, the Ministry of Planning and Development cooperation said.

In a statement faxed to the newspaper, the ministry said under the 2000-2015 plan 2700 major projects are to be constructed across the country.

“The implementation of the plan is certain to reduce unemployment by offering about 3.5 million new jobs,” the statement said.

It said all the ministries were involved in executing the projects. The plan will not “eradicate” unemployment but will slashed it to “manageable levels”, the statement said.

The ministry is working on the next five-year plan, 2015-2020, which “will put an end to joblessness in the country,” the statement said.

Unemployment rates are extremely high in Iraq and are estimated at nearly 50% in some areas.

The ministry urged the bodies executing the current five-year plan projects to go ahead with their plans and spend the allocations earmarked for them.

One major problem facing the authorities working on post-war reconstruction is their inability to spend their annual allocations.

It is not unusual in Iraq for government agencies to return the money allocated for them to the treasury by the end of the fiscal year for not being able to spend it.

These agencies usually cite lack of security and non-availability of contractors to do the job.

http://www.azzaman.com/english/index...06-15\kurd.htm

Talabani holds talks with U.S. diplomat

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani held on Tuesday a meeting with Jeffrey Feltman, the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, according to a presidential statement.

“The meeting, attended by U.S. Ambassador in Baghdad Christopher Hill, tackled the latest political developments in Iraq,” said the statement received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

The U.S. official congratulated the president over the success of the 3rd conference of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and over his reelection as its secretary general.

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