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

Spending energy and the economic feasibility of metal coins
Star miles
Away from the historic explanation for these so-called critical article (money), so we will be facing the realities of the current circumstances in which a new Iraq Ekshtv Pacific distress and problems and the political and economic turmoil following year.

And through a long plagued by what this article (money) basis in the daily transaction within the borders of the nation and Khardh and regulations and instructions issued by the State System (coins) and the principle of the exchange policy, in facilitating the exchange of the region in the purchase and sale transactions and credit in the current self-financing with the running of Finance and Economy this money.

But one of the most important motivations for us to refer to it in this matter because it relates to the size of the monetary liquidity and availability in the commercial markets, particularly stocks in banks stocks as well as the present Maiktenze citizens of their personal property.

We know that the Central Bank of Iraq is the issue of the money (including paper currency minting metal) international standards and regulatory regimes.
Iraq had previously issued while a law and the money it is the Iraqi Aldnyar unit measuring binding legally accepted and circulation.

Although the Iraqi Aldnyar forms, which carries the blueprint represents the cultural and historical heritage of Iraq, it was part of the parts to facilitate the process of deliberation inside Iraq (category 250-500 fils) and the addition of three Agvar to be (250-500 dinars dinars).

The Bank is also the source of the money (the central bank) has issued administrative monetary forms and colors to suit the statehood of the Iraqi civilization and its historic Hamaamlh.

ذلك لتوفير السيولة النقدية .
As well as the aspect of the banknotes were there (coins) are designed well as scales and the sizes of the smallest category (1 fils until reaching 100 fils) then increased the need for the market to facilitate sale and purchase transactions to the category of 250 fils.
Aldnyar that any Iraqi in 1000 according to the decimal Pal then renew categories minimum referred to the law.

Because of the urgent need for the purpose of transactions, and providing cash increased volume of transactions in the home after the revolution of July 14, 1958 to increase the number of the population and high rates of consumption, energy and development projects and the State.

And the criticism of the currency (metal) constitutes an important space in the Iraqi market.

However, the reality of Iraq after the subsequent developments in the circumstances of the case for more than three decades has been eroded this (cash metal) was. The paper shortage mainly in the daily transaction and despite the fact that the then government had set up special laboratories for the manufacture of metal exchange after the money was manufactured outside Iraq.

But it is no longer economically feasible and that the lab has remained stalled despite the many years that he has charged the treasury amounts too many. Add to that the difficulty of convincing it of citizens as well as that loom large in terms of location.
Perhaps the Central Bank of Iraq know this phenomenon or the feasibility of making this Concerns (coins) and for the general benefit of the Central Bank financing of this plant to cater for the issuance of commemorative coins with a nominal value of which are subject to exchange any time, and encourage banks to deal in cash shall be subject to the hoarding and disposal.

Conversely, we find that this lab Special b (minting coins) Alamberr Alalrahn him in the current situation in Iraq from deteriorating economy and political Tafter shaken.
The activation of this lab as we have stated to energy producers and actors in connection with the use of the purposes served by the public economy with the operation of the workforce and make them productive and transferred to the hands of working towards innovation and development and the optimal use for the purposes of serving the Iraqi people, instead of freezing and wasting energy when the Central Bank in writing of a number (218 in the January 19, 2006) and his cousins to the State all.

In order to stimulate the use of (coins) is a deplorable state.

No, we find that Iraqi banks have implemented this resolution is no longer valid criticism metal on the Iraqi market because the Iraqi citizen can not carry the weight again.
He is a weighty concerns street, which is full of chaos and turmoil and controversy, looting and kidnapping.

The re-examination of these (coins) and treat it is a question worthy of mention. Not only!

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Bloc chest on the way for the resumption of Parliament and the government

(Voice of Iraq) - 12-23-2006
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Ebadi : Block chest on the way for the resumption of Parliament and the government
By Haider al
Najaf - (Voices of Iraq)
Said Haidar Abadi, a member of the Committee of Seven bloc in the United Iraqi Alliance today, Saturday, that the brothers in the chest, they said they block on the way back to the government and parliament.

The Abadi, during the press conference held by a number of members of the delegation of the coalition following their meeting with the Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr at his home in the neighborhood Hananh noon today, "was the main topic at today's meeting of the Sadri trend from its decision to suspend its membership in the government and parliament."

