Thread: Archive News - Iraqi Dinar Think Tank - 01/10/09 - 27/03/10

CBI sells $169m on Thursday

The Central Bank of Iraq’s (CBI) dollar sales dropped to $169.671 million in its daily auction on Thursday, compared to $186.025 million in the previous session.

“The demand hit $15.750 million in cash, covered at an exchange rate of 1,170 Iraqi dinars per dollar, and $153.921 million in foreign transfers outside the country, covered at an exchange rate of 1,173 Iraqi dinars per dollar,” according to a CBI news bulletin received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

None of the 19 banks that participated in today’s session offered to sell dollars.

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Saleh al-Mutlaq: The exclusion of candidates lose elections, and reduces the credibility of its legitimacy

MP Saleh al-Mutlaq of the Alliance of the Iraqi decision to exclude a number of candidates in the election "against the norms of democracy in any country, noting that these things will lose the credibility of the forthcoming elections and reduce the legitimacy and lead to weakness of the next government and isolate it internationally because the international community would not be recognized if it continues this trend. (by saying)

Mr Mutlaq told the independent press (Iba) "The question of uprooting anti-democratic and I think it has the right deracination is the people and not biased and institutions will participate in the upcoming elections in order to harden their opponents."

He noted that "Iraqis now need to make a living, do not need to conflict, and add a new file to conflict, and we want a new file to open the door of reconciliation."

He added that the statement by Ayad Allawi (that eradication will create a sectarian war) can not be calculated for a sectarian statement as neutral and tries to warn for something big, maybe. (As he put it).

Al-Mutlaq accused the accountability and justice, "is controlled by a regional state and not by the Iraqi parties."

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Jalaluddin al-Saghir: Baathists returned to their constituencies after the intervention of the Council of Ministers to stop the work of the mop

MP Jalal al-Saghir of the Alliance, "The Baathists returned to their constituencies after the direct intervention of the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers to stop the work of the Commission noting that they also evaded the laws of the Accountability and Justice did not return according to its laws."

He said small in contact with the agency and the independent press (Iba), "The citizen's right to ask where were the provinces of the Baathists? Are they now in the wake of what to take these decisions?".

Several demonstrations took place in some provinces claim covered by the laws of the dimensions of accountability and justice from the Baathists, Almwossat and government departments."

He pointed to the small "a lot of pain that come our way because of the application of the law stating that any action to what remains of the application of the law and constitution welcome it would spell a catastrophe Baathists."

Article 7 of the first Iraqi constitution, "Any entity or program that adopts racism, terrorism, ethnic cleansing or atonement, or incites, facilitates, glorifies, promotes, justifies, in particular, Saddam's Baath in Iraq and its symbols, under any name whatsoever, shall not be it is part of political pluralism in Iraq."

With regard to the lifting of the Accountability and Justice lawsuit against the Appeals Chamber confirmed the small, "Those Anstjl charges in a manner that bedevil the country and the complexity of things, stressing that the right of the accountability and justice to head in this direction in all matters within its competence."

The Association of accountability and justice has filed a lawsuit against the discriminatory problem of the House of Representatives to consider the appeals of Mstbadbn to participate in elections because of some Americans to influence the decisions.

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Planning Minister Ali Baban: strategizing investment in the five-year plan contains hundreds of important projects

Minister of Planning and Development Cooperation, Ali Baban, "The investment strategizing in the five-year plan to be reviewed next week, includes details of hundreds of important projects distributed to the vital sectors of Iraq needs to rebuild."

He Baban told the independent press (Iba) today on "the importance of the manner in which it was dealing in setting a clear vision and easy to understand by all the underlying methodology of the new strategy and in line with the actual needs for development in its various dimensions and aspects of the plan during the years to come and benefit from the experiences previous one."

"The fact that some 2700 projects worth $ 186 billion will be distributed over the next five years to implement the plan will be funded through the federal budget as well as through local and foreign investments in the activities of the plan."

