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

A very positive article

Iraqi dinar builds head of steam amid nation's chaos - Los Angeles Times

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Al-Maliki : the International Covenant practical step on the road to helping Iraq and revive its economy

The presence of the ambassadors of the countries participating in the International Covenant ...

Baghdad / Justice : Prime Minister invited Mr. Nuri Kamal al-Maliki to effective international presence in the International Conference on Iraq, stressing that the issues to be discussed at the Conference will Tekatasserali economic side only, But will extend to aspects of security, politics and international relations and the issue of national reconciliation, This came during the meeting of the ambassadors of the sovereignty of participating in the International Covenant with Iraq. He stressed the importance of activating the principle of national reconciliation and integration between the central aspects of the political, economic, security and Iraq's desire to create a relationship based on common interests. And Mr. Prime Minister : Iraq suffers from the obligations imposed on them by the policies of the previous regime, including the debt which was imposed on him, and hoped that the conference is a practical step on the road to helping Iraq and revive its economy. He suggested that the participating States to the International consider that the solution to the debt problem in order that Iraq will be able to achieve a decent standard of services, indicating that the debt burden on the Iraqi economy now stands at $ 75 billion. The price of Mr. Prime Minister efforts the Japanese government for its initiative in launching the first batch of very soft loan worth $ 1.6 billion for the development of the oil and electricity. He pledged the support of the ambassadors of the participating Iraq and fulfill its commitments to the advancement of the Iraqi economy and improving the infrastructure and developing the standard of services and contribute to the national reconciliation efforts. The meeting was attended by ambassadors of the United States, Britain, Japan, Italy, Turkey and Germany and representatives from the United Nations, the World Bank and the European Union, and attended by the Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih and the ministers of planning, finance and State for Foreign Affairs.


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Iraq's 2006 budget was $ 32 billion had been spent only 15%
المصدر: الشرق الاوسطSource : Middle East
12 / 12 / 06
Iraq faces a failure to spend billions of dollars of oil revenues earmarked for the reconstruction of roads, schools, power stations and repair damaged oil refineries and oil pipelines. Iraqi ministries and spent a total of 15 per cent of its budget for 2006 received for the purposes of reconstruction, with the least expenditure cases in the Ministry of Oil, which depend on pipelines and oil pumping stations destroyed or damaged often for the transport of oil, which provides almost all the country's revenues, is essentially available funds, but the Iraqi regime is not capable of investing.
The country faces this failure in the national spending even when scarce financial support American Among the causes of the problems strange new problem in terms of staff and bureaucrats are afraid Mchochon action against corruption which have been put into practice by the American and Iraqi governments, so they are afraid to sign the contracts.

And the inability to put money spending serious questions to the government that they have to demonstrate to the citizens skeptics of government corruption that they were able to improve basic services, and that they could, at a time of shrinking American funds earmarked for reconstruction, to demonstrate to other foreign donors that they can use the funds had been pledged by getting ready to use quickly.

After spending nearly 22 billion dollars taken from taxpayers Americans in the reconstruction in Iraq and he consider to increase the budget of Iraq by many as proof that the oil revenue can finally begin to provide funds for reconstruction, after four years of the Bush administration expectations that the country can be accomplished his own program.

Recognition has been a slight problem in the report of a study group «» American Iraq last week, which gave similar figures on spending, and said that «many of the ministries can not do much more than pay salaries».

In interviews officials said Western and Iraqi spending has increased during the last three months, as the government began to take steps to improve their performance, and said those responsible that in a country that needs reconstruction in all fields could explain the lack of spending by factors including rapid change in governments and security difficulties and the rampant corruption and the lack of qualified technocrats in tasks such as signing contracts and complex project management. Also facing those responsible for the fight against corruption, loss of support, and to reflect that in the case of Radi Radi chairman of the public integrity, who was hearing in private meetings by Iraqi officials and Western intolerance and political bias and other flaws.

A letter addressed to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to Nadi on September 6 (September), and include a charge comparable to the right of corruption Balradi himself, was delivering a copy of the letter to the New York Times, the Prime Minister confirmed that hundreds of thousands of dollars spent without documented by the same integrity.