He added, "According to the discussions that took place today, the subject in the direction of the solution and brotherhood in the bloc chest as they said today on the way back to the government and parliament."

The Committee of Seven delegation, which includes representatives from the basic components in the United Iraqi Alliance, which was formed following parliamentary elections in the month of December, the first in December 2005.
The committee includes the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq headed by Abdel Aziz al-Hakim, the Dawa Party, which is chaired by Dr.. Ibrahim al-Jaafari, a former prime minister, and the Sadri trend led by Muqtada al-Sadr, and the Dawa Party-Iraq Organization, headed by Abdel-Karim Al-Enezi and Minister of National Security and former member of the House of Representatives, and the Islamic Virtue Party, which is Sheikh have deployed spiritual guides, and the Badr Organization, led by Hadi Al-Ameri, and the independents bloc led by Hussein Shahrastani oil minister now.
And on the main demands of the bloc chest Haidar Abbadi said "today is talk about the need for the unity of the coalition and the necessity of handing the security file to the Iraqis and get the foreign troops from Iraq."
He pointed out that "Mr. Sadr stressed that the bloc chest are still an essential part of the coalition and an essential component which they are proud and committed to return to the Chamber of Deputies and the government."

Abadi said that the meeting with al-Sadr did not discuss the issue of integration of a solution or the Mahdi Army.

For his part, Abdel-Karim Al-Enezi said, "The meeting was very positive, with the tolerance of Mr. Sadr was a discussion on the subject of suspension members to attend the chest bloc in the parliament and the government has been in circulation demands logical and acceptable to the Sadri trend and, God willing, God will diffuse the crisis in the near future after a meeting or two meetings with Mr. Samaha and mass chest."

For his part, Abu Firas al-Mutairi, a member of the political bloc in the chest, "Until now there is no agreement on rescheduling the withdrawal of the occupation is an essential point will be discussed in the subsequent meetings." Commented bloc chest in the House of Representatives (30) seats in the bloc United Iraqi Alliance (130 seats) membership in the House of Representatives and the government due to the Prime Minister's meeting with Mr. Nuri al-Maliki with the American President George W. Bush after they asked the Prime Minister not meeting, and after the bloc chest three conditions for the resumption of the government and parliament mainly claim al-Maliki Security Council scheduling the withdrawal of foreign forces from Iraq and to work to improve the security situation and service.
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Originally Posted by PlatanoKing

Spending energy and the economic feasibility of metal coins
Star miles
Away from the historic explanation for these so-called critical article (money), so we will be facing the realities of the current circumstances in which a new Iraq Ekshtv Pacific distress and problems and the political and economic turmoil following year.

And through a long plagued by what this article (money) basis in the daily transaction within the borders of the nation and Khardh and regulations and instructions issued by the State System (coins) and the principle of the exchange policy, in facilitating the exchange of the region in the purchase and sale transactions and credit in the current self-financing with the running of Finance and Economy this money.

But one of the most important motivations for us to refer to it in this matter because it relates to the size of the monetary liquidity and availability in the commercial markets, particularly stocks in banks stocks as well as the present Maiktenze citizens of their personal property.

We know that the Central Bank of Iraq is the issue of the money (including paper currency minting metal) international standards and regulatory regimes.
Iraq had previously issued while a law and the money it is the Iraqi Aldnyar unit measuring binding legally accepted and circulation.

Although the Iraqi Aldnyar forms, which carries the blueprint represents the cultural and historical heritage of Iraq, it was part of the parts to facilitate the process of deliberation inside Iraq (category 250-500 fils) and the addition of three Agvar to be (250-500 dinars dinars).

The Bank is also the source of the money (the central bank) has issued administrative monetary forms and colors to suit the statehood of the Iraqi civilization and its historic Hamaamlh.

ذلك لتوفير السيولة النقدية .
As well as the aspect of the banknotes were there (coins) are designed well as scales and the sizes of the smallest category (1 fils until reaching 100 fils) then increased the need for the market to facilitate sale and purchase transactions to the category of 250 fils.
Aldnyar that any Iraqi in 1000 according to the decimal Pal then renew categories minimum referred to the law.