Baban told "The launch five-year development plan of work will be the most prominent economic event this year because it focuses on building the human in terms of education, health and ensure clean water and sanitation to the largest possible proportion of the population as well as focus on the theme of the spatial dimension by reducing the disparities between the provinces and the distribution of investments about a just and equitable in line with the need and the degree of deprivation in the previous decades."

Papan stressed that "the focus of the Tniv programs envisaged in the plan will be on oil and electricity sectors as a first priority, given that oil is funded by the foundation of GDP and the financing of the budgets of investment plans.

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Of the Presidency of the Republic to ratify the financial budget for 2010

Council approved the Presidency of the Republic in its meeting held today on the General Budget Law for the Federal Republic of Iraq for the fiscal year 2010.

A statement issued by the Presidency Council's endorsement of that came "Based on what passed by the Parliament in accordance with the provisions of item (I) of Article (61) and the provisions of paragraph (a) of item (V) of Article (138) of the Constitution, the Presidency Council decided in its meeting held today the ratification of the financial budget."

The fiscal budget has seen many Tjmabat led to the delay in the approval of the House of Representatives, with members of a coalition called the rule of law of the Presidency to reverse the paragraph concerning the cancellation of appointments to the formation of the Federal Civil Service Council also decided in the House of Representatives vote on the budget last month.

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The Oil Minister for ((et al)): oil contracts signed by the Ministry of commercial contracts do not need to be approved by parliament

Denied, Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani said the contracts to be concluded by the ministry are unconstitutional because they are not certified by the Federal Parliament of Iraq.

Shahristani said in a statement singled out by the Agency for News News ((et al)): commercial contracts between companies do not need to be approved by the House of Representatives under the Constitution of Iraq and need to be approved by the House of Representatives is the international conventions and treaties and the mean of the Iraqi state when you sign an agreement or treaty must be aggregated approval House of Representatives under the Constitution either commercial contracts is the responsibility of the government does not need the approval of one non-Iraqi government.

"These contracts are commercial contracts between the Southern Oil Company and North Oil Company or company Maysan and between foreign companies to develop these fields, like any commercial contract does not require approval of anyone except the Council of Ministers."

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Trade Minister: Iraq needs the United States as an investor and strategic partner to develop its economy

Minister of Commerce agency, on Tuesday, said Iraq needed to Alolabat United States to be an investor and strategic partner to create an advanced economy and growing it, to be the first economic player in the region and the Middle East.

The statement quoted the Ministry of Commerce received the agency Voices of Iraq (VOI) by the Minister of Trade and purity of net debt agency as saying that Iraq "is keen to expand its economic relations and trade and development with the American side" and be "strategic partner which helps build the future of Iraq and the presence of democracy to be a developed economic strong as it has plenty of material and human resources."

According to the statement it was "the minister during a meeting with Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Eastern and Southern Asia and the Consul Michael Delaney agricultural Alskurtiraliguetsadi first at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad," where they were during the meeting "discussed means of enhancing economic ties in addition to the discussion of topics of mutual understanding between the two countries".

The Wazzbr that Iraq is "quick strides and growing in the accession process to the WTO where it fought two rounds of negotiations and the preparation of the requirements for trade in goods and services and legislation," which was "to make some of them and other consideration in the Parliament and the rest of the other legislation pending before the State Council and the Council of Ministers and the ministries concerned to join "and therefore" to create a past for the third round which is to be hoped that during the next two months."

The minister said Iraq was "concerned that the project is its expertise trade negotiator Iraq Panel's assessment, diagnosis and potential weaknesses in the team or in other areas on the" plus "needs the experiences of other countries similar to conditions in Iraq before it joins."

He stressed "the role that can be played by the United States in support of economic policy through the experience which is owned as an economic power has the human and material resources" through which "provide expertise and information to different sectors of the Iraqi playing the role of economic and trade added to the potential of Iraq Maimitlkph massive economic help to be the first player in the region and the Middle East."

