Thread: Iraq/Dinar News until 6/17/07 8:30 PM CST

Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 32nd Field Artillery Regiment, have teamed up with members of the 2nd Battalion, 5th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army to find a way to stimulate business in the Hateen Market while still maintaining security.
As a result, economic activity in the market has increased, fostering better relations between local merchants and the Iraqi Army.


Interesting the the Army is working to stimulate business. Not a traditional job for the Army.

Comparison between the Investment Law and the Law of the Iraqi Central Investment Puk

CIPE

Union says businessmen / Center territory Kurdstan support from the Organization Saib ((CIPE organization supporting economic reform Iraqi general who present headquarters in Iraq Kurdstan

Wsop Banuan comparison between investment law and the law of the Iraqi Central Investment Puk day on Saturday 16/6/2007 and Hall Plaza Hotel Erbil, The discussion was attended by a number of university professors and Iraqi Alcordstanih and a number of representatives from economic organizations and chambers of commerce in the region and was submitted for this debate is Dr. Kamran Mufti, the Director-General Authority for Investment and Puk Bahaddour by Dr. Nabil virgins representative of the Director of the Office of joining Saeb ((CIPE in the province and also Mr. Hirsch Pilot union President Mohammad businessmen says the territory Kurdstan After welcoming the start of bills introduced by Dr. Kamran Mufti and the comparison between them and the result was very good discussions and hopes to continue to present all such seminars for the progress and provide a service to reform the economy and Iraq in particular Kurdstan

KRG, Kurdistan Regional Government

Arbil : special meeting to support domestic investment Puk

Established morning today, Sunday, 06/17/2007 day at the headquarters of the Investment Puk located in the capital, Irbil special meeting investing and how to develop a mechanism for joint action between the associations and investors, chaired the meeting, Mr. Hersh Muharram, head of the company of a number of managers in the public Notably meeting was attended by a number of unions The associations and chambers of commerce Alcordstanih and a number of businessmen Cordstanin and they discussed ways and means of cooperation between them and the body for the purpose of benefiting from incentives offered by the government of the territory Kurdstan investor Puk, and encourage foreign investment to start, keep the advanced countries and take advantage of this opportunity and also how to establish joint-stock companies and mixed-sector companies for the purpose of encouraging investment.

KRG, Kurdistan Regional Government

Conference on Article (140) of the Iraqi Constitution in the Belgian Parliament

Brussels / Hasso Hurme : preparations have been in full swing for a conference on article 140 of the Iraqi Constitution and the implementation mechanism and explain to public opinion Union and the application of this article repercussions on the region in general and especially Kurdstan and political dimensions to determine the mechanism to implement this article and its importance for the future of Iraq and to identify the role of some of the anti-deportation Democratih in this article and adjourned.

Participate in this conference must Many political figures and media from Europe (Belgium, the Netherlands, France and Germany) and members of the European Parliament and members of the House delegation from the Iraqi parliament Puk headed by Dr. Kamal Kerkuki Deputy Speaker Puk.

Almapan this conference is by the Institute Party in Brussels, in cooperation with Alentralthagafi Puk in Belgium, in the 29 days of the current month in the Belgian parliament building.

( The Red Highlighted part is I think they mean...the 29 June, 07 of this month)...)

KRG, Kurdistan Regional Government

invitations to bury sedition and patience and discipline

Widespread condemnation of the bombing of the Imam shrine military

Baghdad-Sabah.
Condemned personalities and religious organizations, political parties, tribes and citizens in Iraq and the world a crime explosion goat Imams by the military operations and operations targeting mosques last Wednesday.

It condemned the religious Supreme Sayyid Ali Sistani long shadow attacks targeted Sunni mosques in Basra governorate, calling for the cessation of all acts of violence. He said spokesman Hamid Khaffaf Sistani : that the supreme strongly condemns the attacks which targeted a mosque and shrine Sahabi Talha bin Obaidullah, a mosque ten promising in Basra. He added that similar calls on all believers to do what they can to prevent such attacks on mosques and shrines. The Iraqis Sistani appealed for patience and discipline after the bombing of the Imam military Memente shrine in Samarra last Wednesday, stressing to avoid targeting innocent people and places of worship across the statement issued by his office after the bombing of Samarra.

