Thread: Iraq/Dinar News. 09/05 to 01/14/07

Originally Posted by MrsCK

I JUST NEVER KNOW WHAT I WILL FIND ON GOOGLE - BUT THIS PUT A HMMMM

ALSO THE "IRAQ DINAR" LINK DON'T WORK ON THE WEBSITE - HMMMMMM

LINK
participating banks

In addition to the five Operating Consortium banks, a group of world-class banking institutions have joined the Trade Bank of Iraq Consortium as Participating Banks. These banks were selected for their geographic breadth, the strength of their trade finance franchise, and their commitment to doing business in the Middle East.

Participating Banks further broaden the client base and global reach of TBI. The larger group of banks is also positioned to engage a wider circle of export credit agencies to provide coverage for exports to Iraq. These banks will also be engaged to line up financing during future phases of the Trade Bank. These banks will also form the nucleus of TBI's correspondent banking relationships.

Akbank TAS .................................... (Turkey)
Bank of China ....................................... (China)
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi ..................... (Japan)
Calyon ....................................... (France)
DBS .......................................... (Singapore)
Gruppo SanPaolo IMI S.p.A ..................... (Italy)
Internationale Nederlanden Group ....... (Netherland)
Millennium BCP .................................. (Portugal)
Royal Bank of Canada ....................... (Canada)
Standard Bank Group Limited ............... (South Africa)
State Bank of India ........................... (India)
Vneshtorgbank (Bank for Foreign Trade) ....... (Russia)
Woori Bank .................................. (Korea)

Between the Operating Consortium and the Participating Banks, the Trade Bank of Iraq is able to reach every corner of the world. Our Partners presence throughout the world is truly impressive.

Thanks Mrs. C - the 'link' for Iraq Dinar is really a 'mouse-over' that changes the topic of the scrolling info in the bar next to each of the items: Iraq News, Oil Price, and Iraq Dinar......sorry

if the dinar does not rv by november even though all the signs are pointing in the right direction what would be our next date to look for ? im thinking if it does not by november then i dont have a clue,anyone else have an opinion

thanks

Originally Posted by chadm

if the dinar does not rv by november even though all the signs are pointing in the right direction what would be our next date to look for ? im thinking if it does not by november then i dont have a clue,anyone else have an opinion

thanks

I think your guess will be as good as anybodys

Found this on Google it's old but may give us some clue's to this RV mystery to google.

October 2003
United Nations / World Bank
Joint Iraq Needs Assessment

PDF LINK

So far this is the only one I can find that was wrote - but stll looking.

UNDG.org Link
Found more assessments here but to long to post

RECENT 3 COIN SET FROM IRAQ

Iraq released three 2004 dated coins: a 25, 50 and 100 Dinar. They are the first coins issued since for circulation since the First Gulf War in 1990 and were issued as part of America’s plan to bring stability to the country. The coins have a very simple design. One side shows a map of Iraq, showing the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and the date in both the AH and AD Calendar. The other side shows the denomination and inscriptions in Arabic. The 25 Dinars is copper plated-steel, the 50 Dinars is brass plated steel and the 100 Dinar is nickel-plated steel
1800 Years of Iraqi Coins and Currency

GOLD AND SILVER COINS OF KURDISTAN


Though Kurdistan has not achieved independence, that has not stopped it from issuing coins. It recently released new gold and silver coins dated 2006. The gold 100,000 Dinar pictures Saladin, the most famous Kurd. Saladin, foe of Richard the Lionheart and the Crusaders, was famous for his chivalry and justice. It is struck in 22 karat gold and contains a quarter ounce of pure gold. It has an authorized mintage of only 150 pieces! The silver 10,000 Dinar shows a Merlin (Falco columbarius). It contains 1/4 ounce of .999 fine silver and has an authorized mintage of only 1200 pieces. Both coins feature the Kurdistan arms on the reverse.
1800 Years of Iraqi Coins and Currency

Originally Posted by Treater

Wanna get a second opinion on this. Alsabaah hasn't updated yet, correct? How many days has it been? And whats with CBI not updating since the 22nd? Am I in error to think this? Am I seeing it wrong?

We must not forget that they are all on holiday. Things wont get done when people are celebrating.

