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

don't the same auctions from sunday carry over to Monday?

Originally Posted by aceman

don't the same auctions from sunday carry over to Monday?

they have another auction tonight

Sorry it is still sunday where I am.

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Masked gunmen assassinate Muslim cleric in Najaf

MIL-IRAQ-ASSASSINATION
Masked gunmen assassinate Muslim cleric in Najaf

BAGHDAD, Dec 3 (KUNA) -- Sheikh Yassin Al-Harab, a Muslim cleric at Martyr Mohammad Sadiq Al-Sadr office, was assassinated Sunday by the hands of masked gunmen, said a security source.

The source told KUNA that the victim was shot dead infront of his house in Al-Askari neighborhood northern Najaf.

According to the source the murderers fled the scene and the investigations were still conducted to determine who was behind this crime.

Despite local, regional, and international calls to stop the Pandemonium here, Iraq still witnesses daily images of chaos. (end) mhg.rd.

Did anybody find out if this is true(confirmed) yet?????

Originally Posted by ordinaryseawoman

okay, let me try to earn my keep here....looks like the tribal chiefs are getting impatient with the gov'mint....

Voices of Iraq: Karbala-Tribes
Posted by: saleem on Sunday, December 03, 2006 - 02:06 PM

Karbala-Tribes
Karbala tribal chiefs urge exclusive state possession of arms
By Ali al-Nashi'
Karbala, Dec 3, (VOI) – Tribal chiefs in Karbala on Sunday called for removing all armed appearances in the city and acknowledging the state's right to have exclusive possession of all weapons in Karbala.
The chiefs demanded more efforts from the government to enhance the rule of law and rid the province of killings and assassinations.
"More than 250 tribal chiefs in Karbala have met to consider the tribes' position regarding developments on the Iraqi arena," Hamid al-Sherifi, the deputy secretary general of the Islamic Congress for Iraq's Tribal Chiefs, told the independent news agency Voices of Iraq (VOI).
Sherifi said the leaders have recommended coordination among all blocs and parties in power to have a vision that is clear to all in a way to improve security conditions in the province.
"Karbala is witnessing numerous cases of murders and assassinations without any clear motives or reasons, which badly affect security in the province," Sherifi added.
He pointed out that tribal leaders demanded to have a role in this mission by sanctioning them to participate in security-maintaining operations.

Karbala-Tribes :: Aswat al Iraq :: Aswat al Iraq

YES! Get the tribal chiefs controling their people. Take the arms away and then you'll know who the insurgents are. If Al-sadar is planning a coup with allawi and the national salvation group the American's will crush that with Maliki and the rest of the Iraqi's and tribal chief's.

Originally Posted by Cyberkhan

Translated version of http://www.iraqhurr.org/

اعThe exchange rate of the Iraqi dinar in Baghdad, a remarkable increase of exchange against the dollar, to know the reasons for this rise met with Radio Free Iraq correspondent Hassan Rashid, a number of economists believed that lifting the purchasing value of the Iraqi dinar will restore confidence in Iraqi dinars and will help to address inflation.

Who needs economists when you have ROL Club

Originally Posted by Dinar-Excited

[B][COLOR="Blue"]WASHINGTON - While President Bush acknowledges the need for major changes in Iraq, he will not use this week's Iraq Study Group report as political cover for bringing troops home, his national security adviser said Sunday.

"We have not failed in Iraq," Stephen Hadley said as he made the talk show rounds. "We will fail in Iraq if we pull out our troops before we're in a position to help the Iraqis succeed."

The White House readied for an important week in the debate over Iraq: Bush planned a meeting Monday with Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim, the Shiite leader of the largest bloc in Iraq's parliament, and awaited the recommendations Wednesday from the bipartisan commission.

Once the president is comfortable on how to proceed, he will spell out his plan publicly in the coming weeks, Hadley said.

Don't telegraph your plans to the enemy! We will have our R/V by that time and more support for change in the country

Bush repeatedly has rejected a wholesale pullout or what he calls artificial deadlines, saying Thursday, "This business about a graceful exit just simply has no realism to it at all."

Hadley said Bush was trying to address those who contend the commission "was just going to be cover for an American withdrawal, almost regardless of what was happening on the ground. And the president needed, and felt he needed to stop that right there. That isn't graceful withdrawal, that's cut and run. And, of course, as the president's said, cut and run is not his cup of tea."

Hadley said the goal remains to shift responsibility to Iraqi forces, an increasing point of emphasis as the unpopular war rolls on.

Bush, after a meeting last week in Jordan, expressed confidence that Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and his government can lead the country toward peace with support from the United States.

White House on defensive over Iraq memos - Yahoo! News

Dinar-Excited

No way is Bush gonna let America come out of this the looser....NO WAY!

Originally Posted by boomcreek

It does say in addition to the daily reduction of the dollar rate of exchange, so, seems to me they are simply focusing on more than one aspect of the economy.

Maliki mentioned months ago that he would deal with al-sadar after the new year (no link - just remember) I believe the number 1 priority has been to get ALL the financial aspects in place, oil contracts signed, laws implimented, systems in place so they could join the international community with a cash flow started to raise the dinar from poverty to abundance. Once there is money and the people are relieved of that pressure, then there is more hope for a better future. THEN maliki will have the support of the people behind him and won't need Al- sadar. Then we will see the change in violence start to get cleaned up! Maliki and America will kick butt...can't do much without money coming in and people starving.

They have a plan for the big picture for their country and we will all reap the benefits soon. They WILL MAKE IT HAPPEN

Korean Firms Eye Investment in Iraq
03 December 2006 (Korea Times)

South Korea is considering lifting a ban on travel to Iraq to allow its companies to advance into the war-torn Middle Eastern nation, government sources said yesterday.

