Thread: Archive News - Iraqi Dinar Think Tank - 24/01/201 - 23/07/2011

Swiss banks are investing billions of dollars in Iraq

announced Advisor Swiss readiness banks to finance investments worth billions of dollars in Iraq. This came during a meeting of the Committee of Economy and Investment in the House with a delegation of representatives of the Company Advisor, Switzerland.

During the meeting, discuss the issue of financing of investments and the various sectors in Iraq. and suggested representative of the company discuss the issue of financing investment with representatives of Swiss banks, by a meeting of the Committee the economy brings them to find out all the details of funding and coordination with executives in the Iraqi government.

For their part, committee members stressed their willingness to work to solve all the problems and obstacles facing investors and may open a channel of communication between representatives of Swiss banks and the Iraqi government, because the country needs to services and reconstruction in various sectors.

http://www.alsabaah.com/ArticleShow.aspx?ID=10179

Almksusi Atdarc with a delegation of Lebanese banker opened his bank in the province

Examine the Chairman of the Economic Development Committee in the governorate of Basra Mahmoud Taan Almksusi with a delegation from the Lebanese bank (Byblos) Multi opening a branch in the governorate of Basra.

Almksusi For his part, the Lebanese delegation's readiness of local government to provide all the legal facilities for the successful work of the bank in the province and promised her a good step, noting At the same time that the changes witnessed by Iraq, particularly in banking development in the economic side of the country through increasing the number of banks that have opened, including banks, Arab and foreign countries to support the Iraqi banking sector came under the security developments observed that encourage the process of attracting investment in Iraq and the City Basra in particular.

The bank said that Lebanese "Byblos" is one of the Lebanese banks operating in Iraq and has two branches in Erbil and Baghdad.

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Iraqi cities witnessed signatures campaign to prosecute, Zain Iraq

A parliamentary committee threatened to take firm action in the event of continuing poor services of Baghdad _ Fares Sharifi, while the determination of the number of members of NGOs and social figures in a number of Iraqi cities to start a campaign to collect as many signatures to Mkadat Zain in Iraq due to Maasmoh bad service provided to subscribers, and criticized the Chairperson of the Commission services and reconstruction in the Iraqi Council of Representatives member of mobile services in Iraq, threatened to take action against those companies in the event of continuing poor service.

She said Vian intruder Sheik Said, Chairman of the Commission services and reconstruction in the House of Representatives, said in a statement that "There are three companies of the mobile phone operating in Iraq, we wish to review their policies and service to the citizen," adding, "We as representatives of the people will not accept this fact, deteriorating mobile phone service that there are actions to be taken to hold accountable those companies in case of survival of the service on what it is now," and increased the "There is a parliamentary committee to investigate the mobile services and is currently writing the final report which will contain many things and reading in the House during the sessions to come."

The media and communications agency has revealed that poor infrastructure owned by the mobile phone companies has led to poor service provided to citizens, asserting that the companies were claiming that the poor service caused by noise-winning network by U.S. forces earlier and Iraqi forces at this time, noting that there are provinces does not have, such as this noise happening in Baghdad, but the mobile services which are bad.

It showed that poor infrastructure owned companies were the cause of poor services provided to citizens, pointing to the Commission demanded that companies and continuously develop the infrastructure that is owned and increase the number of towers deployed in Baghdad and the provinces.

In the context of online determination of the number of members of non-Iraqi government and social figures in a number of cities Iraqi collecting signatures for the prosecution of Zain in Iraq because of what they called the poor services provided to subscribers.

The Foundation lamp in Basra peace Amer in an interview (citizen) that "the campaign was launched from Basra and we will work to collect the largest possible number of signatures to Mkadat Zain Iraq for poor services offered," adding that "the campaign will continue for a month and will take part in a number of NGOs and social figures, university professors, human rights activists" and "The work is underway to transfer the campaign to other provinces resented their children out of the company's services provided to participants who humiliated by cut lines or loss of balance and when the review subjected to humiliation and this we see the opposite of what exists in the branches of the company deployed the Gulf States and some Arab countries", for its part said Haya Hussein, is active in the field of human rights city of Nasiriyah in southern.

Iraq, in an interview (the citizen) that "the work of the company and its services are incompatible with each consumer rights of any common the company's work as the communication is often unclear and confusing large," adding that "such a pregnancy should each honorable Iraqi participation and on the parliament and the central government and local governments to stand with the citizens at large this company looted money the Iraqis not to worried about providing better services to subscribers."

