Thread: Archive News - Iraqi Dinar Think Tank - 08/09/09 - 09/01/10

Board of advisers: Many multinational companies made a new oil licensing round

made many international companies on the tour following a new licensing requirements and instructions related to taxation of profit revenues from oil exports.

The chief advisers headed by Minister Thamer Ghadban after meeting Australian Ambassador to Iraq, Ambassador Robert Tyson expressed a desire to Australian oil companies to enter the next round of investment licenses in the oil field.

The two sides discussed many of the files and issues of mutual interest, particularly as concerns the areas of agriculture, water, oil and higher education. The ambassador expressed his country's desire to increase graduate scholarship for Iraqi students and the various disciplines, particularly the areas of agriculture, water and the environment for the existence of many similarities between the two countries environment.

On the other hand said Tyson ready to provide his country's experience in the field of parliamentary elections, according to the adoption of the existing double allows the voter the right to choose the field of closed list or open lis

http://www.ipairaq.com/index.php?nam...onomy&id=16843

Atrushi: U.S. investment companies are bolder and more aggressive than other companies in Iraq

According to a member of the Finance Committee parliamentary Sami Atrushi indicators show that the investment conference in Washington, the results will be faster and better than in other European cities.

Atrushi said in a statement to the independent press agency said Friday that Sssalp conferences held in cities such as Paris, London and Washington, which was attended by hundreds of foreign companies and offered the Iraqi government through high-level delegation signal for improvement of the situation and investment climate, adding that Iraq needs to define and improve the investment climate where the security situation for foreign companies, which was watching and preparing to exploit investment opportunities in a promising country like Iraq.

He said the U.S. investment companies are more daring and feet of other companies and especially in Iraq, in addition to the relatively improved security situation in Iraq.

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Latif: the Presidency of the parliament did not inform members of the decision to migrate the election law

A member of the House of Representatives and Wael Abdul Latif, said parliament did not leave the election law to the political council for national security, but the Presidency was that made the decision to deport him.

He said Abdul Latif said in a press statement of the Presidency of the parliament did not inform the members of the Council directly from the decision to deport the law

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The establishment of the Baghdad International Fair will Bdorth next international companies to enter the Iraqi market

The Director General of the opposition Iraqi Hashim Mohammed Hatem said the Baghdad International Fair, which begins in November to pave the posts by more international companies and investors in future sessions.

Hatem told the independent press on Friday that the establishment of the Baghdad International Fair Bdorth thirty-sixth session after a break of more than six years with the participation of countries that have economic weight and Turkey, Brazil, Sweden, France and Iran as well as a large number of domestic and foreign companies, international companies will pay to enter Iraqi market and work in the commercial sectors.

He has been decided to devote the first day and the second to visit the exhibition booths of the official authorities, businessmen, and the third day until the tenth will be open to citizens who will enter free of charge, noting that the periods always will be from 9 am - 1 pm and from 3 - 7 pm.

http://radionawa.com/Ar/NewsDetailN....392&LinkID=105

Tareq al-Hashemi: The issue of Kirkuk will take a long time

Signed by Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi to reach the political council for national security to compromise on the election law, provided that does not focus on the problem of Kirkuk.

And the transfer of a presidential statement received a copy of the Tigris Radio quoted Hashemi as saying that the Council will reach a compromise on what differed by members of the House of Representatives. He pointed out that the compromise solution will be provided, however that does not focus the political council for national security on the problem of Kirkuk, but focuses on legislation, the electoral law as soon as possible.

The statement added that the issue of Kirkuk will take a long time so as to put the Iraqis a compromise satisfactory to all, indicating that the problem today is not the problem of Kirkuk, but also is the problem of new legislation for the elections.

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MP Wael Abdul-Latif: three proposals for the adoption of the electoral law

Independent MP Wael Abdul Latif said the three proposals to unify the visions, to validate the election law that help get over the stage for moving forward in the political process in the country.

He explained in a press statement that the proposals relating to the issue of Kirkuk and be the first of the holding of elections in this city, like other Iraqi cities, and the second with the adoption of special law for the elections and the last relates to the allocation of quota between compatible components.

He expressed his belief that he could resort to one of these three solutions during the current phase for the purpose of progress in the political process in the country.

http://www.radiodijla.com/cgi-bin/ne...?id=2009-10-23

Iraq elections law in Political Council

Iraq’s elections law has been brought to the national security political council which is due to convene on Saturday in a bid to resolve the elections law pending legislation.

While Parliament failed three times to ratify the law, passing it to the political council was also subject to objections and reservations.

Independent MP Ezzedin Al Dawla told Al Hayat Newspaper that passing the law to the political council is unconstitutional. He called to dismiss the political council noting that it has very low chances of resolving the issue.