Because of the urgent need for the purpose of transactions, and providing cash increased volume of transactions in the home after the revolution of July 14, 1958 to increase the number of the population and high rates of consumption, energy and development projects and the State.

And the criticism of the currency (metal) constitutes an important space in the Iraqi market.

However, the reality of Iraq after the subsequent developments in the circumstances of the case for more than three decades has been eroded this (cash metal) was. The paper shortage mainly in the daily transaction and despite the fact that the then government had set up special laboratories for the manufacture of metal exchange after the money was manufactured outside Iraq.

But it is no longer economically feasible and that the lab has remained stalled despite the many years that he has charged the treasury amounts too many. Add to that the difficulty of convincing it of citizens as well as that loom large in terms of location.
Perhaps the Central Bank of Iraq know this phenomenon or the feasibility of making this Concerns (coins) and for the general benefit of the Central Bank financing of this plant to cater for the issuance of commemorative coins with a nominal value of which are subject to exchange any time, and encourage banks to deal in cash shall be subject to the hoarding and disposal.

Conversely, we find that this lab Special b (minting coins) Alamberr Alalrahn him in the current situation in Iraq from deteriorating economy and political Tafter shaken.
The activation of this lab as we have stated to energy producers and actors in connection with the use of the purposes served by the public economy with the operation of the workforce and make them productive and transferred to the hands of working towards innovation and development and the optimal use for the purposes of serving the Iraqi people, instead of freezing and wasting energy when the Central Bank in writing of a number (218 in the January 19, 2006) and his cousins to the State all.

In order to stimulate the use of (coins) is a deplorable state.

No, we find that Iraqi banks have implemented this resolution is no longer valid criticism metal on the Iraqi market because the Iraqi citizen can not carry the weight again.
He is a weighty concerns street, which is full of chaos and turmoil and controversy, looting and kidnapping.

The re-examination of these (coins) and treat it is a question worthy of mention. Not only!

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Is this article calling for the minting of fils and other lower denomination coins in anticipation of next years economy????

I deleted my other post, and I went back to the post and checked it out and the only had 4 tons

So if I did this right it would be:

1 Ton = 2000lbs X 12 troy ounces = 24000(X's the going rate. lets say $620.00) X $620.00 = 14880000 X 4 = $59520000

See I only have a small calculator and it does not work well with my big fingers.
so I hope I got it right this time.

It is good to know that we are holding a share of what could end up being the largest oil reserved in the world!

From the Energy Information Administration (EIA)

According to the Oil and Gas Journal, Iraq contains 115 billion barrels of proven oil reserves, the third largest in the world (behind Saudi Arabia and Canada), concentrated overwhelmingly (65 percent or more) in southern Iraq. Estimates of Iraq's oil reserves and resources vary widely, however, given that only about 10 percent of the country has been explored. Some analysts (the Baker Institute, Center for Global Energy Studies, the Federation of American Scientists, etc.) believe, for instance, that deep oil-bearing formations located mainly in the vast Western Desert region could yield large additional oil resources (possibly another 100 billion barrels or more), but have not been explored. Other analysts, such as the U.S. Geological Survey, are not as optimistic, with median estimates for additional oil reserves closer to 45 billion barrels. In August 2004, Iraqi Oil Minister Ghadban stated that Iraq had "unconfirmed or potential reserves" of 214 billion barrels. In early May 2005, Ibraihim Bahr al-Uloum was named to replace Ghadban, stating that his main goals were to reduce corruption in the oil sector, to improve fuel availability, to reduce attacks on oil infrastructure, and to re-establish an Iraqi National Oil Company (INOC) by the end of 2005 (this did not happen).

Iraqi oil reserves vary widely in quality, with API gravities in the 22º (heavy) to 35º (medium-light) range. Iraq's main export crudes come from the country's two largest active fields: Rumaila and Kirkuk. The southern Rumaila field, which extends a short distance into Kuwaiti territory, has around 660 wells and produces three streams: Basra Light (normally 34º API); Basra Medium (normally 30º API, 2.6 percent sulfur); and Basra Heavy (normally 22º -24º API, 3.4 percent sulfur). Basra Blend normally averages around 32º API, 1.95 percent sulfur, but reportedly has become heavier and more sour recently at around 31.5º API and 2.7 percent-2.8 percent sulfur content.