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Al-Dabbagh: the extension of the modern American secret «lies»

denied Ali al-Dabbagh, Secretary of State and government spokesman, strongly the news reported about the movement of Baghdad to an agreement with Washington to extend the U.S. military presence in Iraq beyond 2011.

Dabbagh said the "Fars news agency:" Iran said on Monday that "This speech lies not taken to date been no action in this regard have not concluded the Iraqi government, such an agreement with the United States." Stressed Dabbagh popular support for the government of Iraq and said he was "in the event of such a convention, we would have informed us that the Iraqi parliament and the people, we do not hide anything."

Separately, a group of activists, lawyers for an investigation to assess the information the Australian Defence Force and the government for abuses that occurred at Abu Ghraib prison, as quoted by the Herald Sun Australian on Monday.

The newspaper said that "group rights activists, called Center for Defense of public interests, said that the interrogation must include the behavior of the Australian Defence Force in Iraq and Afghanistan as well, where the detainees were handed over automatically to the U.S. military." and made ​​the claim following the launch of a large number of documents the defense after winning the center case brought a long time ago on freedom of information.

The paper quoted Director of the Center Executive Edward Santo saying that "the documents raises a number of questions, very worrying."

He added, Santo said "a number of questions still unanswered, and we need to conduct interrogation completely independent of the knowledge of insider these problems," asserting that "unlike the United Kingdom and the United States, there have been Australia's independent commission of inquiry fully know the truth about our role in the conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan."

According to some documents obtained by the center to what was going on violations of the routine in the prison of Abu Ghraib, as revealed in 2004 that a number of prisoners to the operations of a violation of their legal rights. and served a number of Australian military lawyer with the coalition forces in Baghdad. And revealed some of the documents for the Australians, hampering the work of the Red Cross before disclosing the Abu Ghraib scandal, preventing humanitarian organizations from visiting nine detainees were subject to investigations in the famous prison.

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Energy Commission objected to the statement by the Minister on the company's national oil

objected to the Committee on Energy and Oil parliamentary authorization Oil Minister Abdul-Karim and coffee, which confirmed that the need to create a national oil company. It is noteworthy that the oil minister has said that the establishment of a national company to manage the energy sector in the Member State in the OPEC is not necessary and may interfere with the work of the Oil Ministry.

A member of the Committee on Energy and Oil and parliamentary deputy / National Alliance / Ali Fayad told the reporter Agency (news) on Tuesday: everything has the dimensions of future and current, it is necessary to establish a national oil company because it will protect the rights of the Iraqi people and preserve the How to dispose of national wealth form the proper based on professional and specialized, as well as to expand the circle of achievement, which serves the interests of Iraq.

He Fayad: when there is a committee Federation of oil means that the wealth of the country, however, experts and specialists, calling for containment of these minds transparent working in various areas of investment.

The Iraqi Council of Ministers agreed in 2009, a bill for the establishment of a national company for oil, but the legislation has struggled amid political turmoil.

http://www.ikhnews.com/news_view_16019.html

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Committee on Oil and Energy recommends stopping all future contracts to companies

Announced an MP for the coalition of state law Rehab slave to the oil and energy, after discussing the subject contracts for the company Sher and contracts for the Kurdistan region and the licensing round, reached the decision to stop all prospective contracts with foreign companies, in do not affect the previous contracts of association with the Iraqi economy and the budget of Iraq.

and said in a statement "told all of Iraq" on Monday that the decision of the Commission on oil and energy for future contracts will be action taken against companies shared between the Commission of Petroleum and Energy and the Ministry of Oil in dialogue with the Kurdistan region and know the ranges of this contract and the extent of its benefits for Iraq and disadvantages on the central government, adding that it was after the announcement of the decision and voting on by the House, it will prevent contracting with any company until after the ratification of the oil and gas.

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Iraqi parliament calls on governments and the federal Kurdistan not to conclude a new oil contracts

The Commission on oil and energy in the Iraqi parliament on Tuesday, the federal government in Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government not to conclude contracts for new oil until the approval of Representatives on the law of oil and gas, according to the site daily, "Wall Street Journal," U.S.

