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Rafie al-Issawi: Balancing next year's deficit will increase to $ 13 billion

Finance Minister Rafie al-Issawi that Iraq will face a deficit of $ 13.7 billion in next year's budget, but he also noted that the deficit as a proportion of the budget 2012 will be lower than in the year.

Iraq's budget amounted to 82.6 billion dollars in 2011 depending on the average oil price of $ 76.50 per barrel and exports 2.2 million barrels of crude per day.

Among Iraqi officials that the budget for 2012 based on the price of oil was $ 85 a barrel, and includes spending in next year's budget allocation of 34.2 billion of investments.

He estimated the deficit in the current year at $ 13.4 billion, but officials expect to fill the gap if the global oil prices remain at current high levels.

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Financial stresses matching funds in the Iraqi Development Fund with the assets of the numbers

The Ministry of Finance, on Monday, matching funds in the Iraqi Development Fund with the assets of the numbers, calling at the same time possesses all of the evidence of a breach of its submission to the Iraqi government or body integrity.

Rafie al-Issawi, said in an interview with Alsumaria News yesterday that the issue of Iraqi funds in the matching fund dfi with the Central Bank and the traditional cyclical process, indicating that the matching funds have been the end of last May and the money that was identical to the figures of the Ministry.

Issawi said that his ministry has provided those corresponding to the government, as was displayed in one of the sessions of the Council of Representatives, at the same time pointing to the possibility of a breach or bad practice in this issue, but we have no proof.

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Maliki: Iraq still under risk

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki affirmed on Monday that Iraq is still under risk urging all political parties to renounce the policy of marginalization and opt for love and forgiveness.

In the ceremony celebrating the 3d foundation anniversary of the national reform movement led by Ibrahim Al Jaafari, Al Maliki noted that Iraq is still under risk. He noted however that he is not pessimistic but he is calling to be aware and vigilant in order not to face the same exceptional circumstances in Iraq.

“Iraq is still facing challenges. The country has made a major leap towards stability, sovereignty, security and reconstruction. There remains a lot to do”, Al Maliki added.

Iraqi Prime Minister stressed the necessity to renounce and eradicate the culture of violence, oppression and sectarianism within our parties, movements and educational institutions.

This is how we can renounce this culture which does not belong to the Iraqi people long known for forgiveness and love among the different components of the Iraqi society.

In June 2008, the national reform movement was formed including political, social, cultural and religious parties led by former Prime Minister Ibrahim Al Jaafari.

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Cork mobile phone confirm it in the final stages of the partnership with (France Telecom)

A company (Cork) for mobile communications it is in the final stages of the partnership that will get between them and the company (France Telecom).

The executive director of the company Hammam Emirate (of the Agency news) that the company will complete the existing partnership with this global company, noting that this partnership would result in great benefit to the participants by bringing modern technology that operates the company to Iraq.

He went to the Principality and the challenges in Iraq, but the Cork company has overcome most of these challenges and to park Bmsaf competition of other companies in Iraq, adding that the company now, according to surveys carried out by the network are considered the best in terms of quality and services.

Amara pointed to the existence of a large media campaign to inform the citizen and the existence of this company's work and its coverage of areas of Iraq by 80 percent.The media and communications agency has revealed a trend for the company (France Telecom) to enter into partnership with the company (Cork Telecom) working in Iraq.

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House desperation UN to restore Iraq's money stolen

Taken to the Integrity Committee in the House of Representatives new measures to restore the money stolen during the rule of the Coalition Provisional Authority in 2004. The President of the Committee Bahaa al, in a statement told the future, "said the actions taken are practical measures designed to search and investigate the fate of about $ 17 billion worth of funds oil had been stolen in the wake of the U.S. invasion, "noting that the Iraqi Council of Representatives will discuss the matter publicly through the next few days.He Araji that the Integrity Commission, the parliamentary and sent a letter to the UN requesting the restoration of money lost, noting that "the letter included the evidence pointed to involvement of U.S. institutions of committing financial corruption that led to rob the Iraqi people, which was dedicated to the development processes and development."

The Chairman of the Committee that this request would enable Iraq to regain the money and knowledge, for its part, expressed his intention to put the matter to the attention of the international organization.

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State law: the absence of Allawi's chances of success undermined the efforts of Talabani for resolving the crisis

Out meeting leaders of political blocs, which was held yesterday at the headquarters of President Jalal Talabani and the absence of the President of the Iraqi List and the Kurdistan Region President Massoud Barzani, the formation of committees for dialogue between the blocks and stop media campaigns between Iraq and the rule of law, at the time of counting Deputy for the State of Alquaon absence Allawi meeting undermined the chances of success, With that said the Iraqi Atfavat Erbil is the essential pillar of any discussions and there is no alternative.

