Thread: Iraqi/Dinar news until March 1st, 2007

Japan to provide extra US$ 145 million in aid to Iraq

Associated Press - 23 February, 2007

Japan will give Iraq US$ 145 million in a new humanitarian grant as part of international efforts to help rebuild the war-torn country, the Foreign Ministry said.

The aid covers security and basic services ranging from food to medical support, ministry official Masato Usui said.

The aid, which tops up Japan's previously pledged US$ 1 billion grant, will be disbursed through international agencies such as the U.N. Development Program, the World Food Program and the World Health Organization, he said.

Japan also sent ground troops to southern Iraq on a humanitarian mission after the March 2003 U.S.-led invasion. The contingent was withdrawn last year, but Japan still operates airlifting in the region in support of U.S.-led forces.

Gulf in the Media

EU troika aims to visit Iraq

Date : February 23, 2007

BERLIN, Feb 23, SPA--German Foreign Minister
Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Friday he aimed to visit Baghdad
as part of an EU mission during his country's presidency of the
bloc, Reuters reported.

"We have an invitation to the EU-troika -- that is to a
representative of the presidency, the foreign policy chief and
the Commission," Steinmeier told Saturday's edition of Die Welt,
according to an extract released in advance.

The timing would depend on the security situation, he added,
saying EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana, External Affairs
Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner and he agreed the visit
should take place "as soon as the circumstances allow".
"We are in direct talks with Baghdad about this," he said.

Gulf in the Media

Anyone have a subscription to NINA?
This is all I can get out of this site:


22 Feb 2007 14:57:00
Investment
Cabinet Approves MoPDC's ProgrammeBaghdad (NINA) – The Iraqi Cabinet has approved an investment-related programme presented by the ministry of planning and development cooperation. According to a ministry official, "The programme attempts to remedy the impediments in carrying out investments in the regions and accelerate their
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National Iraqi News Agency

The Iraqi economy continues to grow despite the war
22 / 02 / 2007

After a week of the security plan : Iqbal Bshrahh to buy dinar in Jordan and indicators the growth of the Iraqi economy

Appeared early the second week of the security plan indicators grandfather his hand is evident by what is happening on the ground in Baghdad has an impact T. on the economic and social situation in its entirety, media sources have stated that there is a broad evil purchase of the Iraqi dinar in Jordan, Palestine and Egypt and us N..

She said the exchange market in Jordan to currency dealers in a Jordan Asbakht to sell 800 million dinar dollars were uncovered Yassin Mahamed a cashier of Umm Al-Fahm, he asked dinars from u Arkat Iraqi by telephone or e-mail The instruction received by agents and messengers come to Jordan from Baghdad d.

He said, "and the recently created companies imported Iraqi dinars Yeh coming to us in the form of new banknotes bearing the numbers most modules and a value of 25 thousand dinars. "

Sarraf said Iyad preacher from Nazareth in Palestine that only opposite the Iraqi dinar has exceeded all expectations, alluding to a I demand more of the day-to-day due to trading of pain Delivery people, He added that in the beginning the Jews came to buy our parents R. fever but moved to the Arabs who also quantified Abtai'wa T. large traders who conjuring up dinars from pw refined by Jordanian merchants

He said economic expert Ramzi Halabi of the island Net "that a the very widespread phenomenon in Jordan, Egypt and the hurt alone and in some European countries, where many people believe that Iraq, rich in oil and minerals from the regulatory and with the new the dinar, which will enable them to reap substantial profits.

Some observers interpreted in the light of this development achievements Ji this is achieved Baghdad security plan and the growth indicators Alaqet R Iraqi going to leapfrog to the figures rising, making offerings Tthmerin Stock Exchange and traders expected the Iraqi economy to invest in it as quickly as possible

The "Konferens Bord" group, which researches the economy Yeh centered in New York, in its report on productivity in WALSH slavery East, the rate of GDP growth Iraqi Artv p rate of 7.3% in 2005 compared with a decline of 14.2% usage M. 1995.

The report, issued Tuesday that the growth in a in Iraq, due to the overall economic expansion, which j enabled seen in the region.

Translated version of http://www.marsadiraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6461&Ite mid=33

Invite international companies to modernize the architecture. The implementation phase
(Voice of Iraq) - 24-02-2007
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Invite international companies to modernize the architecture. Implementation of the first phase of the Metro Baghdad this year

Baghdad / Qais bars.
The Secretary of Baghdad Saber Eissawi Baghdad that the secretariat will calls soon international companies to modernize Altassami m Special fiance Baghdad.
The Secretary during a meeting attended by a number of officials Secretariat : The secretariat will start late this year implementation of the first phase of the underground project after Baghdad now Than to modernize its own designs. The Secretary and attendance at the old designs developed for the Metro from a Swiss company in 1977 German-19 78, which included three tracks will only track AIPAC from the direction of the al-Sadr City and the second from Baghdad, the new direction of Al-Mansour and the third starts the people at the session and extended the line to the neighborhood Altcher Regrettably.

