Thread: Archive News - Iraqi Dinar Think Tank - 06/10/2010 - 24/01/2011

Central Bank expects growth of 9.4 per Iraq, close to China's growth

Exaggerated expectations on the budget next year, experts said the Iraqi Central Bank the appearance of Mohammed Saleh, told «Middle East:» there is a clause That in the budget, and the two share operational and investment,

«We must think about how much we will be able to reduce in the first and second lifting for the purposes of development and investment in particular, and we set the growth rate of 9.4, a rate that is converging with the rate of an ambitious China».

The expert stressed the Iraqi Central Bank the appearance of Mohammed Saleh, told «Middle East» that «the subject of speculation Iraq's budget for next year a very complex issue, and adopt a number of scenarios, including daily forecasts, Average for the capital markets and oil markets, and prospects for the next stage was between (80-85 dollars) a barrel within a market (OPEC), and in Iraq less than a rate of $ 7 for the global market expectations».

He pointed out that «Iraq's budget depends mainly basic on the sale of oil, that is, with one source, and last year was expected sale of 2.15 million barrels a day, and current rates of production are still low, and without two million for many reasons related to export and transmission lines, etc.».

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President Talabani has no objection to form Christian province

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said on Wednesday that he has no objection to form a special province for Christians in Iraq.

“There are regions with Christian majority in Iraq and we do not have an objection regarding forming a special province for Christians in Iraq,” the president told France 24 television.

“Protecting Christians is a holy duty for Iraqi government and all political blocs,” he continued, asserting that Shiites have expressed their readiness to form armed teams to help and protect Christians.

The past few days have seen attacks with improvised explosive devices and rockets on houses inhabited by Christians in several neighborhoods of Baghdad, where dozens were killed or wounded and the houses severely damaged.

The attacks followed a raid by gunmen on the Church of Sayedat al-Najah (Our Lady of Salvation) in Baghdad on October 31 during which they kept dozens of worshippers during a Sunday mass hostage.

Security forces stormed the church, resulting in the death of 58 people, including five gunmen and seven security personnel. The wounded reached 75, including 15 army and police personnel. Al-Qaeda in Iraq has claimed responsibility for the attack and pledged to target Christians in Iraq again.

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I will not sign execution order for Tareq Aziz – Talabani

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said on Wednesday he will not sign an execution order for Tareq Aziz, the foreign minister during the former regime who sentenced to death last month over the persecution of Islamic parties.

“No, I will not sign the execution order for Tareq Aziz, because I am a socialist,” Talabani told French television France 24 in an interview.

“I sympathise with Tareq Aziz because he is an Iraqi Christian. Moreover he is an old man who is over 70,” he said.

Iraq’s high tribunal passed a death sentence on Aziz, once the international face of Saddam’s government, in late October.

The Vatican and Russia both called on Iraq not to carry out the death sentence on humanitarian grounds, noting his age and the fact he has health problems.

Aziz was well known in foreign capitals and at the United Nations before Saddam’s downfall.

It was not clear whether Talabani’s opposition to signing the death sentence would prevent it from being carried out.

“According to the Iraqi constitution, the president of the state has the power to ratify death sentences before they are carried out,” said the lawyer, Tariq Harb.

“Death sentences cannot be implemented without the approval of the president. This is what is in the constitution.”

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Saudi monarch congratulates Talabani on forming government

Saudi King Abdullah II congratulated President Jalal Talabani on the progress achieved in the political process and the start to form the Iraqi government, according to a presidential statement.

“This came during a phone call made by Talabani to the monarch to assure on his health and to congratulate him on Eiduladha (Greater Bairam),” said the statement received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

The Iraqi parliament, after eight months of continuous arguments and discussions that followed the nationwide elections on March 7, elected on 11/11/2010 a candidate of al-Iraqiya bloc, Osama al-Nejeifi as parliament speaker, the leader in the Sadrisit Movement, Qusay al-Suheil as his first deputy, and Member of the Kurdistan Alliance Aref Tayfur as his second Deputy.

The parliament also elected President Jalal Talabani for a second term in office. Talabani later assigned Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to form the new government.

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Kurdistan strives to obtain finance or oil portfolios - MP

A member in the Kurdistan Alliance said on Sunday that the Kurdish side would strive to get the finance or oil portfolios instead of the foreign affairs in the new Iraqi government, reaffirming that the election rules would not allow the Kurds to get the foreign ministry for a second term.

"The discussions of the different political blocs to distribute ministerial portfolios in the new government, scheduled to begin after the end of Eid al-Adha holidays, point out that the Kurds are trying to get the finance or oil ministries, instead of the foreign minister post, occupied by Hoshyar Zebari, a Kurd, during the past years," Sheikh Fateh Daroghabi, a legislator from the Kurdistan Islamic Party, told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

The Iraqi parliament, after eight months of continuous arguments and discussions that followed the nationwide elections on March 7, elected on 11/11/2010 a candidate of al-Iraqiya bloc, Osama al-Nejeifi as parliament speaker, the leader in the Sadrisit Movement, Qusay al-Suheil as his first deputy, and Member of the Kurdistan Alliance Aref Tayfur as his second Deputy.

