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Banks characterized activity eligibility in Iraq since the 1990s and there are a number of obstacles in its tracks banking, private banks suffering from the result of modest financial resources and limited ability to interact with the data bank of modern technology.


Especially in the light of the high Asaaralamadat and modern methods in real terms compared to the resources of these banks and private banks facing limited interaction with foreign banks and this led to a large information gap and that it lacks what might be called historical depth, which enables it to employ banking relationships precedent for use during the contemporary stage, and one of the most prominent aspects of the suffering of private banks in providing expertise and technical strength is its dependence on elements Bank (Rafidain and Rasheed), particularly those who have completed their services schemes and then moved to work in private banks or who resign for any reason, and this Cadres though experienced in the field of banking (public sector), but lack the work requirements Al-Serafi talk has led excessive reliance on the banking sector tables year to a state of strong competition between private banks to make such Cadres regardless of whether caused by complications related to the banks However, it managed private banks Iraqi Since its founding contribution in the provision of services bank to the Iraqi economy, although this contribution was modest in both activity and attract liquidity individuals and companies in the field or to provide them with credit facilities, a situation of great disparity between the levels of private banks, the result of different experiences and competencies departments of these institutions.


Today, as the changes are the way to correct economic imbalances. The move seemed clear in the pursuit of partnership with global financial institutions advantage entering new investment law into practice shows that the next few days will see a noticeable improvement in the performance of the banking sector and this is what the National reliable to involve the private sector in economic activities and to sort out the transition from the totalitarian economy to a market economy

***Totalitarian economy-a political regime that forces a strict control of all aspects of life by coercive measures. It also means that they trade how they want to by their own rules.

***Market economy-a free place of trade and commerce. It means Iraq will trade freely by the worlds standards without restrictions. In order to do this they will need to strengthen their currency.

Negotiations for the implementation of reconstruction projects worth 350 million dollars in Iraq
Source : Zora
10 / 05 / 07

.Iraqi businessmen held preliminary negotiations with Arab and foreign companies for the implementation of urgent reconstruction projects cost approximately $ 350 million and at the conclusion of his fourth Iraq reconstruction, which concluded today, Thursday, in Amman.

جنبية.The Executive Director of the "Iraqi Business Council," Knight reformer that Iraqi businessmen held over four days preliminary negotiations with their counterparts in the 40th Arab and foreign countries.

وقدّر.B reformer and a $ 350 million contract size based on the expected conclusion of those negotiations.

".Contracts are expected in the sectors of water and electricity, including the agreement of intent between the ages of Basra (in the far south of Iraq) and foreign companies did not specify the nationality of the rehabilitation of a power station, "Khor Al-Zubair."

.According reformer participated in the exhibition Iraq 1000 industrial and commercial body from 45 countries, including Iran and the United States-in Almelthamtan Mcasarh wills and an ideological conflict on the Iraqi arena since it occurs under occupation in the spring of 2003.

تبحث .Iraqi companies looking for "priority materials, information technology and investments of urgency" to implement development projects.

إلا.However, investors and businessmen complain of rampant corruption and insecurity in Iraq prevents the entry market oil-rich state fought three wars since 1980 and was subjected to international embargo for the past decade.

.Official estimates show that the independent Iraq needs 60 billion dollars for the rehabilitation of its infrastructure, third in the electricity sector-developer for decades.


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100 million dinars to encourage farmers to cultivate olive Babylon