He explained that the project was concerned by the amendments and shielded Sat 1980, where some tracks have been modified to be under a the ground instead of above ground and increase in the number of plants per square meter and in addition to other adjustments through a study prepared Here a British companies in 1980 - 1986 as amended some tracks. He briefed the conferees on the other concerning the development of designs some areas in Baghdad, including (NORD peace and the Sabiat), which included the design of residential areas Otj Ariah and industrial and (commercial markets) with designs Les oases sports and the development of the current residential areas. The meeting also addressed the extensive discussion of the work of a revolving e designs and their role in the design of all Problems rents being implemented by the Secretariat of Baghdad and the preparation designs of the streets and gardens and parks and Almejsrat The water and sewer systems and other projects.
It is noteworthy that the Baghdad Metro Project, which was implemented by Sumitomo All to the Ministry of Transport, has been transferred to the secretariat implemented tomorrow Ed commissioned by the Council of Ministers building on the successes achievements of the secretariat in carrying many referred Regrettably service in the city of Baghdad.

Al-Maliki adviser : No one is above the law

Al-Maliki adviser : No one is above the law
Baghdad Zeidan Rubaie :
Sami military, political advisor to President appearance e Iraqi Nouri Al-Maliki, leaks to the media the existence of a list of Matlo between justice members of the Iraqi parliament (Alberl Man) is uncertain, But his view is that new and serious is that it is no longer one is above the cascade Unwin regardless of his position.
He told "Gulf" As far as I am aware, Some members of parliament and some political figures Might interest on certain intricacies of their status and their relations with the desorption Moat terrorist, or other acts punishable by law, Abra Afterward. That is up to the government, and left to the judiciary. And if the government has information about any person is a did not yet taken through the judiciary, But members of Parliament, This issue needs to return to the House for the withdrawal of a the immunity enjoyed by the Member of Parliament, and take legal action against him any Iraqi citizen If they fail to prove his innocence. We hope all of innocence and if, God forbid proven involvement one terrorist acts in the law applies to all " .

Hashemi : "Mahdi Army" terrorist group!

Hashemi : "Mahdi Army" terrorist group.
Tariq Al-Hashmi said Iraqi Vice President told presented on Sunday that the United States should be classified G. u-Mahdi led by the Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr upon j that a terrorist group.
He said he is a Sunni Hashemite to Al-Jazeera that what is expected the American administration in order to avoid duplication Almai it is considered classified Mahdi Army and other militias, which the uncle change under its banner as terrorist groups and must be applied a the international standards against them.
The Ministry of Defense said the Mahdi Army largest T. Hedid of Iraq. Stay away and the Mahdi Army appearing armed in the streets of y start of the security in Baghdad at the hands of the matter Eker and Iraq.
He said Iraqi President Jalal Talabani in a week for the past that al-Sadr was leading a group to leave Iraq praise the security operation.
The American army says that the Sadr fled to Tehran at the despite that Iran has denied that again on Sunday. Sadr aides insisted that it still exists in Iraq.
The Hashemite American Administration for the issuance of this% pw Neve so that it could be pursuing the leaders of these groups .
Sunni leaders and shoulder the responsibility for the murder of the Mahdi Army a for many people at the hands of death squads. Sadr and political ally of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al Maleki.


I wonder who put the pressure on, first al-Sadr hightails it and now condemation of the enrtire group...I think this deserves a big WOW

Abdel Mahdi presents itself as an alternative to the owners

Abdel Mahdi presents itself as an alternative to the owners
7000 accused of acts of violence. Including deputies in the Iraqi Parliament is arrested P j implement the plan to impose law