The net that the Iraqi government, "seeking to build Okprparwa mall in the area, but a port project in the Greater Iraq, FAO, which extends to the territory, including large residential and commercial centers, factories and laboratories for various disciplines," which is "a qualitative leap in world trade in the region and therefore will have a direct impact on the the importance of the Gulf ports and the Suez Canal, and this situation has a political aspect is important impact on the region."

And was also in the meeting according to the statement "an exchange of views on economic instruments and develop a dialogue with American businessmen and businessmen Iraqis" with the potential for "facilitating the entry of Iraqi businessmen to the United States of America for presentation of investment projects and attract investors, the Americans" as well as "activating the Board of Investment agreed between the both sides during the investment conference which was held in the United States last year, "in addition to" discuss the arbitration process required by the U.S. side and provided by the Investment Law and Procedure Act of Iraq."

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Minister of Oil: It's long wait for the Iraqis and time to benefit from its vast oil wealth

New oil minister Hussain al-Shahristani said that Iraq is entering the next six years to be at the forefront of the world in production and export of crude oil, so when approaching rates of oil production capacity from / 12 / million barrels per day, using items in the international oil companies.

Al-Shahristani said in a press statement embedded reporter "We have long awaited the Iraqis, and the time to benefit from its vast oil wealth and the transfer of revenues to giant projects in all fields of industry, health, agriculture and the rehabilitation and reconstruction solving the problems of the housing crisis."

Shahristani said "enough of Iraq's oil all Iraqis and will be a meat and not a sectarian conflicts, we are currently setting up an investment fund for future generations, such as many countries in the world as we work to transform oil wealth to sustainable wealth through the use of future income in the implementation of projects big and important."

And al-Shahristani, "Iraqi investments in the oil and gas would not reflect negatively on the stability of oil in the international market." Explaining that "Iraq has drafted a paper will be submitted to OPEC next year for the development of controls to determine the quotas." And went on saying that "Iraq policy is not to maximize revenue and maximize production and to seek justice in the distribution of quotas in the OPEC."

The Iraqi Oil Ministry signed since mid-last year and until January last ten oil contracts, according to the system of service contracts in the context of licensing rounds of the first and second oil fields to invest in order to raise the production ceiling to more than 12 million barrels per day by these companies ..

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Iraqis divided over candidate ban from Poll

Thousands of Iraqis took to the streets on Wednesday some in support and others against the decision to ban 500 candidates from running in Iraq’s Parliamentary elections due on March 7 due to links with Baath Party.

Thousands staged a rally in Karbala holding up pictures of victims of Baath Party which was led by former president Saddam Hussein.

Demonstrators chanted anti-Baath slogans and called for the candidates accused of Baath party links to be banned from elections.

Iraqi lawmaker and senior member of Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki's Dawa party MP Ali Al Adib said attempts to reverse the ban are driven by regional powers.

Hundreds of demonstrators rallied in front of the headquarters of Iraqi Front for National Dialogue, protesting against a recent reversal by the appeal panel which had initially suspended the bans until after polls.

The banned list included mainly MP Saleh Al Motlaq who has been one of the government's biggest critics in the past few years.

"Today, the Iraqi judiciary is facing a tough test. There will either be a strong Iraq heading towards change, heading towards civilized and humane construction, heading towards a unified society or we will say Iraq has fell down 'God forbid'," Al Motlaq said.

Almost all the candidates who contested their ban from the election did not submit their cases properly and may have lost the chance to appeal, the Justice and Accountability Commission said.

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Coalition calls Parliament for urgent session

Iraqi National Coalition urged Parliament to hold an urgent session in order to discuss recent developments on candidate ban mainly the appeals panel work and performance.

Following a meeting for the Coalition members, Iraqi National Coalition called for the neutrality of the appeals panel and stressed the necessity to ensure it abides by the Constitution and the Law in fear of re-instituting Baathists into power.

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