But carp spokesman Radi Radi insisted that the first letter confidential and that he could not discuss the content, but in the latter refused to accept the charges, saying that it was not based on correct information. He pointed out that the carp remain functioning in spite of the pressures to which they are exposed, and stressed that international donors who provided funding for Iraq have so they are confident «ensure that the existence of institutions overseeing the disbursement of funds».

And while it became clear that it is unlikely to gain financial support without an effective campaign against corruption, the failure of Iraq to spend money undermines the letter, which says that in the latter country will be able to use the external support that was provided to him. He said Yahia Said «researcher at the London School of Economics», which acted as an adviser to the United Nations that «people who try to deal with them and obtain additional funds for Iraq would return us to say : Iraq does not currently being spent confiscation of private». For his part, put Hussein Shahrastani oil minister new measures to combat corruption over those imposed from abroad, and said that the solution is to teach bureaucrats how to cope with the new rules, and criticism from organizations concerned with combating corruption, he said Shahrastani «certainly I have heard all the complaints. I do not think it went far. And I think that this is necessary when considering the level of corruption that we inherited ».

The budget for Iraq in 2006 to about 32 billion dollars and is expected to reach $ 40 billion in 2007, according to a statement Gabr, and the Finance Minister, in an interview with him. And spent most of the funds coming mostly from oil field expenditures, including spending eight billion dollars on salaries and retirement ministries and six billion dollars on the food system like the socialist system with compensation for food and fuel.

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"Well it's a Long Way to the Top if ya wanna Rock and Roll"

Mr. Hakim reach London to hold talks with senior officials in the United Kingdom

Next year. Implementation hundred thousand investment project in Baghdad and other governorates ... WASHINGTON - up justice directed Eminence, Mr. Abdel Aziz al-Hakim, head of the Supreme Council of Islamic Revolution in Iraq and the leader of the United Iraqi Alliance and the delegation accompanying him to the United Kingdom this morning yesterday, Sunday,

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ترتيبات لضم العراقية إلى الجبهة السياسية المفتوحةArrangements include Iraqi political front to open

(صوت العراق) - 12-12-2006(Voice of Iraq) - 12-12-2006

In order to support the government and protect civil peace.

Expands the political aims to pull the country out of its security by announcing polarization currents actors in the political process towards national front in their work transcends the bunker sectarian, as announced aware of the consultations bloc sponsors.
After several sources, which announced the contribution of the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq, the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and the Islamic Al-Da'wah Party, the Iraqi Islamic Party in consultations seeking to crystallize an appeal to the strong faith in change and democracy in Iraq to form a national front open to extricate the country from its current security, informed sources pointed out that the existing Iraqi national moving the other to participate in these consultations.

The political and parliamentary sources had confirmed yesterday, Monday, that the major parties of different directions agreed to support the political process and the government to fortify "civil peace", denying any change in the presidency of the government.
The deputy said the United Iraqi Alliance, Sheikh Jalal Al-Din small wield in the Supreme Council that the "political powers have reached an agreement to support the government and to achieve a better view of civil peace strengthen."
He added that "an agreement between the political forces and not parliamentary," stressing that there is "no change in the parliamentary alliances."
For his part, MP for the Kurdistan Alliance Mahmoud Othman, "Ten months ago there was a desire Front composition of the parties and is now working on the re-formation of such a front as large parties representing various blocs and moderate for others."
He added, "This alliance is the nucleus of all is even of the government and the political process and strengthening of (...) Not directed against Al-Maliki, "pointing to the possibility that" outside parties program that would be acceptable to the others. "
The deputy Safiya Suhail member of the Iraqi List, said that "Work on creating new alliances within the PA, is the work of the project and healthy especially the way we do now, which indicates the maturity and political awareness of the Iraqi political forces that we have to work to create alliances by the forces agree on political programs common regardless of the orientation of national and sectarian built on the basis of previous coalitions, especially if the political program of the new alliance consistent with the interests of the Iraqi citizens and the political process in general."
On the other hand a parliamentarian who asked to remain anonymous said that "there are arrangements to include the Iraqi List to the new alliance, which was introduced by Mr. Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, the American President George Bush during his recent visit to Washington and was blessed."

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Check this out!!!

Go to the link, select Iraqi dinar in the window and it appears to forecast the value for Dec 12th. Anyone see this before????

