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Sadr calls for transfer of private meetings in Parliament discussed Convention on t.e.l.e.vision directly

MP Nassar Rubaie accused the Sadrist bloc, the Presidium of the House of Representatives to exercise legal violations through the practice of discussing the strategic framework convention on the agenda, not the security agreement.

The Rubaie told Asahafp Alsmottaglp (Iba) today, Tuesday, the practice of the draft strategic framework agreement is a legal violation that House members have not seen it earlier, in addition to the practice of the draft Convention on the withdrawal of foreign troops from Iraq on the agenda also illegal because of And the convening of a special law conventions and treaties, accusing some members of the Council called "a conspiracy" to pass the Convention.

Rubaie said we will set a road of political, diplomatic and legal to block the signing of the Convention, it is beyond the interests of Iraqi citizens and looting of wealth, pointing out that the best solution to get out of the crisis of the Convention is to draft a special law before the conventions in the House of Representatives debate on the Convention.
Rubaie called the offer of parliament to debate the terms of the agreement, citizens through t.e.l.e.vision directly to the citizens to know what the Convention.

The Sadrists had announced its rejection of the security agreement with the United States and as a trend leader Sayyid Muqtada al-Sadr, "the first hallmarks of humiliation and shame," calling for the parliament not to waver in the rejection.

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Each of the sign or approve security agreement has joined the American project, Iran against Iraqi people

MP Mohammad Al-Dani said that the signing or approval of the security agreement has joined the American project, Iran's dual against the Iraqi people.

Dani said in a conversation with the Independent Press Agency (Iba) today, Tuesday, there were signs saying evidence of the presence of US-Iranian agreement to what is happening in Iraq through Iran's blessed just hours after the Iraqi government to ratify the Convention on the withdrawal of foreign troops from Iraq.

"This confirms what we have said that there are" under the table "between U.S. and Iranian institutions and since the first day of the occupation, where we found contrary to announce the presence of US-Iranian differences, pointing to the existence of secret clauses in the Convention is a great harm on Iraq and its people (as Saying).

Dani said that the message U.S. Secretary of State pointed out items contained in the Convention, which was based on the basis of a declaration of principles signed by the leaders of the six T. Iraqis 26/11/2007, indicating that a copy of the guidelines was not accompanied with the conventions gives a negative signal to the observer And the observer that the items are confidential and very serious (as described), serve non-Iraqi parties referred to.

Dani said that this reveals the Iran-US relationship based on the destruction of everything in Iraq, and demanded that parliamentarians approved and ratified these agreements that affect the great harm Iraq and its people and to the historical shame for those who will agree to this Convention.

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Slight drop in dollar demand

Demand for the dollar slightly dropped at the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) auctions on Tuesday, registering $179.290 million compared to $183.785 million during the previous session.

The demand reached $46.290 million in cash, covered by the bank at a stable exchange rate of 1,181 Iraqi dinars, and $133 million in foreign transfers outside the country covered by the bank at a stable exchange rate of 1,178 Iraqi dinars per dollar, according to a CBI news bulletin.

None of the 14 banks that participated in this week’s session offered to sell dollars.

The Central Bank of Iraq runs a daily auction from Sunday to Thursday.

Slight drop in dollar demand : Aswat Al Iraq

Central Bank of Iraq: the work of a few Iraqi banks saved from the global financial crisis

Said Iraqi Central Bank Governor Sinan al-Shabibi that financial markets were not affected by the Iraqi global financial crisis that toppled many American and European banks.

Shabibi said in an interview with "Uzmatik", today, Tuesday, that "the global financial crisis has left no direct impact on the financial markets of Iraq at the moment."

But Shabibi said that "the impact of the crisis would be through Iraq revenue decline in oil which is the essential foundation it," he said, that "low income will pay the Ministry of Finance to borrow more to cover the budget within the investment and operational plan for the coming year 2009."

The Ministry of Finance announced earlier on the budget reduction next year from 80 to 67 billion dollars due to lower oil prices, noting that the budget revenues were calculated on the basis of the selling price of crude oil of 62.5 dollars per barrel.

Shabibi stressed that "Iraqi banks were not affected by the financial crisis of the absolute lack of work and Iraq is free of investors and banks linked to global banks affected by the recent financial crisis."

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Adviser Iraqi Central Bank Governor: There were positive in terms of security Convention for the Protection of Iraqi funds

Dr. Salih, adviser to the appearance of the Iraqi central bank governor said security in terms of the agreement, which is now studying in the hands of the Iraqi parliament for ratification positive items for the protection of Iraqi funds to enable Iraq to integrate with the global economy.