A study will be conducted in Iraq by a special inspection team, made up of officials from the ministries of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Construction and Transportation and other related government agencies, before a final decision is made, they said.

"We had an inter-ministerial meeting last month to discuss the issue,’’ an official said on condition of anonymity. "We can lift the ban in some areas first and later expand in stages the regions that the companies are allowed to visit.’’

Seoul has kept its citizens from visiting Iraq for security reasons since 2004, when a worker named Kim Sun-il was kidnapped and murdered by an insurgent group that demanded the withdrawal of South Korean troops.

The ban has been in place for more than two years, but business organizations have urged the government to ease the restriction, saying that South Korean companies might miss out on business opportunities.

Although many areas of the country are still dangerous, the government recently began to allow some companies to make week-long visits to the Kurdish-controlled town of Irbil in northern Iraq, where Korean troops are stationed.

Some officials maintain that security concerns should come before potential business deals, however, even if it means that South Korea, which sent the third-largest forces to Iraq after the United States and Britain, misses out on business opportunities there.

About 2,300 South Korean soldiers, mostly non-combatants, have been stationed in Irbil. South Korea plans to halve the number by mid-2007.

Korean Firms Eye Investment in Iraq | Iraq Updates

Statistics preparation for investment projects visible in Basra
Basra - (Voices of Iraq)

A member of the House of Representatives (the Iraqi National List), Wael Abdel Latif today, Sunday, that there are statistics for investment projects that could be implemented in Basra, after the issuance of the law Investment from the Iraqi Parliament.

He added Abdul Latif, during a conference held in Basra today to discuss the reality of agricultural and attended by the governor and a number of managers of the agricultural sector in the province. "After the issuance of the investment law, try preparing a brochure for investment projects in Basra, after discussing the projects that could be implemented in the province. "

The Council of the Iraqi parliament, yesterday, a law regulating investment operations in Iraq. And particularly with regard to foreign companies.

The new law faces growing criticism from some quarters, especially the economic them, it does not give local companies a position to compete with foreign companies. Nor strengthens the role of local employment in the work of such companies.

He pointed out that the Member of Parliament of Basra province "of the areas that will be vital to investment companies." noting that the agricultural sector, "one of the most significant sectors covered by the investment law," the new.

He explained that he met Abdel-Latif, during his visit to Basra. officials with the oil and industrial sectors. Then with the agricultural sector in the province. hoping to meet soon with officials of the Ministry of Transport.

He pointed out that the purpose of those meetings "to identify problems and obstacles faced by those sectors, so, we copy to the House of Representatives and the Council of Ministers within the limits of our constitutional oversight in the work of the executive authority. "

Basra and possesses vast territories are not exploited for agriculture, for reasons of previous wars and the lack of interest successive governments agricultural sector in the province.

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Originally Posted by Cyberkhan

De facto partition takes hold in Iraq - Yahoo! News

To the north, the 15-year-old autonomous Kurdish region has begun to show signs of independence. Authorities there enforce rigid security regulations for non-Kurdish Iraqi visitors that are more suited for foreigners than citizens of the same country.

These include a security interview on arrival and registering with police when taking up residence or finding employment. Visitors traveling by road are stopped at three checkpoints before entering Kurdistan.

Man, the Kurds really have their act together. I just wish the rest of the country would take the hint and follow suit

Way to go KURDS! No one is going to muck up their prosperity!
They are getting it right and they are not gonna let anyone, including Bagdad, rob them of their new found freedom and peace I think they have set the bar very high for Bagdad and will force them to get on board the same fast track to success

Announcement No.(818)

D.G. of Foreign Exchange Control

The 818 daily currency auction was held in the Central Bank of Iraq day Monday 2006 / 12/ 4 so the results were as follows :

Details Notes
Number of banks 7 -----
Auction price selling dinar / US $ 1430 -----
Auction price buying dinar / US $ 1428 -----
Amount sold at auction price (US $) 6.500.000 -----
Amount purchased at Auction price (US $) 1.930.000
Total offers for buying (US $) 6.500.000 -----
Total offers for selling (US $) 1.930.000 -----





D.G. of Investments

Daily price Bulletin buying and selling Sunday 2006/12/3

Currency
Currency Code
Selling Price In IQD
Buying Price In IQD

US Dollar
USD
1435.000
1434.283

European Euro
EUR
1910.846
1909.891

Sterling Pound
GBP
2840.439
2839.019

Canadian Dollar
CAD
1253.823
1253.196

Swiss Frank
CHF
1201.138
1200.538

Sweetish Krone
SEK
212.046
211.940

Norwegian Krone
NOK
233.953
233.836

Denmark Krone
DKK
256.387
256.259

Japanese Yen
JPY
12.443
12.436


The above price represent reference rate and does not from any commitment on the Central Bank of Iraq.

Note: The prices of the bulletin issued on Sunday will adopted for Monday also due to the weekend in New York .

We'll numbers still dropping, but I'll sure be glad when we can see an r/v rate

Originally Posted by day dreamer

Announcement No.(818)

D.G. of Foreign Exchange Control

The 818 daily currency auction was held in the Central Bank of Iraq day Monday 2006 / 12/ 4 so the results were as follows :

Details Notes
Number of banks 7 -----
Auction price selling dinar / US $ 1430 -----
Auction price buying dinar / US $ 1428 -----
Amount sold at auction price (US $) 6.500.000 -----
Amount purchased at Auction price (US $) 1.930.000
Total offers for buying (US $) 6.500.000 -----
Total offers for selling (US $) 1.930.000 -----





Note: The prices of the bulletin issued on Sunday will adopted for Monday also due to the weekend in New York .