The northern Kirkuk field, first discovered in 1927, forms the basis for northern Iraqi oil production. Kirkuk, with an estimated 8.7 billion barrels of remaining reserves, normally produces 35º API, 1.97 percent sulfur crude, although the API gravity and sulfur content both reportedly deteriorated sharply in the months just preceding the war. Kirkuk's gravity, for instance, had declined to around 32º - 33º API, while sulfur content had risen above 2 percent.

More @ http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/Iraq/Oil.html

Originally Posted by Vipor

...PAST TENSE... more data to support the claim that the FIL is in place. Thoughts?

no, it just shows that Iraq PURCHASED a service/equipment from that company to provide for the airport. that company has not INVESTED money.

Justice / follow-up of the Presidency issued Investment Law No. 13 of 2006, and the regulatory provisions and human rights and encouraging investors include Iraqis and non-Iraqis, and the establishment and operation phases.



The law aims to attract and encourage investment, and the transfer of modern technologies to the country, and to encourage
Iraqi private sector and foreign investment in the country, and protect the rights and property of investors and paid, and the expansion of exports, and enhance the competitive edge at home and abroad, the law covers all branches of the investment and productive activity and service except for the extraction and production of oil and gas, banks, and insurance companies. It turned out that the activities of other mineral extraction, as well as refining and oil refining sectors are covered by the law like other branches of industry, investment and other agriculture and tourism, health and other, and the law requires the participation of an Iraqi partner with foreign investors, both for the purpose of licensing, or enjoy tax exemptions and privileges and facilities. The text on the establishment of the national investment for the implementation of its provisions. And passed to the regions and governorates irregular Province, the formation of the investment in their licensing authority and the granting of exemptions and facilities and management of investment projects there. In order to facilitate the licensing process, the bill authorizes the issuance of incorporation leave (license investment) through the establishment of the so-called "single-window" in the territory or province, and enjoys investor, regardless of the nationality of all the advantages and facilities, guarantees and exemptions. He projects Housing the right to own the land needed for the project, including the rights and privileges and facilities in the new law on the following : (1) enjoy tax exemption for a period of ten years from the year of operation, with the exemption of import duties for the import requirements, the establishment phase of expansion and development and modernization of equipment and machinery, means of transport and materials, and the import of the operational phase of the raw materials and intermediary and spare parts. (2), and directed by the introduction of capital and earnings, and open accounts in banks inside and outside Iraq. (3) Iraq circulation in the market for securities, bonds, equities, and the composition of investment portfolios. (4) rental of the land needed for the project for the 50th year renewable term. In the housing projects also the right to own land. (5) the possibility that the investor additional advantages, especially according to the international bilateral agreements between Iraq and their own, or according to multilateral agreements. With the right foreign investor selling illegal in whole or in part. After nearly half a century to provide tax exemptions and generous assistance to industry in Iraq, starting from the 1950s, the result was the government projects of loss-making does not work with Israel remedy the non-disposal including the sale, and addicted to them administrations of enterprises and factories for State assistance and protection, and projects powerless on competitiveness at home and abroad, with underdevelopment qualitative and quantitative and price in the situations spin-off industries feeding sections and inputs and powerless to the ability of sustainability, and failing to catch up of renewal to the market demand and Fragmentation of demand, and factories obsolete, marginal, and investments mixed. Year after year with the the country's lack the capacity to attract investment, bureaucratic complex, many from the administrative constraints which prevent opportunities for progress, repressing, the speed of response and exhausted time and effort, To what extent Will the new law in the new phase of its objectives in attracting investments? Depends primarily on the availability of infrastructure all sophisticated, namely, include all social and political factors and material, and not only roads and bridges, electricity and water, but also the conditions of Producers of volumes and inputs and the conditions of secondary industries lateral, and managerial skills governmental organizations, the tax system and the availability of transparency and the system of macroeconomic management, and the rates of education and training and reservists, the country educated and engineers, technicians and population characteristics, availability of infrastructure all this concept, as well as a law the new investment will be a decisive factor in attracting investments, the extent to decline or outbreaks of administrative and financial corruption Another factor for attracting investments or its dimensions, In a report of the Organization of global transparency (headquarters : Berlin), came the State of Tahiti on the ranked first among the countries most havoc and came Iraq in the ranks third. In his statement before the American Congress on February 8, 2006 between the former American Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, "The financial and administrative corruption is pervasive in Iraq in all aspects of government administration and finance." Even if receded this corruption will remain a problem more deeply rooted, in the form of concepts, perceptions and attitudes inherited bureaucracy in the government administrative cadres at all levels, has recommended that the new law through so-called "single-window" to receive investment applications and decide them. This legislation recommended by the development and investment in developing countries for the purpose of shortening and save both time and effort and money. Would it be in Iraq and the establishment of this window? It is noteworthy that the General Directorate for Industrial Development in Baghdad apply this "window" for more than a year. But what is being done by the Directorate mentioned is just unifying the receipt of the application (the format). The content bureaucratic, it remains the same as it was prior to the 30th year or more, without change, it is certain that Iraq will attract many investments after the issuance of the new law. But is the volume of these investments amount to the desired ambitions? As is the case in South-East Asian countries, such as Singapore or Malaysia, for example, it also needs to revolutionize coup in the concepts and ways of thinking and dealing with the topics. What is necessary, the availability of economic departments put the cart before the horse, and not vice versa in handling the development and dealing with the investments. Only then can the new law to achieve its goals and aspirations of the country.