He said in a statement addressed to the news (of Diwaniyah News) said the global financial crisis does not have a significant impact on our projects and the completion of the investment plan as it is the security problem. He said the next draft of the abolition of yellow three Iraqi currency is a long -Term reform of the financial system in Iraq and have no side effects but a nominal impact on income and wealth.

He pointed out that there is a plan for this purpose quietly studying and possibly implemented during 2010 to strengthen the system is the most payments in the Iraqi economy and facilitate the work of banks and individuals.

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The Central Bank launches e-government bonds GSRS

Under his introduction of electronic technology in banking operations, the Central Bank of Iraq began, the actual work Monday morning, government bonds-mail system (GSRS), which took him about preparing the biennium .. In celebration established by the World Bank on this occasion Mahuad said Saleh Salman, head of payments at the Central Bank of the extent to

Today will be actually operating system and deposit of government bonds, which will manage the bonds issued by the Central Bank and the Ministry of Finance in its first phase on the management of private equity (equity) in the second phase, Mahuad said that this system will enable the central bank to control liquidity, which is part Large electronic system the Central Bank seeks to bring in banking business as part of the modern tools of monetary policy ..

He Mahuad that this system will enable us to the electronic auction management through the issuance of bonds .. In the next phase we will work to accounting operations (the calculation of benefits - for adjustments, etc. ..) and Mahuad said that the aim is to administer the future of the secondary market in the stock market and management, our goal is that any interaction with the stock market .. In the first quarter of 2009 to try to work effectively clearing system of electronic instruments and the completion of these factors, electronic systems, instruments and electronic clearing operation is the Central Bank has completed implementation of all elements of the payments system, and today we will operate and important third component, a system of government bonds ..

He said the Iraqi payments system consists of key components for the management of funds and banks to enable the transfer of remittances among them to conduct settlement in the central bank through a network of banks with the Central Bank has been funding programs implemented over the past two financial years, and to benefit from these reports in the future to control the phenomenon of laundering Money .. The important thing was to leave the manual labor to work to ensure the implementation of electronic global standards ..

In response to a question concerning the electronic legislation which is supposed to keep pace with the introduction of electronic technology in the banking and financial sector in general, said Mahuad: The law of the Iraqi payments in the final stages of debate in the State Consultative Council and are currently working on instructions issued by the Central Bank in cooperation with the State Consultative Council. . We have committees related to the State Consultative Council and the Law of the payments would implement these regulations in accordance with the instructions .. He concluded his Mahuad of the extent to say that this effort has been made in recent years as a result success of the Department of the Central Bank and in coordination with the important departments in the Ministry of Finance and the result of the success of administrative and technical leadership cadre is supported by a cadre of the company who is with us in addition to the effort by the departments worked in the old payments and we expect Banks to help us in the implementation of the system ..

In the same context sacrificed said Abdul Karim (deputy director of payments at the Central Bank): The Central Bank Act passed by the Central Bank issued special instructions for electronic payment systems until the legislation and that all transfers will be electronic, including bonds and instruments, based on the idea that this system will Linking government and private banks and the central bank in an electronic network and one said, while a coordinator between the company processed to the system and the Central Bank of Iraq (a leading Aouinh): Today will be administration and finance ministries auctions .. In the next two months are performed, where a new communications network will be completed to connect the bank .. We admitted him and the system was approved today (the grants) have won Iraq is the latest in new technology, and drew Aouinp that Iraq made in conjunction with these systems into the region as all countries in the region is still in the first phase in dealing with these electronic systems. .

Having been faced with some difficulties, the company and its experts have not agreed to enter Iraq because of poor security situation and the World Bank, who is the project management expertise and the transfer of automation and order and the management process itself is a project .. Asked for delaying the introduction of electronic clearing Aouinp said: that the electronic clearing system infrastructure needs to be a significant delay in its introduction, the system of government bonds mail does not need such infrastructure .. An engineer award (Montand's implemented): The rules of the backup feature to avoid disaster - and this is the Iraqi Central Bank reported the fire took place in the bank - which adopted the backup had not been affected by injury and this is one of the properties of the second characteristic positive and infrastructure of the system Administered by the cadre of the Central Bank of Iraq and the work took about biennium, while Romania needed for example, when introduced this system in its five years of banking system is ready to work .. Khalil added, saying that the system relies on a database called (Oorkel) and written language (Java) and this system is the product of evolution decades in the world.

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Minister of Industry: 2009 will be a year of great economic openness in Iraq

The Industry and Minerals Minister Fawzi Hariri said Franco security stability witnessed by Iraq at this time indicates that next year will see an explosion and economically significant evolution in the national industry, calling on international companies to invest in Iraq and work together with private and public sector in line with the policy of the new market economy Iraq's economy. This came during a visit to the exhibition specialized s.a.t.e.llite from the Islamic Republic of Iran primarily to the halls of the Mansour Hotel in Baghdad Meliá 16-19 / 11 / 2008 The minister added that the market is open to all the Iraqi capital and global expertise, particularly in countries neighboring Iraq, also welcomed Iraq Any initiative by those countries to offer their products at home.