Baghdad / IMC
Sources close to the Iraqi Coalition bloc Almouh d, that the statements of the Vice-President, Adel Abdel-Mahdi did not stem from a vacuum, in his recent acceptance of the post of prime minister In the case of a request by the Iraqi parliament him.
It considered such a statement, the first of its kind. recalls that the agreement between the Dawa Party Bazz general Ibrahim al-Jaafari, The Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution, While it was agreed to change the nomination for the presidency of the Jaafari Hello Ministers in response to Kurdish and American pressure, that any of the candidates would write his resignation unconditional Wei presented by the head of the United Iraqi Alliance, Mr. Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim, the head of the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution opponent Party invitation to the post of prime minister.
She went on to talk in detail of the "IMC" on the coalition's Concerns dealing with the mechanisms of government work, Many of the workers today at the offices of the secretariat of the Council of a Ministers restricted persons Islamic Dawa Party, There are more than 800 employees representing the secretariat of the Council of Alozra automatic, 66% of them belong to the Dawa Party, and one third, the junior staff who were appointed during the government of Dr. Iyad Allawi, the first, The remaining run between the Al-Dawa organization Ara - s, or Sadri trend.
In the opinion of these sources, that the Committee of Seven meetings in the recent Na Kecht government's performance against the backdrop of strong criticism of the Body b reference Sayyid Ali al-Sistani, some of its features appeared in Friday sermons reference to agents, foremost in a sermon in Karbala, when she described the failure of the government of Al-Maliki, failure of the Islamic trend in the government.
In addition, the inability of the Al-Maliki on the completion of the amendment Alozar j, criticized the efficiency of the ministers in his government. in particular the ministers of the Sadri movement, in the context of the endeavors of American-British joint activation of Oversight Committee on Fund payments Iraqi T. there is money the export of oil. detection methods of manipulation and financial corruption. where embassies strengthened their influence in the body to protect her integrity Il work, through the addition of a number of experts and, as advisers to the transfer of advanced experiments only for the prosecution of corruption Dare and financial borne by the government.
These sources believe that the straw that would end the presence of Alma so the prime minister is to restore the comprehensive assessment Ltta Bek plan "to impose the law" the end of next March. amid the huge exchange of accusations on a list of seven thousand people , by the multinational forces. they believed responsible for supporting death squads and militias b the various kinds, whether Shiite, Sunni, and how the government dealt with this issue, Al-Maliki Dokki s and sensitive, as Al "IMC" that among these names deputies in Alberl Iraqi Man, from the various blocs, of them, "17 -" of the Iraqi Coalition bloc alone, including deputies from the Al-Dawa Party and the Sadri trend, as well as leaders in the field organization Foundation * The martyr in August, led by Ammar Hakim. the son of Mr. Aziz Hakim, villagers who cynically by Sadri trend of "Talking Uday M., referring to the role played by Uday Saddam Hussein during the rule of a for the former regime.
For its part, said Mariam Al-Rayes, Adviser to the Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, said the "IMC" the existence of such a list, announced by Al-Maliki, but apologized for the No. 7000 requested for justice in the a plan to impose the law, or to reveal the names of MPs and the date of the Iraqi meeting arrested, As if they were in Iraq or abroad, and myself saying "will be arrested successively AIPAC a one is above the law. "
The multinational forces had provided the Chamber of practice T. general command of the Iraqi armed forces, Bajart e field "with quadratic figures" for the definition of the enemy in Cta Bek plan to impose law, It went on to say, "The definition of the enemy. might change by the American forces. to cover the areas described Iranian influence, , which included the area of Sadr City, as well as the whole of us Hink people and the banks inspired Orr, described as a stronghold of the Mahdi Army, led by young Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr.
This sets the color map colors of red for areas that are not controlled by the government and told Orange for areas less serious and less of the yellow and blue of Akt R. safer, green for the safe areas, This highlights the disparity, in consideration of the Ministry of the Interior of the Sadr City learning areas in blue. In some regions yellow balloons, With colored in the map of America are painted Land Angele, as did the Karadah and Jadiriyah district of mostly Yeh Shiite, especially those made by Iran after long years of a the migration since the 1980s, the most prominent sites at Legion b der offices and the Supreme Council of Islamic Revolution.
But sources close to the bloc Alat'elav, shown l "IMC" All these stays, made Nouri Al-Maliki, during the last meeting of the Committee of Seven, which coordinates as the political leadership of the bloc, the Iraqi coalition united, that he would prefer to resign to implement applications Americas Yeh to launch a large-scale campaign of arrests on these figures, and Akha elsewhere for the American forces to be investigated, making Dr. Adel Abdel Mahdi, the strong man in the Supreme Council exceptional ball, The rush to announce its readiness to accept the post of prime Hello Ministers, in the case of a request to do so.
The requirements refer to the post of prime minister overseas S. Supreme America, according to these sources, to restore the Supreme Council as a political organization recognized democracy philosophy of governance, and with demand by the American embassy to the party the Iraqi Islamic, There are consultations within the so-called advisory council's only at about this subject. , which had previously rejected this idea in 2005, an idea promoted by Abdul-Mahdi strongly since the arrival of e to Iraq in 2003, He had nominated himself in the list of the individual in the elections bad for reasons which are related to this topic, but the retreat n that joined the list of the coalition.

It went to a low of 1216 yesterday then crept back to 1220 now we just popped 6 pips to 1214 Woot!

Originally Posted by Mike5200

Withdrawing from banks
By James Palmer
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
February 23, 2007


BAGHDAD -- There is nothing routine about a trip to the bank in Baghdad.
Confronted by criminal gangs on the streets and demands for bribes from tellers in the branches -- not to mention long lines, shortages of bank notes, and other inconveniences -- many Iraqis are opting simply to keep their savings at home. ....

Pardon me for being simplistic, but if there are thugs and bank tellers wanting bribes and people are afraid of the banks, then it would only make sense to RV. Everyone then has money and the thugs wont be, well most anyway, robbing just to survive and bank tellers wont need a bribe to survive. Sounds simple enough to me.

But then again, its Iraq.

Just my thoughts