محمدGuinness Mesopotamia : Hilla / Amir Muhammad

.The Ministry of Agriculture allocated 100 million dinars to make grants to encourage farmers to cultivate Babylon olive trees high oil Mahmud said Moheisen Chairman of the Agricultural Council in the maintenance of the (Guinness Mesopotamia), these sums will be granted to farmers by 5 million dinars each dunum planted with olive trees that the farmer used in drip irrigation system watering olive trees, pointing out that the amount of 1 million dinars agricultural grant is not being paid back.
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الحالىMinister of Industry : Our transition to a free economy the end of this year من ميادة داودThe Dietary Dawood
)Amman - (Voices of Iraq)
.Egyptian Minister of Industry and Minerals Iraqi Francois Fawzi Hariri today, Thursday, that the economic objective of the government in Iraq is the transition from the economic system monopoly to free competition, which is based on high quality and cost as grounds for continuing the long run.
."The Hariri, in an interview with news agency (Voices of Iraq) Independent, at the end of the exhibit reconstructing Iraq IV, which opened in Amman last Monday, said that "this was in the interest of Iraq to provide the environment to economic competition for foreign production and providing job opportunities," pointing out that "the main objective also providing maintenance for workers in the ministry and expand these facilities for the provision of job opportunities which face growing unemployment rates we are experiencing at the present time. "
."He added that "the files that were put on joint cooperation between companies and the Ministry of Industry and companies belonging to cement plants and petrochemical plants, iron and steel in Basra, fertilizer plants and glass in Anbar."
."He added, "This is the first phase of the ministry opened up labs for domestic investment and investment Iraqi immigrant, as well as foreign, and the second phase up to the end of June June and the end of September 3rd and 4th December end December first."
مثلا."And on guarantees offered by the government to investors with the deteriorating security situation and proliferation of administrative corruption and the extent of the Ministry's ability to attract capital Iraqi immigrant said, "in terms of the Iraqi government, we will hold our agreements on all the bases required under the umbrella of the Investment Code, which provides investors the opportunity to work in all parts of Iraq first. Secondly the opportunity to benefit from the cash and profits and transfer abroad without any complications, as is happening in some neighboring countries, for instance. "
."He added, "either in terms of security companies must be studied well the areas in which they invest There are currently more than 70% of the appropriate places and safe one that can be invested." .He pointed out that Al-Hadithi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki stressed that the Iraqi government will work with all its power to provide those companies safe place to work.
."And on extended contracts to be awarded to companies said, "The focus will be on contracts between 15 and 20 years, it is considered a medium-term contracts."
."He stressed that "the objective is to get everyone to benefit from the transaction because this period so good" benefit the Iraqi citizen and the Iraqi government as well as the companies that work with us and the areas within this period ranges significantly different from light and heavy them. "
.He also Francois Fawzi Hariri highlighted the importance of benefiting from the MIC disbanded, saying that "they" is an essential part of the plan, there is expertise and highly qualified aspire to Alastphah them in the ministry and will work to Nahor some of them to civilian production, because they produce military items as soon as possible, and open these companies to invest and participate. ت."As for the companies destroyed or others able to work Vesendman cadres to work in other companies, but our main goal is to restore the work of these companies. "
."He referred to "the possibility of some companies light weapons - if we can-as part of the requirements of the Ministry of Defense and Interior."
وحول."Regarding the anticipated results of the reconstruction of Iraq Exhibition which concluded today in Amman said, "the exhibition is the outcome of what exists, and there is a specific period in accordance with the law whereby the door open for bidding and will be forming a committee of the ministry and better contracts will be taken before and during the month we will start signing contracts."
."And about the size of the industrial economic relations and the possibility of industrial cooperation between Iraq and Jordan, said that "industrial relations between Iraq and Jordan, is not clear but it was lower than in the past and our ambition is greater cooperation with Jordanian companies with contracts that are signed and we respect and wish to evolve, but our ministry industry is to deal with global companies in order to gain through experience and efficiency and fill the blanks through modern technology. "
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Intelligence sources : Sharm el-Sheikh Section Iraq into three states

(صوت العراق) - 10-05-2007

(Voice of Iraq) - 10-05-2007

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Intelligence sources Middle East were present at the meetings of Sharm el-Sheikh agreement has been practically many influential in the Iraqi issue to divide Iraq into three states in the center and a Shiite south under Iranian protection and the State of the Sunni western Iraq under the protection and guardianship Saudi state in the north to protect the Kurdish and American trusteeship Turkish interests with the Iranian because they promised heavy investment in the fledgling Kurdish state and done with the consent of American.
Intelligence sources say that the American aim of the security plan is, in fact prevent the emergence of a fourth belonging to the base, at the end of the battle with Al Qaeda will go the United States to control the oil wealth to be divided equally between the States and the nascent Iraqi armed forces and Iraqi guarantee protection.
Sources show that Iran believes in Iraq's Kurdistan great investment opportunities and promising and this reflected by the visit of the Prime Minister of Kurdistan recently to Iran.
But Turkey is the other believes in the State of Kurdistan is a great opportunity Turkey was among the first that dominated the process of building infrastructure Kurdish mega projects coming to the United States also will allow for a unitary Turkey Basstekataa Hajar be separated to prevent any attacks from the PKK in Turkey.
The sources emphasized that the heads of delegations in the Sharm El-Sheikh conference has danced to a proposal to divide Iraq, it is reality and developed for application is not impossible.

