Thread: Archive News - Iraqi Dinar Think Tank - 06/05/09 - 04/09/09

It's regrettable that some officials of the shares in the m.obile phone companies

Said a member of the Iraqi Council of Representatives that the issue of high Nasseef m.obile phone companies a very important issue that it is related to dealings with the food to the Iraqi people.

Nassif said in a statement to Radio NOUAN it is very unfortunate that for some officials, members of the House of shares in these companies, which drains the Iraqi people's livelihood.

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No more gestures to Saudis: Iraq's Maliki
Saudi-Iraqi relations are at a low ebb and Baghdad has no intention of making goodwill gestures because Riyadh sees them as a sign of weakness, Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki said on Thursday.

Ties have been strained since the US-led invasion of 2003 toppled dictator Saddam Hussein and ended more than 80 years of Sunni Arab domination of Shiite-majority Iraq since the modern state was founded.

Maliki's Shiite-led government accuses Riyadh of not doing enough to stop its citizens crossing the border and joining the mainly-Sunni insurgency that has killed thousands of Iraqis in the past six years.

"Iraq has no intention of making new goodwill gestures towards Saudi Arabia because my initiative has been interpreted in Riyadh as a sign of weakness," Maliki said in a statement posted on the government's website.

He was referring to an international conference on Iraq at the Egyptian resort city of Sharm El Sheikh in May 2007, during which Saudi King Abdullah refused to meet Maliki, accusing him of "embodying sectarian divisions."

"There will be no other initiatives on our part as long as there is no sign from Saudi Arabia that it wants to have good ties" with Baghdad, said Maliki.

Sunni powerhouse Saudi Arabia renewed diplomatic ties with Iraq in 2004 which were broken off by Saddam's regime on the eve of the 1991 Gulf War, but has not reopened its embassy in Baghdad citing lack of security in Iraq.

Iraq reopened its embassy in Saudi Arabia in February 2007.

According to Western diplomats, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who visited Baghdad on April 25, has expressed disquiet at the poor state of relations between Iraq and neighbours Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.

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Iraq oil and gas draft law still out of MPs reach

Despite that the federal government had passed the amended oil and gas draft law to Parliament for discussion over a year ago, the law is still out of MPs reach on account of some political powers objections over removing the law appendices.

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Al-Maliki: I will not defend any minister of corruption involved

Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to start a campaign against corruption, aimed at combating the phenomenon in order to ensure the success of the inclinations of the government for the construction and reconstruction of the country.

President-Maliki said in his reply to the question of the "morning" on the position of Minister of Commerce, or any official belonging to a particular party, said he "can not be defended on any minister or officer corruptly, but everyone who transmit proven to be involved to justice and fairness. The judge was the chief of al Rahim Integrity said in a press conference last Wednesday: "The prime minister is in coordination with the Board for the implementation of all orders the arrest of spoilers, as they have been arrested 33 accused of a total of 997, and the ongoing campaign," referring to the issuance of an arrest 387 suspects arrested 51 including a director general in the past month, "he at the same time, since the beginning of the year and the beginning of this month reduction was stopped 266 people of corruption. The president said Maliki in his reply through a window of communication with the media through the National Information Center, said" In the past month campaign (outreach Knights of corruption), and the number of detainees arrived until Thursday to more than fifty spoiler will be released soon, adding that the campaign does not distinguish between the corrupting or another.

It should be noted that MP Sami al-Askari, had confirmed the "morning" recently, the President instructed the government to suspend work in some cases, Article 136 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which prohibits the extradition of those accused and officers of the state judiciary.

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Highlights of the first conference of the Ministry of Planning

The Iraqi government figures and experts of the Iraqi economy, the importance of a five-year plan prepared by the Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation ..Discussed with the Deputy Prime Minister Rafie al-Issawi and a number of ministers, governors and heads of boards of some of the provinces in a unique initiative of its kind,

The formulation of policy options and priorities for programs and Alstrutejiat applied to the National Development Plan over the years 2010 to 2014 ..The first conference of the five-year plan, which recently concluded its work in Baghdad and attended the morning, discussed the working papers for the development of various sectors concerned with the socio-economic aspect and the well-being of the Iraqi people instead of conflict.

Dr. Rafie al-Issawi said the Deputy Prime Minister for the (morning) that the development of the amendment to the Economic and material resources, human and scientific techniques, the need to take space in the plan and directions set by the national development strategy, which focused on the need for a time horizon for achieving sufficient independence and the best energies and productive capacities and capabilities human development and achieve the quantitative and qualitative output of the production process, and here must be a joint coordination on the degree of specialization on the needs of the overall balanced development between the ministries and non-related to the Ministry and the provinces to achieve the entity identified by the national development strategy to reach the objectives of the plan.

