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The Suspension of Negotiations on Security Agreement between Baghdad & Washington

Iraq's Vice President Adel Abdul Mahdi, the suspension of negotiations on the Security Agreement between Baghdad and Washington to await a response to U.S. Astvhamat Iraq.

"Abdel Mahdi told the channel" free "space that the Iraqi side is the American response with regard to jurisdictional immunities, concerted other things in general, the negotiations now on hold until her return after a short period in the quest to reach a solution with respect to immunities Alqdhaip and then begin the process Iraqi political, where the government does not go without the consent of the Iraqi Council of Representatives on paper. "

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Expected to vote on the Law of Provincial Elections next Monday

Deputy expected from the United Iraqi Alliance Abbas al-Bayati, he will be voting on the law of provincial elections on Monday. He said today: "The observations of substantive law has not fully absorbed, but remain verbal changes.

Will be voted on next Monday after the committee in charge of its report on Sunday. "He said:" should not disable the will of the legislative assembly must quickly get out of the tunnel.

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Abbas al-Bayati: Parliament took a decision to vote on the law of provincial elections before the Eid al-Fitr

MP Abbas al-Bayati, parliament adopted a resolution undeclared need to vote on the law of provincial elections before the Eid al-Fitr, noting that negotiations regarding the law is moving towards a solution. He Bayati told the daily "Sabah" it was agreed that six demands made by various parties, adding that the parliament will vote next week on the elections law. Meanwhile, an al-Bayati of the bilateral meetings will be held between Iraq and Arab countries to establish joint mechanisms on how to reschedule Iraq's debts and brought down part of bilateral agreements. Bayati said that the objective of debt and compensation were in the forefront of what has been discussed with the Interim Arab Parliament Speaker Jassem Mohammad Al-Sager, who will visit Baghdad soon.

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New branch of Investment Bank in Sulaimaniya next two weeks

Manager Commissioner for Investment Bank of Iraq, Saturday, the completion of arrangements for opening a new branch of the bank in the province of Sulaymaniyah during the next two weeks.

The Hamza Dawood Salman of the Independent News Agency (VOI) that "the bank's new branch will open in Sulaymaniyah during the next two weeks as part of the expansion policy adopted by the bank, where he is scheduled to open another branch in the Basra province is now equipped to open within the next two months ".

"The two plots of land owned by the bank in each of the province of Karbala and nearby province of Baghdad, is preparing to build the bank has two branches of the two banking business."

He pointed out that "preparations to complete the achievement of the bank's capital fifty billion dinars, according to recent trends established by the Central Bank of ethnic and preparedness is early next year."

Founded Investment Bank is one of the Iraqi civil Iraqi banks, in 1993.

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Planning calls for the exchange salary تضمینی manner investment

Ministry is planning to submit a proposal to the Secretary General of the Council of Ministers calling for the abolition of the ration card, social benefits and pension.

came to San Planning Minister Ali Baban, noting that his ministry will submit the project to the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers for consideration soon. And Baban stipulates that the project be paid social security تضمینی manner investment start since the birth of the person until his death. and that the aim of the project, proposed by the Ministry of Planning is to eradicate unemployment and destitution, کافة covering the expenses of the Iraqi citizen when he to illness or widowed.

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Al Shahristani:Iraq oil and gas law hindered

Iraqi Oil Minister Hussein Al Shahristani considered that contracts concluded by Kurdistan regional government hinder the work of Parliament to ratify the new oil and gas law which forced the government to use the former regime legislations in order to sign oil contracts. Al Shahristani announced that most lawmakers are reluctant about passing the new law after Kurdistan regional government signed contracts before issuing the national law. He noted as well that the new oil law will not pass soon asserting that if the regional government does not sign contracts and show clear commitment to the new law, lawmakers will not pass it. Al Shahristani added that the new law does not grant additional benefits to foreign companies.

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I see a bright future for Kurdistan region: German Official

The KRG Minister of Education Dilshad Abdel Rahman met Mr. Colinos Roberts, the head of German Embassy Office in Erbil.

Mr. Roberts expressed his happiness to the developments that the studying process of German Language witnesses and also to the educational developments at the schools of Kurdistan region in general. He thanked the minister for his encouraging and supporting the studying of the German language in the region.

“I see a bright future in all terms of Kurdistan region rising because any fundamental change in the community starts from reforming the education system. Changing the education system by the minister of education is a bright start and a step towards progress and prosperity”, Mr. Roberts added.

For his side, Dr. Abdel Rahman expressed his delight to the success of studying the German language in Kurdistan region since it is an international language and the first one in the EU states.

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KRG Premier meets British Minister

Nichervan Barzani the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) met Malcolm Wicks, the British state minister for energy affairs and his accompanied delegation yesterday in Erbil.

They discussed in the meeting the relations between Kurdistan region and Britain in addition to the latest developments in Iraq and the area. They discussed the oil law and the equal distribution of the revenues in Iraq as well.

They also emphasized the encouragement on investment and cooperation to build Iraq in general, referring to the KRG stance about commitment to constitution and resorting to dialogue to solve the problems and also to implement all the terms and articles of the Iraqi constitution.


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Swift action to modernize the fleet of air transport & improve services in Iraqi airports

Swift action to modernize the fleet of air transport and improve services in airports, said the Iraqi minister. Said the workshop was set up three working trends in the forefront of ending all forms of the quality of services of others through reconsideration of a charter and a focus on modern aircraft and end the decades old aircraft and provide better services Through the development of the hospitality crew, food.

And emphasis on the purchase of modern aircraft and selection of hostesses global level required program has been developed for this purpose to be part of the specific services to be provided by Iraqi Airways in the future and the work of bilateral relations with European and other companies.

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Iraq’s 2009 Budget to hit $78 Billion

Iraq’s 2009 budget will hit more than $78 billion, the Finance Ministry said.

A ministry statement sent to the newspaper said the figure relies on an average of $80 for a barrel of oil and a daily export rate of two million barrels.

While oil prices have been generally higher than the projected price, output has generally been below the two million barrel a day.

Nonetheless, the budget will be unprecedented in the country’s history, giving the government a rare chance to rehabilitate the country’s rickety infrastructure.

But despite soaring oil revenues and massive influx of foreign aid particularly from the United States, the country’s economic woes have been worsening.

The ministry has allocated some $60 billion for operational expenditures and $18 billion for investment purposes, said the statement.

The oil sector will get $2.5 billion to sustain and boost production.

The power sector, one of the most dilapidated in the country, will get $2.4 billion.

Allocations have been made for each of the country’s ministries and the Kurdish regional government in the north to which up to 17% of the country’s hard cash revenues are earmarked.

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