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

Originally Posted by Par77

GREAT! What are the dates on these meetings again? Sorry, can't seem to find the link

HERE ARE SOME CLUES - I COPIED AND PASTED THESE RIGHT OFF ROLCLUB POSTS OF NEWS. SORRY I DIDN'T KEEP THE LINKS BUT THEY WON'T TAKE YOU LONG TO DO A RESEARCH IN THE HISTORY THREAD:

5 DEC The Secretary-General of the Arab League, Ahmed Ben Hali, today, Saturday, that the Special Committee of the Arab League on Iraq, which includes ten countries will hold a meeting on the 5th of December December 2006 next to the level of foreign ministers in Cairo. first meeting of Iraqi neighboring states since the Tehran meeting in July, which included the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Syria and Turkey.
8-10 December - Governments from the Persian Gulf region and key external powers are finalising plans to discuss some of the region's most pressing security concerns next month at the 2006 IISS Manama Dialogue, which will take place in Manama, Bahrain
The Manama Dialogue will bring together all elements of the national security establishments from over 20 nations, including the countries of the region.
9. December ?. DFI is turned over to the GOI.
11-12 Dec. The final meeting of the IAMB is tentatively scheduled for December 11-12."
20 Dec. - Deputy Chairman of the Committee on the amendment of the constitution, Fouad Massoum, "The Committee identified the detailed plan for the work and decided received proposals parliamentary blocs and political parties and public figures

SORRY AGAIN FOR NOT HAVING THE LINKS.

Originally Posted by Inscrutable

Updated 10/06 $125 B??

Iraq (10/06)


Economy
GDP (2006 proj.): $47 billion (official exchange rate).
GDP per capita (2006 proj.): $1635.
GDP real growth rate (2006 proj.): 4.0%.
Rate of inflation (12 months ending August 2006): 76.6%.
Unemployment rate (2005 estimate): 27%.
Budget (2006 est.): $48.0 billion revenues and $64.5 billion expenditures.
Public debt: Approximately $125 billion.
Natural resources: Oil, natural gas, phosphates, sulfur.
Agriculture: Products--wheat, barley, rice, vegetables, cotton, dates, cattle, sheep.
Industry: Types--petroleum, chemicals, textiles, construction materials, food processing.
Trade: Exports (2006 est.)--$30 billion. Export commodities (2006 est.)--crude oil (97%), other exports (3%). Export partners (2005 est.)--U.S. 49%, Jordan 20%, Canada 13%, Italy 12%. Imports (2006 est.)--$29.7 billion. Import commodities--food, medicine, manufactured goods, refined petroleum products. Import partners (2005 est.)--Turkey 22%, U.S. 21%, Jordan 12%, Vietnam 5%.

Public debt may well be the projects started by the state to improve infrastructure, education, etc. Most, if not all of Iraq's debt owed to other countries has been forgiven at this point by the countries involved. However, this is why the HCL needs to be enacted, because it's through the foreign companies coming in and investing the resources necessary to get the oil out of the ground that will pay for the debt incurred to get Iraq back on its feet.

Public meeting-Mr. Aziz al-Hakim, the Islamic Center

(Voice of Iraq) - 06-12-2006
This issue was sent to a friend

Great public meeting

With Samaha Hujjatul Islam and Muslims, Mr. al-Aziz al-Hakim
The leader of the United Iraqi Alliance bloc
The head of the Supreme Council of Islamic Revolution in Iraq

During his short planned to the United Kingdom
Therefore, we invite you to attend and participate and listen to the speech he will deliver in this meeting :

Monday 11 / 12 / 2006 at 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.

The Islamic Center in England
Islamic Center of England, 140 Maida Vale, London, W9 1 QB

International Advisory and Monitoring Board for Iraq (IAMB) -- An audit oversight body for the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI) -- Meeting Schedule

December 11–12, 2006

I don't know where the rumor started about the SBA review on these dates as I wouldn't expect the next until March 2007
If someone has other proof please post it.

IAMB meetings this month. No IMF SBA meeting proven.