Describing the Iranian initiative as a positive step on the road to the close relations between the two countries in the economic sphere, which came after the great improvement of security in the capital Baghdad, stating that Iraq will not forget who stood at his side, especially from neighboring countries where he will give priority to those companies as well as privileges And facilities to participate in the process of investment.

For his part, economic advisor to the Iranian embassy in Baghdad to the Iranian government's keenness to establish a solid economic relationship with Iraq due to the geographical nature between the two neighboring countries.

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Makiya: exhausted citizens as plans for its position toward the Iraqi security agreement

Mazen Makiya Secretary General of the Organization of supporters of the letter that what is happening is that the schemes adopted for Tivha fatigue Iraqi citizens and weaken to the point of major concern for positions that require security such as the Convention weight.

Makiya said in a telephone conversation with the Independent Press Agency (Iba) today, Wednesday,: "The matter of security agreement did not take the weight of real interest to the Iraqi people because of its large and active impact on the future of Iraq and homeland and the people at different levels, he said:" The suffering of the citizen Iraqi weight of life and the absence of services and the cycle needs and the continuing turmoil at the level of security and political hub and the State Economic and find appropriate treatments in the development of many of the negatives that engulf the Iraqi arena in addition to the political repercussions of the conflict, which has become a regular phenomenon and its effects on the lives of citizens.

He explained: "The Iraqi people fully aware of the importance of their role in the formulation of sound tracks and identify targets for the Advancement of realities and secure its future and sovereignty and is therefore aware that the security agreement between Iraq and America is for all of it must take the appropriate positions to them was through part of the public opinion through Demonstrations organized in the past refused on the security agreement.

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Convention has made withdrawal of forces to correct mistakes but ignored by the U.S. withdrawal

Deputy Saleh Al-Mutlaq said the National Dialogue bloc Convention has important aspect Alajunbp the withdrawal of troops from Iraq by a certain date, indicating that this was the demand of Iraqi national forces.

However, the absolute say, told the press Alstqlp (Iba) today, Wednesday, but at the same time not achieved the other part of demands on correcting mistakes in Iraq before its withdrawal.

He expressed the belief that mistakes can not be corrected before the withdrawal of the U.S. could make the country is in chaos, saying that the national forces unprepared for this subject, and what he called "the forces pressing the other," he said ink the political process over the past five years had weakened the country and weakened The national position and drew Amojtma.

Mutlaq took Iran and the "have" and the owners of foreign agendas responsibility for what is happening in Iraq now, also bore the responsibility of the ruling political blocs Aft and tear the adoption of the resolution on the Convention because it is limited to negotiations with the U.S. side to be among the "small party and a superpower" did not request help other political blocs Which, if participated in the negotiations of the Convention was better and it was possible to reach a decision.

He has now put us in a corner of a narrow We either say yes or no when there are other alternatives. (Unspecified), preferring to be an extension of foreign troops in the UN Security Council for a further period of between 6 - 12 months.

The House of Representatives today will be the second reading of the draft law ratifying the Convention for presentation to a vote next week, while signaling rejection of the Fadhila bloc, Sunday's agreement followed the bloc's so-Sadr remained in the position of Front coalition and the Iraqi List is not clear or decisive in this regard, while announced Kurdistan Alliance agreed to the Convention, according to Congress's United Iraqi Alliance that they were voting on the ratification.

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Tamim: position of the Convention relating to the Government's response to requests bloc

MP Mohammad Al-Tamim denied on the mass of the national dialogue on the rumored approval of the Convention on the mass withdrawal of foreign troops from Iraq.

He said Tamim told the independent press (Iba) today, Wednesday, the MILF has examined the text of the Convention, and requests were made to both the Iraqi and U.S. Bouksost some of the paragraphs, and it is now awaiting their response to these requests, stressing that the position of a mass response if the response is positive bloc's position was also positive .

He pointed out that available information indicates that applications group is now under study by U.S. and Iraqi sides, indicating that the most prominent in these applications is to compensate the people and infrastructure that would have been destroyed by military operations.

Tamim said that the ball is now in the court of the Iraqi government and the U.S. side, adding that the agreement in the course of a difficult, difficult position because most players bloc had not yet been decided that expressed reservations on some items and submitted requests to modify that.

He said the possible addition of the requests made by the parliamentary blocs after approval by protocol to the Convention.

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