To the Minister of Planning and Development Cooperation Ali Baban, the importance of the five-year plan after the failure of the investment plans of the past years, since the budget had not had one year to the Minister the opportunity to develop and comply with the official sector, and development plan for more than a year are granted the official time and flexibility in the allocations and procedures for the implementation of medium-sized enterprises and large , in particular, we recognize that there is a degree of anonymity with respect to the near future Pavtradatna on the plan during the coming years, particularly with regard to the estimates of Iraq's oil, and the method of distribution and the directions on the role of local governments and the law of the new financial management arrangements to be carried by other elements which may be difficult identified today.

He pointed out that the ministry will work on the design plans in accordance with the latest scientific methods to overcome the obstacles that may stand in the way of future plans.

Papin said: that investment and attention to the productive sectors are to invite the Ministry to build a new Iraq and overcome the economic problems, and this has not been achieved in record time, but requires steadfastness and sacrifice and difficult decisions that may be unpopular and is being politicians usually does not accept it, but with the seat as well, and that move us towards the planning of the way the unknown, is for us to achieve overall development.

The deputy director of the U.S. Agency for International Development in Iraq, Tomas Delaney said the conference provides an opportunity to involve various levels of government to form a joint plan reflects the aspirations of the Iraqis, and that the outputs of the discussions at the conference will help to strengthen the current efforts under the Convention of the American Iraqi Alstrtejip was founded to strengthen the Iraqi economy, The planning process is important because they are comprehensive and include the participation of the institutional sectors of the economy, the President and to identify the problems they face and to propose ways to move forward, with the central government is implementing the plan, pointing out that the U.S. Agency for International Development is in the program of cooperation with the Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation to discuss ways to bring the five-year plan for national development and the prospects for sustainable development in Iraq over the next five years.

Conference addresses the ideas of development For the development of various sectors

Offered through the paragraphs of the Conference papers is aimed at the development of all production and service sectors and resources, where they were standing at the most important impediments to growth, as well as prescription medications (the ways and means of development) in those sectors, the paper addressed the issue of sector of the economy's gross domestic product and national income and the average share of consumer spending and gross fixed capital formation as well as the various branches of foreign trade exports and imports, in addition to fiscal policy and public debt and monetary policy, balance of payments and the banking sector, population and employment and unemployment, while on the paper industry and the strategic evaluation of previous plans Kstratejip oil and gas, electricity and manufacturing industries (excluding oil) and strategic research and development and industrial activity on, in addition to the reality of industrial activity in its various dimensions of economic activity and oil and gas activity, electricity, social and environmental as well as the challenges facing the development process and the issuing of laws and regulations with respect to the banking system and the protection of Iraqi products and domestic and foreign investment, government, and scientific brain drain and the lack of model of industrial zones, water pollution and scarcity of water resources in addition to non-availability of electric power.

In the area of private sector development was the review of the future vision for the development of the private sector and the policy needed to achieve this vision of privatization and revitalization of the role of the private sector, and partnership between public and private sector and the development of the private sector's role in the activity of the water as well as to promote a favorable environment for investment.

While focused in the paper transport and communications sector on the problems and challenges can be summarized by the lack of the annual allocations made for the transport and communications sector within the curriculum of government investment, lack of private sector contribution to the implementation of projects in transport and communications sector and investment in the areas of implementation and operation, in addition to not keep pace with scientific development and the use of tactics modern scientific procedures and the complexity of the assignment and the opening credits.

The paper assessed the agricultural sector and water resources of previous policies, as compared to the previous Alstrutejiat national development strategy, addressing the reality of the agricultural sector in terms of land and production, both animal and plant, water resources, regional and local challenges and the impact of geographical location, environmental and spatial dimension of agricultural development as well as visions for the future development of agriculture and water resources.

Also been found in the paragraphs of the important topics in the economic aspect the most important domestic public investment and the spatial development and human development Bmhaorha multiple teams of youth and health and education, in addition to operating and unemployment as well as the sectors of construction, housing and services.

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Saudi Arabia denies accusations of Iraq's rejection of the convergence

Refused Saaudi and Interior Minister Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz, the Iraqi accusations that his country had a "negative attitudes" of rapprochement with Iraq.

Saudi official urged Baghdad to improve border security between the two countries.

"Prince Nayef, who is also the Second Deputy Prime Minister, told a Saudi newspaper that his country did not accept that the Government of Iraq to be misunderstood and people.

The interior minister said that his country does not want to but all the good and the stability of the State of Iraq in all fields, but if there had been working in Iraq, contrary to the interests of Iraq and wants the UK to stand with him, this will not happen.

He stressed that his country is moving in the interest of Iraq and its people, Back to Iraq's unity and sovereignty, this is the best for his people.

The Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said that his government could not continue from one side in the quest to improve relations between Iraq and Saudi Arabia.

Maliki said in remarks published on the government website, the initiatives that have been of good faith, "explained our mistake" from the Saudi side, as a sign of weakness, and that it would be "pointless to continue unless the government comes out of Saudi Arabia is evidence they wish to build better relations. "

Maliki was referring to these remarks during what happened in Sharm el-Sheikh conference on Iraq to examine the situation in 2007 when King Abdullah refused to meet with Maliki, accusing him of "fueling the sectarian divisions in Iraq."