Talabani calls for thwarting nefarious intentions
He condemned President Jalal Talabani criminal explosion which targeted military goat Imams (their operations) in Samarra. , Called on the Iraqi people for calm and restraint and thwart nefarious intentions of criminals who want to ignite strife and fueling feelings of hatred.
Reads a statement of conviction : "committed by forces of terrorism and subversion and evil heinous crime by targeting the goat military Imams (peace to them) in Samarra. This criminal act is wrong aims to ignite fighting and fueling rifts and push for a fratricidal war and disrupt efforts to achieve national reconciliation. We strongly condemn this heinous crime, we call on all our people to calm and restraint and thwart the nefarious intentions of criminals who want to foment strife and fueling feelings of hatred. The agencies concerned are required to take immediate action to control the security situation, They are also invited to move quickly to uncover the perpetrators of the crime and forces planned and drivers of the hands of criminals who must be untouched retribution. Oh sons of our people, proud that the best Manard by the perpetrators of this hideous crime is patience, wisdom and reason and uphold ties of brotherhood and refrain from falling into sedition that erects criminals.

Jalal Talabani
The Presidency : attribution
Government of National Unity
The Presidential Council in a meeting attended by President Talabani and his two deputies Adel Abdel Mahdi and Tariq Al-Hashmi need to assign and support the government of national unity in order to implement the political program which was agreed upon between the political blocs service to enhance national unity and national consensus and block attempts to built among the Iraqi people.

The views of President Talabani, VP compatible on the issues raised. The Presidency also renewed its strong condemnation of the heinous crime that targeted military goat Imams in Samarra, and called President Talabani and his two deputies Iraqi people not to be dragged behind the criminal designs of the base and Altkeverien who want to and plan to ignite a sectarian sedition. They called on citizens to exercise restraint and maintain calm and prevent all reactions towards each other. His Excellency also called on all Iraqis of all backgrounds to commit themselves to the unity of ranks and positions, standing shoulder to shoulder against gangs rule and Sadamien criminals and Altkeverien, through close ranks and strengthen the bonds of brotherhood and harmony among all the components of the Iraqi people.
Zebari : criminal process
Denounced Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari strongly the terrorist act which targeted the offender kindergarten military in Samarra on June 13 before being confrontational elements takfiri want to destroy the Iraqi people of all stripes. Zebari said : "These criminal process designed to halt the march of building the new Iraq and its political and actions aimed at imposing law. Of this, the demands of the Iraqi people to stand shoulder to shoulder to bury the sectarian sedition and move forward in building a prosperous Iraq which achieved tranquility, security and stability.

Egypt sad and angry.
The Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit yesterday evening on the "profound outrage at the news of the bombing and Rod Memente goat military and Imams Hadi in Samarra, said that this criminal act aimed at the interests of Iraq. He explained in a press statement that this explosion is a new attempt by the forces of terrorism, sectarianism and intolerance advocates to repeat work the sectarian violence that followed the bombing of shrine in the same month of February last year. He added that "such a criminal act for the interest of Iraq and Aystadv things for any religious or spiritual values, but aims to strike the efforts by all parties and religious Iraqi national working for the reunification of Iraq and the promotion of reconciliation and national unity The invitations against infidels and sectarianism. " He appealed to the fraternal Iraqi people for unity and synergy in the face of the enemies of peace and stability, to oppose attempts to break ranks and sedition, including failing endeavor these terrorists and thwart their goals. He saluted Foreign Minister invitations to religious and political leaders to exercise restraint and not be dragged into the trap of sectarian confrontations.

The Supreme Council : Crime Samarra interpretation of the advisory opinion of jurists Heresy
He said the Iraqi Islamic Supreme Council : "The crime of bombing of Samarra came interpretation of the advisory opinion of jurists who have been penance issuing fatwas inciting mark only pour more oil on the flames of sedition."

His statement of the Office of Culture and Information in the Council to highlight those opinions opinion Saudi named Ibn Jibreen called explicitly for the destruction of the goat Imams and all the military and the Islamic holy shrines and in Iraq. " He stated : "Those are just the crime context, which is manipulated dirty planned and executed by several quarters does not want Iraq and Iraqis goodness security and stability, and seeking to sow the seeds of sectarian sedition between the sons of the Shiites, Sunnis and the rest of the other components by targeting places of worship and religious symbols and landmarks. " He pointed out : "The crime comes an update of a crime that occurred last year and targeted by the goat Imams military operations and hundreds of other crimes.