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The Presidential Council certifies Iraq to join the Law

(صوت العراق) - 10-05-2007

(Voice of Iraq) - 10-05-2007

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Republic of Iraq
Presidential Office
Press Office

News : Presidential Council certifies Iraq to join the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and its Protocols

May 10, 2007

May 10, 2007

:

Sadik of the Presidency in its meeting on 5-2-2007 on the accession of the Republic of Iraq to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and its Protocols (No. 20), issued Resolution No. (19) reads as follows law :

On behalf of people
The Presidency
Based on the approved by the House in accordance with the provisions of Article (61 / IV) of the Constitution, based on the provisions of Articles 73 / II, 138 / VI of the Constitution, the Presidency decided Assembly at its meeting on May 2, 2007
Passage of the law follows :


No. (20) of 2007
Law
The accession of the Republic of Iraq to the United Nations Convention
Against Transnational Organized Crime and its Protocols

Article (1) : The Republic of Iraq to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and its Protocols adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in its numbered b (55 / 25) in 15 / November / 2000
on July 31 May 2001 and entered into force on September 29 September 2003 and Protocol I to March 25 December / 2003 and Protocol II on September 28 January / 2004.

Article (2) : This Act implemented from the date of publication in the Official Gazette.

Tariq Al-Hashmi Adel Abdul Mahdi, Jalal Talabani

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The vice president, the vice president, president of the republic "

Reasons

The importance of accession to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and its Protocols to the Convention and the fact that this is an essential tool in combating criminal activities of an international character.

شرع هذا القانون .

Launched this law.

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Cheney : Iraqi leaders alone are capable of establishing security

(صوت العراق) - 11-05-2007

(Voice of Iraq) - 11-05-2007

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The capitals of the world - "European", news agencies : Vice President Dick Cheney yesterday on the second day of his sudden visit to Iraq, said said that politicians are the only ones capable of achieving security in the country and they assume responsibility, while the Minister of Defense Robert Gates said that his country might consider reducing troop levels in Iraq at a later time this year, if the violence subsided enough to allow the Iraqis to move forward with reconciliation while Republican moderates warned Vice President George Bush that the situation in Iraq must improve quickly and not lose more support within the party, who belongs to Prime Minister Cheney said that success in this regard depends on the leaders Iraqis themselves to achieve security in the country and, ultimately, the political solution in that country she also added Cheney, who spent yesterday in meetings with Iraqi leaders "but that requires a climate of security, especially in Baghdad, where American soldiers working alongside Iraqi forces to implement a new strategy," she Cheney is the highest-ranking official Americans spend the night in Iraq since the invasion in March 2003 after it became the night in the emergency operations base "Speicher" is located about 11 km from the city of Tikrit, the hometown of the late President Saddam Hussein·

Cheney said that "the hardliners within and outside the country want to run the war is not an end in Iraq and the Al Qaeda elements are trying to open new fronts," she turn, said Major General Benjamin McKesson, who leads the multinational division in northern Iraq on the controversial funding "soldiers watched and heard about the current controversy concerning the financing of the army · affect them morally, it also affects their work ", adding that" the controversy over the army's budget has significantly assassination "she said McKesson, he urged leaders of Americans planning to reduce the number of troops next year, especially in the northern governorates where violence is far less than seen in Baghdad.

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Gates said yesterday that a report on the progress picks next September in both General David Petrius Supreme Commander of the American troops in Iraq and Sviralamirki Baghdad, determine the future increase in troop levels, adding "the battle to establish stability in Baghdad will be completed by September, a month that seems to be a crucial period in this conflict, "she

Gates told a subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee sheikhs "The question is : Does the level of violence allow the political process to move forward in Iraq, she also pave the way for us then to begin to reduce the number of our troops." She Later, Gates said that there will be no movement "push" of the forces after the September assessment, which may lead guide to the American strategy in a new direction, pledging to study alternative solutions in the event of the failure or success of enhancements to achieve the desired results in a reference to the possibility of considering the demands of democracy in scheduling jobs. withdrawal presents Democrats with a new draft resolution on the installment financing to intensify pressure on President Bush, the White House warned that Bush would veto for the second time in the event the assignee of the law in its current jobs. newspaper "New York Times" quoted participants in the meeting with President Bush last Tuesday, 11 deputies that a moderate Republican in the House with Bush talked frankly unusual during a meeting that lasted more than an hour and told him that Republicans support for the war in Iraq is in collapse ·