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Iraqi trade adopt a new system in the distribution of the ration card items

The Iraqi Ministry of Trade, on Wednesday, it will be implemented over the next year a new plan for the distribution of the ration card items depend on the income level of the Iraqi citizen.

The agent said the ministry, Walid sweet in an interview with Kurdistan News Agency (Rn) that "the ministry will follow a new plan in the distribution of the ration card items will start at the beginning of next year, based at the economic level of the Iraqi people."

The sweet that "The ministry will depend on their records on the distribution of the ration card items on the data and accurate statistics with regard to poverty-stricken areas," noting that "the Iraqi Trade seeks to develop vocabulary ration card in spite of international pressure on Iraq over its abolition."

The Ministry of Trade in Iraq earlier for the preparation of a comprehensive study to develop a priority to poor areas in the distribution of ration, indicating that the lack of financial allocations are behind the stalled delivery of the ration card items.

And delayed the Ministry of Commerce in the delivery of the ration card items this year in most provinces for reasons described as "technical."

And cut off the Iraqi government earlier in the vocabulary of unemployment ration for senior staff and substantial financial income in order to provide the necessary funds to equip the citizens share enough.

The financial allocations for the ration card in the budget year 2010 amounted to three trillion and 500 billion dinars (about 2,9 billion dollars) and went last year 2009 allocations for the ration card four trillion dinars.

Amounted to the general budget for 2010.84 trillion Iraqi dinars, of which 23% was allocated for the investment budget and 61% of the operating budget.

The Iraqi Ministry of Trade has announced at the end of the month of April last to reduce the ration card items to five items of the flour, sugar, oil, tea, and rice, which warned economists and insisted he would increase the economic problems in the country's complex and nuanced.

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Allocation of $ 500 million to spruce up the capital in preparation to host the Arab summit

The Secretary of Baghdad, Sabir al-Issawi, said the capital «will be in style to receive the Arab summit», referring to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki «issued orders to lift concrete barriers and fortifications on the formal institutions that distort the landscape of the city, in preparation for the summit to be held in Baghdad in March next year.

Issawi said the life of the government «earmarked more than half a billion dollars for the advancement of services and beautify the capital,» he said, adding that «the work in the infrastructure ongoing and we will provide about 340 thousand residential units, has achieved an advanced stage in the Baghdad Metro Project will be forwarded for implementation within a short period».

He stressed that «the joint committee of the Secretariat and the Office of the Adjutant General of the Armed Forces are now working to raise the cement blocks from the streets of the capital, by order of Prime Minister General Commander of the troops, and have orders to open it by lifting the barriers which distort the overall view as part of our preparations for the convening of the Arab summit in the spring of next year ».

He added that «the work began to remove the concrete barriers from the streets of the Green Zone and surrounding areas, and these blocks will be lifted entirely from the living and the street in the Karkh district, especially in the area between Baghdad International Airport and the area presidency. In Rusafa We planned to raise 50 percent of the blocks include the neighborhoods and streets, and work is underway currently in».

He added that «the government has allocated more than half a billion dollars for the service, one of the two main axes: the first, headed by the State Department mission to build 22 houses for the heads of delegations to the Arab summit in addition to the rehabilitation of the main hotels in Baghdad, the 5 star hotels has been earmarked $ 350 million for this purpose, has initiated this work has already reached the completion rates in some locations to more than 20 percent and will end this business a month before the date of the summit. The second axis Vijs Baghdad Municipality has given us the power to direct purchase of materials estimated at 250 million dinars for the materials and supplies and the number needed to beautify and decorate Baghdad and issued a decision two weeks ago to grant the Secretariat absolute competence to contract direct and offer solo with foreign companies exclusively for the implementation of the Plan of the Municipality of Baghdad and the development of 23 main street and highway We are working under the supervision and planning team of 77 engineers and experts.

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Investment Authority to do the electronic circuit to connect with investment firms

The National Investment Commission, Wednesday, for expanding the deal through the electronic circuit with international and local companies, pointing out that Iraq would be the first country in the volume of national investment in the event was to pass obstacles.

The head of the Sami al-Araji of the Kurdistan News Agency (Rn) "The Investment Authority is trying to expand the circle of dealing with domestic and foreign companies through the electronic circuit is supervised by the specialized technical committees and has a prominent role in the body," explaining that "the Authority prefers to deal-mail and view the investment projects of companies foreign and local communities across the electronic circuit. "

He pointed out that "the electronic circuit is a gateway for investment projects is that the contract and details of the projects are made after the initial understandings between the Board and investment companies."