It was announced by President Jalal Talabani reached leaders of political blocs in the meeting (summit Baghdad) an agreement to form internal committees are dialogues between the political blocs, and then present its report to political leaders.
President Talabani said at a news conference held after the (mini-summit of Baghdad) that the leaders agreed to bring the views of the president of a coalition of state law of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and the existing Iraqi President Iyad Allawi, in particular, and lists in general.

He pointed to the formation of sub-committees of the dialogues between the blocks, and then present its report to the leaders of political blocs, the meeting brings together everyone, and resolve the crisis once and for all.

President Talabani said that the meeting discussed the agreement and activation of Arbil, also discussed the political situation in general and the secretary put ministries in particular.

He said that »the conferees agreed to stop media campaigns and a commitment to the Convention on the Erbil and work on their implementation as well as agreed to hold another meeting, we hope to be attended by the leader of the Iraqi List, Iyad Allawi to decide the final form of the agreements.

He added that »the conferees discussed the security situation and the readiness of security forces, training and arming» adding that the atmosphere of the meeting was cordial and fraternal ».

For his part, member of state law, Abdul Elah Al Ali said the Baghdad summit involving the leaders of major political blocs did not come out with positive results because of the lack of existing Iraqi President Iyad Allawi them.

Ali's (Citizen): »that end, the foundation of this summit is a convergence of views between state law and the Iraqi List». He added, »the President to make this side a major effort to overcome the differences between the parties». Modja »The absence of Allawi Conference undermined chances of success ». Ali expected» conferences combine the political parties in the country later », without specifying when and where?. He stressed the» the importance of the presence of Allawi any conference a future because they will achieve the desired results on the end of differences between state law and Iraq », stressing» that all the blocks trying to get out of this crisis because the country needs to rebuild, construction and services ».

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Bolani calls for Maliki to provide clarification on the flight director of Commercial Bank of Iraq (Trade Bank)

The member of the Finance Committee of Parliament Jawad al, Monday, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to provide clarification on the flight director of the Commercial Bank of Iraq to the Parliament and its Committee, asked for the House of Representatives to discuss the subject and send officials to find out the defaulters and hold them accountable.

Bolani said in an interview for "Alsumaria News", "the Finance Committee in Parliament demanded Finance Minister Rafie al-Issawi while hosting the meeting, today, an explanation for the flight director of the Commercial Bank of Iraq," noting that "al-Issawi said not to link the bank to his ministry, but Prime Minister and the authority of the former civil administrator Paul Bremer, also noted that the Bank of its own law."

He called Bolani, a former interior minister, "Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to provide clarification on the subject of flight director of the bank as a sign of a dangerous escape of an Iraqi official," adding that "subject is not enough of an order to arrest him only."

And student member of the Finance Committee "discussed in Parliament and the interpretation of the subject and ask the government to send officials to those sectors to identify the negligent and hold them accountable," adding that "subject touches on the interests of the Iraqi people and the parliament, in turn, is responsible for oversight of government institutions."

The Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, in the second of June, the formation of a achieving the target joint of the Integrity Commission and the Financial Inspection Office and the Ministry of Finance and experts presented a report on the irregularities in the Bank of Iraq trade, noting that the report was referred to the concerned judicial authorities for consideration.

The source said in an interview for "Alsumaria News", on the fourth of June, the Director of the Trade Bank of Iraq Hussein Azeri arrived in Beirut on the run from Iraq's accusation the bank's board of corruption by the head of the government, stressing that the Director of the relationship statesman Ahmed Chalabi, who went missing in Baghdad for two days before her departure.

Prior to the carrying of a decision of the Parliamentary Integrity Committee Khalid al-Alwani, the sixth of this month, is responsible for escaped Director of Commercial Bank of Iraq outside the country against the backdrop of accusations the bank's board of corruption by the Prime Minister of the Government itself, stressing that the Commission had stressed on several occasions not to allow any official to travel only after approval.

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Economist: legal amendments to the Investment Law was unable to discharge the Iraqi reality investment

Noted economic expert Hassan al-Asadi said the topic of investment in Iraq, talked about birth and witnessed the birth of the modern age not to exceed five years.
And al-Asadi of the reporter (news agency, media / INA) that the first issue of the Investment Law No. 13 of 2006 was a law passed at the same time, and carries with it much of the confusion was not to create an investment environment easy occasion for Iraq can come through attracting investors, whether they are local or foreigners.

He Asadi to the years 2006 and 2007 were years of blood, bad, making the topic of investment in Iraq, a secondary issue is marginalized because of the security situation, explaining that the wheel of investment has seen a move in 2008 after homeostasis relative security in Iraq, and usually the wheel of reform legislation investment back into the rotation and we have seen the issuance of amendments to the Investment Law.