The intervention of the United Nations regarding Kirkuk is unacceptable

(Voice of Iraq) - 06-12-2006
This issue was sent to a friend
Kurdish official says that the request for United Nations intervention in the Kirkuk is unacceptable

Speaker of the governorate of Kirkuk (on Rzkar) that the request for United Nations intervention in the Kirkuk is unacceptable and Angbl certainly welcome. He added in a statement to the press : "We have responded in a statement Turkmen group in the province of Kirkuk some of the points for discussion, some could not accept such a request the intervention of the United Nations in the Kirkuk. " pointing out that "the United Nations have nothing to do with the matter. As we hear that Secretary-General Kofi Annan of the United Nations made a statement on the convening of a conference on Iraq. He has refused to be mired statements other Iraqi officials how we accept for Kirkuk. " The group was Turkmen in Kirkuk Governorate Council issued a statement last Sunday, calling on the Turkmen give 32% of the legislative and executive powers in the province as a condition for ending the boycott of the meetings of the Council, The review committee normalization of the situation in Kirkuk under the auspices of the United Nations.


NOAA

Source : U.S. Khalilzad leave his post beginning of the new year,

(Voice of Iraq) - 06-12-2006
This issue was sent to a friend

A source in the administration of President George Bush that the American Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad to leave his post early this year and the new American ambassador to Pakistan Royan Crocker will substitute.
The source added that the Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is considering a proposal to appoint a successor to Khalilzad, John Bolton, who resigned Monday from his post as delegate of the United States in the United Nations or vice succeeding Robt Zoellick, who resigned from his post has been appointed irreplaceable.
Radio Tigris

Hakim meets Rumsfeld and Bremer and discuss the situation in

(Voice of Iraq) - 06-12-2006
This issue was sent to a friend

Hakim meets Rumsfeld and Bremer and discuss the situation in Iraq
President of the United Iraqi Alliance Abdel Aziz al-Hakim, with the former American Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and military security conditions in Iraq.
A statement from the Office of Hakim that the latter stressed the need to change the security reality in the country through the strengthening of the Iraqi security services and handed over the reins of responsibility.
In a related context visited the former American Ambassador in Iraq, Paul Bremer, Hakim at his residence in Washington.
Bremer welcomed the visit to Washington Hakim said it comes at a very sensitive and important.
Radio Tigris

Al-Maliki is meeting with James Baker via circuit television

(Voice of Iraq) - 06-12-2006
This issue was sent to a friend

Al-Maliki is meeting with James Baker via closed-circuit television
He met Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki evening today, Wednesday, the Chairman of the Committee of the situation in Iraq and the former U.S. Secretary James Baker and former MP in the House of Representatives Lee Hamilton via closed-circuit television from Baghdad.

The committee submitted its report today to President George Bush in the White House. He described Bush told reporters after the meeting report, which is titled "the way forward" that assessment difficult. stressing that he will be dealing with him seriously.
Radio Tigris

Who is visiting Jordan next week to hold security talks

(Voice of Iraq) - 06-12-2006
This issue was sent to a friend

- Oman (votes) of the drinking
Start Iraqi Interior Minister Jawad who is the head of a high-level delegation, an official visit lasting several days of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for security talks with senior Jordanian officials.

The survey Jordanian newspaper quoted the news from local sources has failed to mention that the visit comes a few days after the talks he held Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki with Jordanian Prime Minister Bakhit known about many of the issues that was in the forefront of the security file.

In the meantime, The Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki that he will dispatch envoys to neighboring countries to discuss cooperation on improving the security conditions in Iraq, He added that he would hold a conference that will include the countries of the region to discuss the matter. ( finally)

Originally Posted by "GK"

If the CBI has been auctioning/selling just the USD ever since, there would be no single IQD left in circulation. The Iraqi's will all be holding the greenback. Since Jan 04, if the CBI has been selling USD eversince, the Iraqi's would've bought over $22B USD. That's over 32 Trillion IQD. If you believe the illusion that the CBI has been buying dinars/selling USD in all these auctions since Jany 2004, then you should be able to answer this question: How the heck did the IQD in circulation (M2) grow from the initial 4 to 6 trillion to 14 trillion?

Through government spending. The dinar goes back out the back door Via the MOF.