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December 2006 News & Updates
Raising interest rates is
December 23, 2006

Iraqi Minister of Finance, Baqer Jabr Al-Zubaydi, announced that "No change in the 2007 budget, which is fixed at 41 billion dollars"

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Tabatabai said that they amounted to 8,422 billion iraqi dinar; that is 1,052 billion iraqi dinar in a session
December 23, 2006

Head of the Iraqi Stock Exchange Trustees, Talib Tabatabai, confirmed that security situation is what hinders the Stock Exchange more than anything, and it is the reason behind the considerable challenges faced by the investor.

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Central Bank denies determining the price of the US dollar against the Iraqi dinar
December 23, 2006

After its price was down for more than a week, the dollar exchange rate rose again in the daily auction of the Iraqi Central Bank for buying iraqi dinar.

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Iraqi officials reached a tentative agreement on the oil law
December 23, 2006

Iraqi officials reached a tentative agreement on an oil law that grants the regions the right to negotiate contracts for oil fields with foreign investors, but it gives the central government the final word.

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Iraqi officials reached a tentative agreement on the oil law
December 23, 2006

Iraqi officials reached a tentative agreement on an oil law that grants the regions the right to negotiate contracts for oil fields with foreign investors, but it gives the central government the final word.

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Iraq oil could provide $3,500 per citizen
December 23, 2006

A plan gaining favor in Washington to distribute Iraq's oil revenue directly to its people could put $3,500 a year in the hands of every adult Iraqi citizen, a Texas-based energy analyst said on Tuesday.

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Iraq Central Bank denies reducing the rate of the dollar against the iraqi dinar
December 16, 2006

The Iraqi Central Bank denied rumors on its quest to determine the rate of the American dollar against the Iraqi dinar value of one thousand iraqi dinars.

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Austrian Airlines launches regular flights to Iraq
December 16, 2006

Austrian Airlines said on Tuesday that it launched two weekly flights to the city of Arbil in northern Iraq to become the first European means of transport providing regular service to Iraq.

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The World Trade Organization (WTO) Director hails appointment of chair of Iraq accession working group
December 16, 2006

The World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Pascal Lamy said Friday that the appointment of the Chair of accession working group for Iraq today is an important step in the process of anchoring Iraq in the Multilateral Trading System.

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Japan to provide USD 710 million loan to Iraq
December 13, 2006

Japan will provide an JPY 82.64 billion (USD 710.6 million) loan to Iraq to help improve the country's crude oil and electricity-related facilities, the Foreign Ministry announced Monday.

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A plan to raise oil industry in Iraq
December 13, 2006

Ministry of Oil prepared a plan to raise oil industry in Iraq and increase exports of crude oil and gas, an authorized source at the ministry said.

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Dollar demand reacts downward in Iraqi central bank auction of iraqi dinar
December 11, 2006

Demand for the U.S. dollar was lower to $14.830 million in Iraq’s Central Bank auction of iraqi dinar on Sunday compared with $25.570 million in the previous session.