The Web site published a news story which said that "the Commission on oil and energy in the Iraqi Council of Representatives called the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government not to conclude contracts for new oil until the approval of Representatives on the oil and gas law," noting that "the Commission on oil and energy parliamentary process of preparing a legal basis to regulate new oil and gas sector in Iraq, the satisfaction of all parties in the country."

The Iraqi government has concluded over the past two years several contracts with 13 companies specialized in oil and gas without reference to the House of Representatives.

http://www.aknews.com/ar/aknews/2/250249/

London show on Wednesday it will sign a contract worth $30 million to Iraqi airspace management

Baghdad revealed the British embassy in Iraq, Tuesday, that one of the British companies will sign on Wednesday a contract with the Iraqi Ministry of Transport $30 million, noting that the company will manage the Iraqi air space under the contract.

He, said the British ambassador in Iraq, Michael Aaron said in an interview "Alsumaria News", "company Serco British sign, on Wednesday, a contract with the Iraqi Ministry of Transport of 30 million dollars," noting that "the company would under the present contract control over Iraqi airspace in the movement of aircraft."

Said Aaron that "company Serco British contribute to and actively in Iraq," adding that "the signing of the contract will encourage more British companies to come to Iraq."

The British ambassador in Iraq, that "more British companies will find it useful for them to come to Iraq with the Iraqi government deal with the internal problems facing this area."

http://www.alsumarianews.com/ar/3/24...-details-.html

Erbil Dubai is seeking to be in the region

saw the newspaper (Business Review), the English-speaking to the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan Arbil provide a safe and stable for the visitors, and enjoy democracy in the midst of economic boom for years, dreaming to be another Dubai in the region.

The paper points to the economic boom in the city and dreaming to be an As the Emirate of Dubai. The paper reviewed many of the economic and tourist facilities in Kurdistan, in particular the area Shaqlawa and monasteries in the Ainkawa.

The newspaper pointed out that the ancient city of Arbil, like Jericho and Damascus and Aleppo, the oldest inhabited city in the world, highlighting the Arbil's citadel, which was some of the families inhabited until recently, ie, before being cleared of the population and make it a landmark heritage and a cultural milestone refers to the foot of an original civilization Kurds.

According to the paper that can be visited Erbil for recreation and tourism, are also worth a visit for pleasure and work. The paper also addressed the existence of a diverse religions in the province of Kurdistan, in particular, Yazidi and Christian to the Muslim majority, also spoke about Nowruz Holiday Gala, which is the vernal equinox, which is a national holiday of the Kurds, by discussing the part of the ritual celebration of the holiday.

http://www.xendan.org/arabic/drejaa....ara=1446&Jor=1

US consulate in Basra opened

U.S. ambassador to Baghdad James Jeffrey inaugurated the American consulate in Basra today, according to an official statement.

In the statement, as received by Aswat al-Iraq, he declared that Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) status was raised to General Consulate, pointing out that his country will continue in supporting development in Iraq.

The new consulate will cover Basra, Muthanna, Missan, and Thi Qar provinces. The U.S. presence in Basra dates back to 1869. During the previous regimes, American consulate in Basra was closed in 1967.

http://en.aswataliraq.info/Default1....&id=143591&l=1

The center is expected to take a position on the merger with Iraq during the next three days

predicted coalition of the center, on Tuesday, taking a position on the merger with the Iraqi List, the next three days, adding that the talks between the coalitions are still oral so far.

The MP said the coalition of the center Khaled Fahdawi in an interview for "Alsumaria News", "Alliance held for several months of meetings with the parties within the Iraqi List of rapprochement between the two," noting that "the understandings between the center and Iraq may rise in the near future to a merger or alliance between the two lists."

He Fahdawi that "the speech so far is in the frame and oral being between deputies from the center and the Iraqi List, "noting that" the mass of the middle waiting for the return of President Iyad Samarrai, from traveling in order to discuss formally."

Predicted Fahdawi "take center coalition unified position on integration during the next three days, attributing the cause to" the presence of participants in the political program of coalitions through a national project to build a civilized state." and a loose alliance of center-which has the parliamentary bloc of ten deputies in the Iraqi Council of Representatives, the Iraqi Islamic Party led by former parliament speaker Iyad al-Samarrai and the unity of Iraq, led by former Interior Minister Jawad al.

The coalition of the center showed, Friday the past, expressed worry that affect the process of reducing its government political forces represented in the government to pay the price for not small blocks big blocks to reach a consensus.

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