Translated version of http://www.alsabaah.com/

During his meeting with the American Defense Minister

The Presidency calls for the adoption of laws to achieve national reconciliation

Baghdad-Sabah.
Presidential Council to expedite the adoption of constitutional amendments and legislation that support basic achieve national reconciliation and reconstruction of the country and providing security and services. The Presidential Council met yesterday full membership

First with the American Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, who visited Iraq. The statement added that the Iraqi and American sides discussed the security situation and progress of cooperation between the Iraqi armed forces and the multinational forces to confront the emerging force of the law, and ways to establish security and stability in all parts of Iraq. The parties stressed the importance of cooperation with the citizens as backers statute of the Iraqi forces in establishing security and confront rebel forces and lawless. As noted the importance of participation of all Iraqi factions and parties in the process of political decision-making and security through collective leadership and real effective. The statement said the two sides stressed the importance of speeding up the adoption of constitutional amendments and other key legislation which is of utmost importance in achieving national reconciliation and rebuilding the country and providing security and services. For his part, Gates said : "What external power capable of forcing the Iraqis to reach a settlement, He added that those decisions must be Iraqi and adjustments if they are to have an impact and went on to say : we can not come by as the United States, we are imposing, or impose timetables and say you must do this for the future of your country.

Translated version of http://www.alsabaah.com/

Government contract consultative Center

Government contract consultative Center Translated by IRAQdirectory.com - [17/06/2007]

The Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation announced the formation of a consultative center for government contracts. This was done via a formal letter circulated by the ministry to all ministries and governorates, including Karbala and Kurdistan region.

The center includes a selected group of Iraqi and international consultants and experts composed of individuals and companies specialized in the fields of contracts, supplies, and purchases, in place to implement the instructions of the law on government contracts (1) of 2007 issued by the ministry.

A source in the ministry said that the center aims to provide technical and legal assistance to all departments and divisions working in the contracts field and to all the institutions of the State implementing the general budget, in particular the investment budget and the budgets for developing regions and accelerating reconstruction. The center also provides technical and legal advice in the field of public contracts in all forms, such as construction, supply, and service contracts to all government departments. The Center monitors the process of announcing government contracts by departments and divisions and helps overcome difficulties and obstacles in the way of efficiently implementing the investment program using legal resources. The ministry hopes, through this support and assistance, to accelerate the implementation of the budget and strengthen capacities of government institutions as well as promote their levels of performance.


http://www.iraqdirectory.com/DisplayNews.aspx?id=3954

Following up import and export transaction financial obligations and suspending form No.6

Following up import and export transaction financial obligations and suspending form No. 6 Translated by IRAQdirectory.com - [17/06/2007]



The Central Bank has instructed all licensed banks to follow up financial obligations resulting from import and export transactions completed through banks or branches of bodies like the Ministry of Trade, exporters, importers and others, without recourse to the Central Bank, taking into account the implementation of commitments embodied in the Anti - Money Laundering Act No. 93 of 2004.

Meanwhile, the Central Bank has decided to suspend the export form No. 6, containing a pledge to underwrite the price of exported goods.

http://www.iraqdirectory.com/DisplayNews.aspx?id=3955

Originally Posted by breakeven

This probably isn't encouraging news but one of today's articles states that the HCL could be ratified by the year end.

Furthermore, there are reported comments by the Ambassador to Iraq that it's very unlikely that benchmarks would be met before September. Given that the Iraq Petroleum Conference is scheduled for Sep in Dubai, let's hope it acts as an incentive to get their fingers out and do something.

actually that report about it not being done before september was on cnn. i think we should take actual iraqi news sites at more face value and see what sect they are loyal too before listening to a thing from the western media sources.

بالطاقـــةElectricity : the coming days would witness improvement in the processing power of citizens

Baghdad-Tariq Al-Araji

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ables Electricity Ministry of Rehabilitation number of power transmission lines 400 kv link between the city of Baghdad and other governorates with the security agencies pledged to provide the necessary protection for those lines to contribute to Improved processing of citizens with electricity to the Ministry of Electricity, said that the next few days would witness a marked improvement in the processing power of citizens more than it is now.

An official source at the Ministry of Electricity to "Assabah" The past few days as a result of military operations in the surrounding areas in the city of Baghdad in the hunt for terrorist elements led to a number of power transmission lines feeding the city of Baghdad to damage and vandalism has led to several deprived parts of the city from processing electricity.

He added that after Cadres and pledged that the security forces to provide protection for these lines began to rehabilitate and actually managed to restore most of the tanker to work which led to improved processing of citizens with electricity in the capital, adding that the next few days would witness more stability in the electricity system will reflect positively to increase spaces processing electric citizens up to three hours versus three hours of spare processing.

The source pointed out that the tables ministry was also able to introduce a number of obstetric units in a number of power stations and in different regions of the country to service what contributed to the increase in energy produced in the whole country.

The Minister of Electricity, Dr. Karim Wahid had pledged improved processing Citizens electric current in the middle of June but did not witness the citizens until this moment improve the performance of electricity.

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