The relations between Iraq and Saudi Arabia has seen a decline since the arrival of government controlled by the Shiite majority to power in Iraq after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein.

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The Adoption of the Council of Ministers a copy of the draft law of oil and gas

Agreed that the Presidency of the Council of Representatives and the parliamentary blocs to adopt the Council of Ministers a copy of the draft law of oil and gas wealth, which was adopted in February 26, 2007 with the prosecution.

The Chairman of the House of Representatives, Iyad al-Samarrai, told a news briefing that the bill has raised a lot of controversy and time goes on without a discussion of the mandate or accept a copy of the copy submitted.

He described the bill as a vital and important for the Iraqis, and all discussed and amended in Parliament will show the best form.

On the subject of lifting the immunity of some lawmakers wanted to eliminate al-Samarrai asked the committee responsible for considering requests to waive the immunity, consisting of (14) deputies to submit proposals on the subject, calling on the parliamentary blocs to cooperate with the Commission's findings.

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A reason to slow down in the pretext of borrowing to bridge the deficit

Called an economic slowdown in the need to borrow from the States to fill the deficit announced by Finance Minister Baqer al-Zubaidi, last week.

Said Dr. Nabil al-Saidi, according to the Independent Press Agency (EYBENS) the decline in world oil prices contribute to the alleviation of global recession, but it has been investing in certain sectors at risk, since the prices started to recover in part, borrowing may impose obligations on Iraq affect the future citizen. He added that the huge reserves of Iraq could be the first line of defense to fill any shortfalls and deliberate so as not to affect the monetary policy. Adding that the global financial crisis will not hinder the ability of Iraqi banks to meet their obligations or their ability to achieve profit.

Saeedi said that while the government prepares to launch new bond to finance the deficit in the state budget and management of financial resources for the implementation of plan projects for the current year, we hear comments on the ministry's intention to borrow from the States. He pointed out that borrowing will increase the size of the domestic public debt of Iraq.

He reported that Iraq has already borrowed from other countries during the previous years, and increasing the size of the debt when the risk to the national economy and hold the government the burden of servicing this debt and the vicious circle, which is due to an increase in the government budget deficit for the payment of debt.

He called al-Saidi and the Ministry of Finance to develop a specific program to control the budget deficit and reduce the over 5 years to reduce the size of the debt.

In the view of watchers of the main reasons for the increase in the size of the domestic public debt is in the public budget deficit and the widening gap between the real interest rate on public debt and the rate of growth of real gross domestic product.

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Vice-President of the Parliamentary Economic Committee: to take important steps in the way of ratification of the oil and gas

Deputy Chairman of the Economic Committee in the House of Representatives Yonadam Kanna, we had been the agreement between the parliamentary blocs during the last meeting to pay the oil and gas law to the Iraqi front in order to vote for approval.

He said we were told the independent press (Iba): The law in question is one of the five laws of contention between the central government and provincial government, prompting the political blocs in parliament to meet and discuss the important points and to work out an acceptable formula that satisfies all parties and achieve national interests.

He pointed out that the law of interest to all political parties to determine their conviction that the future of the national economy and regulating the work of the oil sector. Maithar out about the existence of political differences within the parliament delayed the adoption of the law.

He pointed out that we had observations of the Government of the Kurdistan region, depending on the interpretation of the Constitution with regard to article "115" of the Constitution.

It should be noted that points of contention between the government and the Kurdistan region, according to observers were the main reason for the delay in the adoption of the law.

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Kinani: insist to call for al-Shahristani is a Parliament of its failure to perform its promises

Attributed to a member of the Commission services and work in the House of Representatives Boshra Kinani insistence to call and Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani is the lack of implementation of the promises made at his arraignment in the past in the parliament - on what she said.

The Kinani told the independent press (Iba) said Sunday that the ministry did not seek serious about raising the ceiling of oil production and delays in improving the sector which was affected by the financial crisis, Iraq and its impacts negatively on the general budget of the State, a malfunction in the ministry primarily responsible basis.

She added that the absence of practical and scientific plans delayed Iraq's access to the production ceiling agreed by the member states of the Organization of the world's oil, "OPEC" during the previous periods have not been very high investment, which reached prices, prompting the reduction of investment expenditures in the budget.

Kinani indicated that a number of House members that they had evidence on the issues of administrative corruption in the Oil Ministry. Referring to the willingness of the House of Representatives put forward for discussion at the questioning of the minister.

Kinani policy and criticized the ministry for the export of oil and contracts with international companies. Pointing to the existence of a consensus to increase the effectiveness of the oversight role of Parliament and the pursuit of new legislation.

It should be noted that the House of Representatives is determined to summon the ministers of oil and electricity for questioning about what the implementation of the programs.

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