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Dollar dropping agianst iraqi dinar caused by low interest rates
December 07, 2006

An Iraqi economic expert attributed the recent decline in the value of the dollar against the Iraqi dinar to the lower interest rate.

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268 companies registered last month in Iraq
December 07, 2006

The Iraqi Ministry of Trade said that the Registration Office of companies in the ministry had registered "268 new national Iraqi companies and eight foreign companies last month".

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A call to establish a higher national council for Iraq economy
December 05, 2006

Montasser Al-Amara, Chairman of the Iraqi parliamentarians Federation and member of the Economic Committee in the former National Assembly, called the government to: "establish a high national council of Iraqi economy", saying that: "the Council must have the highest decision in the Iraqi economic aspect, and must include specialized Iraqi experiences and competencies from all blocs, political movements and independents".

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The establishment of three power stations in Kirkuk costing three million dollars
December 05, 2006

Director of the Electricity Department in Kirkuk, said yesterday that the Ministry of Electricity embarked on the implementation of a number of electrical projects in the city; one of which is the establishment of three stations to improve electricity in the city, costing three million dollars.

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The future scenario of the Iraqi economy

Iraq is not known that the country's large in terms of area and population, but the volume of natural resources unlimited and has enormous wealth in addition to its geographical position to qualify for the important role of trade in the region and the revitalization of the economic cycle significantly.
ة.Since the current trend in Iraq is to adopt the policy of free economy then this Maedi at revitalizing the role of the private sector in various areas economic effectively, strong and will create certainly a system of free trade exchange of the currency and the laws of flexible with the absence of any restrictions on the movement of capital to encourage them to airspace become incumbent on the State reconsidering the tax rates to become, in an acceptable manner with the to welcome foreign investment in addition to the actively seeking to encourage the development and the participation of the private sector in the investment operations through the non-interference and the prohibition of participation in the public sector in the economy of infrastructure and utilities, and pursue a policy taxes reduced to encourage investment and the activation of the proper climate to activate economic policy.
.We must take into account the structure of the Iraqi economy, the future of the private sector will produce a significant role compared to other countries in the region in addition to capitalize on the availability of raw materials and labor are all important factors in attracting and encouraging the economy of Iraqi forces in all areas.
:There are three factors that contribute to the formation of the President current picture for the future of the global economy : the
1) ) the global market system (of globalization)
2) ) increasing technical and modern information
3) )3) the market economy (free economy)
لذا .Therefore, our task as children of the country is not easy after that inherited a heavy legacy, we must continue to work diligently and hard together with our friends in the outside world in order to build us a role in the global economy which is difficult to move away from or ignored and working hard to remove all restrictions and barriers that hinder the development of the Iraqi economy and to be expanded to make sure more than that because we must act upon the possible Annse and ambitious.
.The attention to the fact that the well-being and comfortable life for the people can only be determined by the existence of natural resources, but treasury technical information and the skill and experience of members of the community and the ability of private and public institutions in the management of their assets in a rational and rational. We have ignored the previous Governments successive Iraq really integrate with the global economy through their financial and commercial undertakings-the World Bank and the International Monetary and the World Trade Organization We therefore surprise, by this phenomenon economic activity and to follow is a phase lacks the many of the potential necessary to achieve this successful integration in the global economy because we came very late in At the time of engaging in a conflict in earnest with terrorism on the one hand and a conflict with economic development on the other hand in addition to the the conflict sharp with our position from integrate with the global economy and much less the existence of administrative and financial corruption and the lack of transparency the public sector and non-cancellation characteristic discriminatory of the public sector at the expense of the private sector in addition to non-left large area of the private sector to market-based competition and the development of economic decision in the time in which we find States on the other side, of the advanced states merged the global economy in a gradual and a transitional unstudied and over a long period of time lasting for more than four or five decades where he had been integration means for them enable it to and the assistance of international organizations of which we mentioned previously to achieve growth rates high economic and standards of living advanced to their societies.
ففي.In Asia, for example, is not limited to a number of states, able to accommodate aspects of the global economy and avoided the negative effects it has managed Hong Kong, South Korea and Singapore to move from the group of developing countries to the group of developed countries, and there are Malaysia, Thailand, which benefited from market forces and the level of national income has close to the levels of national income in a number of developed countries.
The question here is whether the benefit of Iraq like the rest of the countries of Asia and the world to join the international organizations above or not? And how!
* * Iraqi academic researcher and