In a press conference this morning, Donald Rumsfeld said the solutions to iraq will not be won militarily, rather - that the solutions are political and economic. It's interesting how suddently, we are getting talk about Economic solutions. Of course people like Rumsfeld and Biden (see recent article/interview) aren't going to be specific about currency rv's etc. but they are mentioning economics. Even Bush in his press conference gave a three pronged solution - security, economics, politics. IMO, Smarter Economics will make the other two easier to negotiate.

Originally Posted by fsndirector

Did I speed read past a article on the $5.00 Dinar? Where did you see this one at?

Oh Oh, I goofed, I realized it after I posted this that you were talking about the 5 dinar note that was posted. I read it as a $5.00 Dinar (RV) sorry about that. That thought sure can get your heart racing though. LOL

I do believe that dinarwatcher19 is a new poster also so he may have got it wrong

Iraqi PM sees peace in 6 months - if US cooperates

By Mariam Karouny and Alastair Macdonald

Thu Oct 26, 2006 12:06pm ET139

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's prime minister said on Thursday he could get violence under control in six months, half the time U.S. generals say they need, provided Washington gave him more weaponry and more say over his own forces.

In sharp criticism of the handling of Iraq's security by the United States, Nuri al-Maliki denied U.S. assertions he was working to a timetable of steps agreed with Washington.

He also told Reuters in an interview he had no fear the Americans might oust him, after President George W. Bush said on Wednesday his patience was "not unlimited" and that he would back Maliki "as long as he continues to make tough decisions".


"They think building Iraqi forces will need 12 to 18 months, for us to be in control of security," Maliki said, referring to remarks two days ago by U.S. commander General George Casey.

"We agree our forces need work but think that if, as we are asking, the rebuilding of our forces was in our own hands, then it would take not 12-18 months but six might be enough."

He called for more say on security policy once the U.S.-led Coalition's U.N. mandate runs out in December.

"If anyone is responsible for the poor security situation in Iraq it is the Coalition," Maliki said.

"I am now prime minister and overall commander of the armed forces yet I cannot move a single company without Coalition approval because of the U.N. mandate," Maliki said.

"I have to be careful fighting some militias and terrorists ... because they are better armed than the army and police," Maliki said. "The police are sharing rifles."

Bush, whose Republicans fear congressional election losses on November 7 because of Iraq, has increased pressure on Maliki to clamp down on militias loyal to fellow Shi'ite Islamists and amnesty insurgents from the Sunni minority.

Maliki said he rejected drawing a veil over what he called the terrorism by Baathist followers of Saddam Hussein.

"At least we can talk to the militias, we know who they are," Maliki said, noting they followed his own Dawa party and the other Shi'ite groups which dominate parliament.


Maliki, in office for six months at the head of a unity coalition including Sunnis and Kurds, said he had won the agreement of Shi'ite militia leaders like Moqtada al-Sadr, the focus of particular U.S. criticism, to halt violence.

Iraqi Sunnis and U.S. officials blame members of Sadr's Mehdi Army militia and similar Shi'ite paramilitary groups, some in the security forces, for thousands of sectarian killings.

"As far as 'tough decisions' go, I say we want to take firm and difficult decisions," Maliki said of Bush's remark.

"But anyone who wants to take a difficult decision has to do so from solid ground and so the far the ground is unstable -- due to current security policies."

Asked what kind of Iraqi forces he wanted, Maliki said: "I'm not talking about modern tanks or modern warplanes and missiles ... I'm talking about having a well-trained army, swift and light on its feet and at the same time with medium weapons."

The U.S. ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad said on Tuesday Maliki had agreed to a series of security and political "benchmarks" over the next year, including disbanding militias, that would follow a "timeline" supported by U.S. officials.

Maliki gave his own news conference the next day and denied he had agreed to do anything. He told Reuters on Thursday: "The term used by Khalilzad was not accurate."

He said the envoy seemed to be referring to the government's own view of desirable developments, not necessarily action by the government itself. "It is not a timetable for the government but rather the issues needed to be solved," Maliki said.


Bush said on Wednesday that American patience in Iraq was "not unlimited" but Maliki said he did not take that to mean he would be pushed aside if the "benchmarks" were not met.

"I don't think American policy would commit the mistake of replacing a prime minister or a government in Iraq. That would be burning their slogans. I don't think they think like that as it would mean the failure of the entire political process."

U.S. officials have not said what they would do if Iraq fails to meet targets, although Bush said he would not leave U.S. soldiers in the crossfire of a civil war.

(Additional reporting by Paul Holmes)

http://today.reuters.com/news/articl...1-ArticlePage3