The Iraqi lawmaker stressed the necessity for conflicting parties over Kikruk issue to make real compromises in order to guarantee efficient elections and ratify the law as soon as possible.

Representation within the political council is a major dilemma followed by all the changes in the political map, he said affirming that figures representing main political entities in the council have now left these entities.

Other major political entities brought to light recently are not represented in the council which means that these powers could refuse any decision taken by the council, he added.

Al Daawa Party official Sami Al Askari said he was pessimistic towards solving the elections law row within the Political Council.

Supreme Council official and national coalition member Sheikh Hamid Al Saadi told Al Sabah Newspaper that the law has been long enough under debate inside the Parliament which managed to decide about certain issues in exception for Kirkuk.

http://www.alsumaria.tv/en/Iraq-News...l-Council.html

Remarks at the U.S.-Iraq Business and Investment Conference
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
Hyatt Regency

Washington, DC

October 20, 2009

...... "Additionally, a comprehensive hydrocarbon law is vital for regulating the oil sector. Parliament has delayed this vote until after January, but steps can be taken in the interim; for example, by holding transparent, credible auctions on oil and gas fields as we are seeing, and by making progress on the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, so the Iraqi people will know what is being done with their nation’s valuable resources.

But as the Iraqi Government continues to make its reforms, I urge U.S. businesses to really see all of the progress that has been made. The security situation has improved. The conditions for investment are stronger. And in the words of an Arab proverb, “Dawn does not come twice to awaken a man or a woman.” The world is watching for every opportunity to invest in Iraq, and companies that wait too long may discover they are too late. "

http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2009a/10/130729.htm

Sami Atrushi: I do not expect approval of amending the election law before the end of the month

The deputy Sami Atrushi on the mass of the Kurdistan Islamic Union predicted after reaching to approve amending the election law before the end of the month, making it difficult the task of the Electoral Commission.

The House of Representatives has failed to reach a consensus regarding the election law, delaying the vote several times, and then allocate it to the Political Council for National Security.

He Atrushi told the independent press (Iba) expressed regret that the presidency of the parliament and the political blocs were unable to reach a compromise on Kirkuk in the proposed amendment to the electoral law.

He has arrived to declare it an implicit failure of Parliament to resolve the dilemma through the paragraph on the deportation of Kirkuk to the Political Council for National Security, which does not meet its members for long periods up to months and even today have not seen tangible results of this council and its decisions.

It is expected to discuss the political council for security for my country today the law of elections in an attempt to reach consensus among the various political entities on the issue of Kirkuk, in addition to some other paragraphs in the law.

He is also the Council's decisions are not binding on parliament, but his proposals will not be another paper discussed between the blocs, especially that some of the objectors to the current solutions are not members of the Council.

He stressed that he does not expect adoption of amending the election law before the end of the month, making it difficult the task of the Electoral Commission, which was awaiting the decision of the Council to initiate proceedings relating to the type and number of existing services and the number of deputies and other decisions that need to issue regulations and instructions for implementation.

He further argues the Commission to the logistical preparations, which are based in the preparation of some of them to resolve the outstanding issues in the law and, unfortunately, indicators show continuing differences on what we have seen over the past weeks.

Atrushi pointed out that the Political Council for National Security is not a stick in his hand Moses to change the reality and the satisfaction of the various parties on Kirkuk during the next week.

He expected that the proposals do not go out to resolve the political dilemma of the proposals already made by several parties and the masses did not succeed in agreed upon.

The issue of Kirkuk is the most divisive issues in the law because of the objection blocs, Arab and Turkmen on the increase in the register of voters and that United Nations has described as "non-natural" to indicate a change in the demographic structure of the population of the province.

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Talabani begins his efforts to pass the election law
Iran's President Jalal Talabani, he began his efforts with the political parties, in order to remove obstacles that stand in the passage of a law next parliamentary elections.

Talabani, during a meeting at his residence in Baghdad on Thursday evening, the top U.S. commander in Iraq General Raymond Odierno, Robert Ford, accompanied by deputy U.S. ambassador to Iraq, described the elections and crucial task, stressing the need to take place in the schedule.

For his part, General Odierno, the importance of the prominent role played by President Talabani to unite the ranks of the Iraqi forces, to reach acceptable solutions to the problems that hinder the overall political process.

During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations between Iraq and the United States, frameworks and the need to consolidate the mutual friendship between the two countries in all fields.

They have exchanged views on the overall political and security developments, particularly the ongoing preparations for the upcoming legislative elections in Iraq and the current political movement on the electoral law and the positions of the political blocs towards him, was also discussed the issue of Kirkuk as well.

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