He noted that the security of the most important obstacles in the area of investment is the law that allows the investor in the residential sector that has a piece of land ownership is temporary and not allowed to sell land, but allow him to build on it and then sell the facilities that build Kaldor, apartments, etc. and that all legal amendments which Taraet the Law on Investment in previous years you can not play the reality that the Iraqi venture to the level that the Iraqis hoped for and even those who put themselves to the investment law.

He was al-Asadi of the most important sectors that need it the citizen at the present time is the residential investment sector, the presence of a severe housing crisis in Iraq, revealed the existence of difficulty in the investment environment in Iraq in several aspects of the most important of the legislative and the security factor.

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Economists: Weak development in Iraq is due to the lack of a census

attributed the number of Iraqi economists weak economic development in the country to the lack of full national statistics on the number of economic facilities in the country due to the delay of the census of population and postponed more than once because of political problems on some areas.

The economist said and a member of the International Organization for Statistics Kazem Jumaili, told the Kurdish news agency (Rn) that "economic development in Iraq will remain reluctant because of the lack of new census gives precise figures for the reality of economic development in Iraq."

"The census is supposed not to be exploited politically, because it affects on economic development and the nature of the Iraqi economy, particularly with respect to projects and commercial development and investment."

He pointed out that "the development of Iraq requires a census of an economic census every seven years, at least to prepare the government's plan according to the data the census." and was scheduled to conduct the census year the country in 2009, but the process is delayed more than once because of the objections of some parties to conduct in the disputed areas between Erbil and Baghdad. was postponed census indefinitely at a time in which she said the Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation of the month of October / October is the next best Vnina to conduct a population census in the country.

The economic expert and member of the Iraqi Center for Development and Economy Abdul Khaliq al-Alwani (Rn) that "the Iraqi economy can not be his advancement and progress unless a regulation details of economic projects and the number of workers in the government sector and the number of workers in the private sector as well to the number of housing complexes that were built after 2003."

He explained that "the conduct of the census is supposed to take place away from the political rivalry between the parliamentary blocs to as a process of technical planning purely."

He pointed out that "Iraq has failed by 12% in the provision of economic development because of the lack of action Census his time set by the Government in the previous year."

For his part, adviser to the CBI the appearance of Mohammed Saleh (Rn) that "the economic development of Iraq's ambiguous because of the lack of accurate data base for economic projects and the unemployed and the number of employees in the the state. "

"The census is supposed to be every 10 years to note how high the rate of economic development in the country during this period," noting that "the key factors in raising the level of economic development building residential complexes and raise the level of production of the private sector through Database solid provided by the census of population and development."

He continued by saying that "talk about the success of the five-year plan is not possible at present because they operate on the basis of old data must be the census." and the Prime Minister end of 2010, four committees in Kirkuk, Ninewa and Salah al-Din and Diyala provinces to provide field reports on the problem of the census of population in those provinces did not provide only the provinces of Diyala and Salahuddin, which confirmed that there was no outstanding problems with failed Committees Kirkuk and Nineveh to provide the necessary reports to conduct the census.

Ruled out by the Secretariat of the Council of Ministers in October / October raise the field of nationalist census form as being a paragraph legal can not be manipulated, and demanded by the points of Turkmen and Arab in Kirkuk. did not see Iraq since the 1987 census a comprehensive nationwide, because the census conducted in 1997 did not include the governorates of the Kurdistan region of the three ".

The number of Iraqis, 16 million people in 1987, and is expected to reach this time between 30 and 31 million, expectations of the Central Agency for Statistics. Wanan of Jafar, the Open: Abdullah Sabri




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Egypt’s status quo sends signal of hope to Iraq

Iraqis following the case of corrupt officials who ruled Egypt and plundered its economy in three decades, must feel very happy because these officials today have nowhere to go with their money and no haven to seek.

Their happiness is based on the hope that one day the Iraqi people will have the chance, like their Egyptian brethren, to chase the thieves who have plundered the country and turned it into ruins where black crows have their nests.

Iraqis entertain the hope that their plundered wealth will return to them and those responsible for the shedding of innocent blood will be brought to account.

The whole world is cooperating with Egypt today. The level of cooperation is as good as during the reign of former President Mubarak, but it is working on an opposite direction.

Egypt is endowed with massive human and material resources, but they were utilized only to serve the governing elites and their lackeys.

We have read and heard of ‘conclusive evidence’ of corruption in which officials at different levels of government have been involved, but we have seen no action. The evidence was not circumstantial. It was provided by the Iraqi parliament and the transparency commission.

There is a lot of talk of corruption in Iraq, emanating from inside and outside the country. But the talk and evidence have been discarded and corruption has continued unabated.

Nothing moves in Iraq without corruption. Corruptions is today the means for promotions and holding of public position.

It is time for the Iraqi parliament to pass legislation with clear mechanism that will hold the prime minister or any other official to account.

Leaving the fight against corruption to the government means neglecting a fundamental fact: the government itself is the fertile ground for corruption.

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