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Shiite cleric won't support coalition

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA, Associated Press Writer Sat Dec 23, 11:09 AM ET

BAGHDAD, Iraq -
Iraq's most revered Shiite cleric withheld support Saturday for a U.S.-backed plan to build a coalition across sectarian lines, Shiite lawmakers said, jeopardizing hopes that such a show of political unity could help stem the country's deadly violence.
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Members of the United Iraqi Alliance, the Shiite coalition that dominates parliament, met with Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in Najaf after traveling to the holy city over the past few days. Al-Sistani holds no political post and rarely emerges from his home and adjacent office, but he has strong influence over Shiite politics.

Some members of the Shiite alliance have sought a coalition that would include Kurds and Sunnis, and sideline Muqtada al-Sadr, the radical Shiite cleric whose militia is blamed for much of Iraq's sectarian violence. Lawmakers who attended the meeting with al-Sistani said the cleric opposed any move that would divide Shiites.

"There are obstacles in the face of forming this coalition, because al-Sistani does not support it. So we will work to strengthen the (Shiite) alliance," said Hassan al-Sunnaid, of the Dawa Party of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

Ali al-Adib, also a Dawa Party member, said al-Sistani "does not support such blocs because they will break Shiite unity."

An official close to al-Sistani, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media, said the cleric "will not bless nor support any new bloc or front. He only supports the unity of the Shiites."

Such a development could frustrate U.S.-backed efforts to persuade Iraq's political leaders to set aside sectarian interests and work together for the sake of national unity. Without progress in Iraqi politics, some observers say, the security situation in the country is likely to remain tenuous.

Al-Maliki, the Shiite prime minister, had relied heavily on the support of al-Sadr, whose 30 loyalists in the 275-seat parliament and six ministers in the 38-member Cabinet boycotted politics after al-Maliki met Bush in Jordan recently.

Al-Sadr's walkout revealed the depth of division within the 130-seat Shiite bloc in parliament, where some lawmakers who are viewed as moderate have grown weary of the radical cleric's confrontational tactics. Al-Sistani is also believed to be uncomfortable with the younger al-Sadr, a firebrand whose fighters waged battles against American troops that left parts of Najaf in ruins.

After meeting al-Sistani, the Shiite lawmakers visited al-Sadr. The cleric has agreed to allow his supporters to rejoin the government, officials close to him have said. Their walkout had prevented the government from passing laws, creating a political deadlock alongside a deteriorating security environment.

"Our meeting with Muqtada al-Sadr was successful and fruitful. There were common points of understanding between us, and we assured the unity of the (United Iraqi) Alliance," said Khaled al-Attiya, an independent who is parliament's deputy speaker.

"He will give his final decision to rejoin the government and parliament after Eid al-Adha," al-Attiya said, referring to the Islamic calendar's most important holiday, which Iraq's Shiites will celebrate from Dec. 31 to Jan. 4.

However, the meeting ended with one Dawa party participant saying only that it was "constructive."

Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who spent three days in Iraq meeting with military and political leaders, met Saturday with
President Bush to offer advice on transforming U.S. policy in Iraq.

Bush is considering whether to quickly send thousands of additional U.S. troops to the country to control the violence. There are 140,000 American troops in Iraq.

Before leaving Baghdad, Gates declined to say whether he plans to recommend a short-term increase in U.S. troop levels, but said he believes there is "a broad strategic agreement between the Iraqi military and Iraqi government and our military."

On Friday, the U.S. military announced five more American troop deaths, making December the second deadliest month for U.S. servicemen in 2006.

In more violence Saturday, six civilians were killed when a mortar shell hit a house in Baqouba, and an Iraqi military intelligence officer was slain in a drive-by shooting south of Baghdad, police said.

U.S.-led forces raided a militant hideout in Ramadi, west of Baghdad, killing one person and detaining nine, and Iraqi forces targeting a cell of the extremist al-Qaida in Iraq group captured seven people in Baghdad, the U.S. military said.