XE.com - Interactive Currency Table

As of 12 Dec 2006 USD United States Dollars 0.0007054176 1,417.6000000000
Ed

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مليارات الدولارات تنتظر الإنفاق .. والحكومة العراقيةWaiting for spending billions of dollars. The Iraqi government

(صوت العراق) - 12-12-2006(Voice of Iraq) - 12-12-2006
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مليارات الدولارات تنتظر الإنفاق .. والحكومة العراقية عاجزةWaiting for spending billions of dollars. The Iraqi government paralyzed
مسؤولون يخشون توقيع العقود خوفا من إجراءات مكافحة الفسادOfficials feared the signing of contracts for fear of action against corruption

Despite the fact that billions of dollars of Iraq's oil revenues earmarked for the reconstruction of roads, schools, power stations and repair damaged oil refineries and oil pipelines, but the Iraqi ministries had spent only 15% of its budget for 2006.
Among the reasons for the lack of spending this strange new problem, is that the staff are afraid and Mchochon action against corruption, which have been put into practice by the American and Iraqi governments, so they are afraid to sign the contracts. The faces responsible for the fight against corruption is also a loss of support, and to reflect that in the case of Radi Radi, the former chief of public integrity, which sent him the charges in the private meetings by Iraqi officials and Western intolerance and political bias and other flaws. A letter addressed to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to Nadi on September 6 (September), the accusation of corruption comparable to the right Balradi himself. The delivery of a copy of the letter to the New York Times «», the Prime Minister confirmed that hundreds of thousands of dollars spent without documented by the same integrity.

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Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Barham Salih confirms confirms that the

(Voice of Iraq) - 12-11-2006
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The Republic of Iraq
Council of Ministers-the governmental communications
Media Relations
Press Release Press release /
Monday 12-11-2006

Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Barham Salih confirmed that the text of the International Covenant with Iraq represents a national vision for Iraq, as it represents the will of the government and people


The Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki officially in the 10th of the current month of December the final text of the International Covenant with Iraq.

The resulting text as a result of protracted discussions with the United Nations, the World Bank and other international partners and organizations in the relationship.

Since the announcement of the plan on the 20th of July last two preparatory meetings were held in Abu Dhabi and Kuwait States and relevant organizations under the chairmanship of Iraq and the United Nations, in addition to meetings at the technical level was held in Baghdad since the month of July last.

And Mr. Prime Minister, in the presence of Dr. Barham Salih Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Planning, the full text to the ambassadors and representatives of the United Nations, the World Bank and the Office of the European Union and the United States of America, Japan, Korea, Germany, France and Italy.

And, Mr. Prime Minister, that the text was discussed and agreed upon in the Council of Ministers last week, explaining that the Iraqi program is the firm's reform legislation and development in the economic, security and political.

The Prime Minister thanked international partners to show them support now, and asked them to take urgent response as part of their contribution to the Covenant, exciting attention specifically to the subject of the $ 70 billion of the remaining debt on Iraq and accumulated since the time of the former regime, and not for the benefit of the Iraqi people but to buy weapons to suppress the will of the people.

The sovereignty to the natural riches of Iraq has yet to be exploited fully only after the repair of Iraq's infrastructure.

For his part, described the Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Barham Salih text such as a national vision for Iraq, as it represents the will of the government and the Iraqi people.

It is expected that the signing of the International Covenant with Iraq in the coming weeks.

WOOOOOOOOOOOT!!!!!

The strategic outlook for the reconstruction of Iraq held a workshop

For the World Bank project on strengthening the capacity building ... Baghdad / Justice : The body strategic outlook for Iraq reconstruction of the Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation yesterday, a workshop for the World Bank project on Strengthening the capacity building in governance and public sector in Iraq with the participation of representatives from the World Bank and the Ministries of Finance, Electricity, Municipalities and Public Works and the Office of Financial Supervision in addition to representatives of the sector and the government investment and discussed ways requirements Ministry in the area of monitoring and evaluation of projects funded by donor countries and institutions and the foundations of implementation. In relation to regional planning prepared Service of the Ministry of study entitled (future scenarios for regional planning in Iraq and the study addresses the nature of regional planning and the role of planning units in the provinces and their relationship with the regional planning for the Advancement at provincial and district and develop.


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