In the meantime Count Senator Olympia Snowe is the Republic of the state of Maine teams with Senator Evan any democratic society is the state of Indiana to offer a bill that can put an end to combat operations in Iraq on the American border month of April 2008 if Iraq failed to meet military objectives, which lead to political stability Afghanistan. The spokesperson
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Qabas published the names of six new ministers. Altercation and fight

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Qabas published the names of six new ministers. Altercation and a fistfight inside Iraqi Parliament

11 / 05 / 2007 BAGHDAD - Nazar Hatim :

Yesterday, the Iraqi parliament yesterday, an altercation sharp and fight hand-to-hand, against the background of MP fragrance Musawi objection to what it described as lightly Speaker Mahmoud Almchidani period, which had been prepared by the parliamentary committee on the status of displaced persons from the province of Diyala to Karbala.

The Almchidani talk and share laughs with those close to him at the podium during the reading of the report which prompted Palmusui to attack, considering his behavior is a case of indifference toward the development of displaced families at the hands of terrorists, solidarity with Musawi number of members of parliament, causing a state of anarchy and exchange harsh words, which dominated at this meeting, which some expected it would consider candidates for ministries that conducted by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki reshuffled his cabinet.

They were refugees staged a sit among them tombs of the two Imams Hussein and Abbas to ask the government since returned to their homes and protect them from the influence of terrorists, was the Ministry of Defense had formed a special committee has visited, followed by a parliamentary committee had prepared a special report on their recommendations with the need to secure their homes and properties, which are subjected to terrorist attacks, which have been reading this report during the parliamentary session in which an altercation.
On the other hand informed sources expected that the parliament will be held tomorrow (Saturday) to consider new candidates for seven ministerial positions, Al-Qabas has obtained the names of Cabinet candidates who all of the independents and were as follows :

1-Mediterranean Dr. Abd al-Kazim Hajami Minister for civil society.

2-Sami Jasim Attiya military ministers for transport.

3-Dr. Hafiz Sabernbat Eissawi the minister of agriculture.

4-Ahmed Habib Abbas as minister of justice.

5-Dr. Reza Zhermohammad drinking and Minister of State for Tourism and Antiquities.

6-Dr. Adnan Abdul Khashshan pregnant Minister of Health.

7-Dr. Rafie 7-inch Minister of State for the provinces.

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Leading Shiites : names raised surprising .. Mostly -

(صوت العراق) - 11-05-2007

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The candidates for the succession of ministers resigning Sadrien face parliamentary opposition

BAGHDAD : «Middle East»
Good collided with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to select candidates for the succession of ministers who resigned bloc chest Finally parliamentary opposition yesterday because of the skepticism in some quarters parliamentary «autonomy» candidates.
And some officials said the Shiites outside of the government yesterday that the parliament may reject nominations as independent candidates are promised by al-Maliki. Maliki must also find a candidate after the seventh resignation of the Minister of Justice, a prominent independent from the government for reasons «career». The Reuters news agency to the Deputy Governor of the Shiite coalition «will not be an easy vote», referring to problems with Sadr political bloc, which kept their seats in the parliament session despite its withdrawal from the government.

He promised Maliki replacement Sadr bloc ministers who did not take suitcases security or economic vitality Bemsottaghlin and experts. But Shiite officials said that the names submitted to the members of Parliament the day before yesterday aroused surprising. A high-ranking official Coalition does not belong to the Shiite bloc chest and asked not to be identified «all Shiites. Most of them are not independent.

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This angry Sadrien ». The official added, «we have a candidate loyal to the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq, and another assistant to the owners, and others loyal to other groups». Nominated Sami military assistant to the owners and ministers of transport. The official said that Saber Eissawi Mayor of Baghdad and near the Supreme Council of Islamic Revolution, which is part of the Shiite coalition, nominated by the minister of agriculture.

It was not possible to immediately access to officials in the Office of Maliki for comment. Sadr bloc and controlled a quarter of parliamentary seats for the Shiite coalition, which brings under its umbrella Shiite parties. A senior official even though Sadr «remain committed to the decision of Mr. Muqtada accept the replacement of our independent and competent ministers». He added «names but we have seen today is not definitely

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Needs (Maliki) to change ».

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