Araji and that "Iraq's future economic depends on the size of investment projects and the success of the investment value in the country during the next few years," adding that "Iraq will be the first country in the volume of national investment in the event were overcome obstacles that affect the reality of investment and raise further concerns about the large investment companies. "

Announced that the national investment in earlier that the obstacle to attracting investment companies ownership of the land and the failure to protect the money of the investors.

And signed the national investment, at the end of last month, a Memorandum of Understanding with government banks to protect the funds of investment companies, which is building housing complexes, and called for the consolidation of central decision on investment projects for the advancement of the reality of the projects.

The Commission approved in 2006 a new law to invest in Iraq, according to the law is responsible for all strategic investment projects of a federal nature exclusively, while the regional and provincial bodies responsible for investment planning and granting investment licenses in their areas.

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Finance: Iraq's budget for 2011: 86.4 billion dollars

Detect and Deputy Minister of Finance, the Iraqi Fadel prophet, in previous statements that his country «proposed budget for next year worth 86.4 billion dollars». He added that the Prophet «Iraq has proposed the initial draft budget for 2011 of $ 102 trillion dinars (86.4 billion dollars)» assuming global price of oil at $ 70 a barrel.

Iraq relies on oil revenues to finance about 95 per cent of its budget, and Iraq signed a member of the Organization of «OPEC» agreements with international oil companies could increase production capacity in as little as (6-7) years to 12 million barrels per day from 2.5 million barrels a day at the present time, which may make it a rival to Saudi Arabia, the largest producer of crude in the world. As far as assurances and Undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance «The budget currently before the Council of Ministers and will be submitted to parliament after the formation of committees».

For his part, MP for the Iraqi List, Dr. Osman Aljehici «Middle East» to «Adoption of the budget next year should have been recognized by a month from now, but the delay of its meetings and the crisis in the formation of the government prevented this, as everyone knows that the adoption of the budget requires study sufficient by the Finance Committee for amendment, additions and deletions, then read on first reading by the House of Representatives and again, and then voted upon, and these paragraphs certainly need for a time, and that is not owned by the new parliament ».

He also revealed that «all the groups had agreed at the last meeting on the importance of expediting the formation of commissions after the day of Eid al-Adha, and also send a letter from the House of Representatives to the Government requesting the removal of the budget to parliament for approval, and here is the budget of the priorities of our work now is of importance, and prevent the disruption of the wheel of the government all the citizens, noting that the delay in approving the budget in 2010, was due to intersections of the blocks because of the proximity between the elections and the government turned to the conduct of the business, and delayed negative impact on all aspects of the state, we do not want the ball back again ». Parliament passed in January (January) 2010 budget, which amounted to $ 72.4 billion deficit of $ 19.6 billion, assuming an oil price of $ 62.50 a barrel.

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Iraqis begin Eid celebrations with great hope that there is safety and stability of their country

Seemed manifestations of joy this day phenomenon on the faces of Iraqis as they greet the first day of Eid Al-Adha

After that coincided with the great breakthrough in the political scene and the agreement reached between the political blocs last Thursday that ended a deadlock over a new government that has raged for more than 8 months.

Have suffered Iraqis Many of the unstable situation in their country since the exposure to the U.S. occupation in 2003, and hope that the Eid al-Adha this year's holiday a happy and free from political disputes and fiery statements by certain Iraqi politicians, which reflected negatively on the security situation, political, economic and social development in the country. This comes after the hopes and wishes of the political blocs to reach a consensus that led to the breakthrough in the political crisis. Which occurred in the country after the parliamentary election by more than 8 months.

In a time where Iraqis excitement the end of the crisis the government and the occasion of Eid Al-Saeed received the Prime Minister-designate Nuri al-Maliki this morning a large number of well-wishers on the occasion of Eid Al-Adha and asked to form a new government.

A reporter (INA) that the large number of political figures from various political forces were among the well-wishers, two events in addition to a number of senior officers in the armed forces.

As well-wishers were among the personalities of scientific, academic, media and delegates and popular clan. Pointing out that "well-wishers have expressed great pleasure at In the case of harmony and agreement that the country has witnessed during the past few days and the announcement of the three presidencies, which coincided with the celebrations of Iraqis in the shadows all the days of Eid al-Duha.

For his part, member of the Kurdistan Alliance, Mohsen al-Sadoun said, "Talabani will cost Maliki to form a government after the holiday, officially, saying in a telephone call to (INA) "The mandate of President Jalal Talabani to the parliamentary candidate of the largest number Nuri al-Maliki was tantamount to consent to taking this position despite the fact that this assignment is not written." Adding "The Constitution gave the President of the Republic for a maximum period of fifteen days, whereby the prime minister, to form his government, adding that he legally has to be an official letter signed by the President of the Republic mandate. "Noting that" the President of the Republic will send Thus the book after the completion of the holiday of Eid al-Adha for the Maliki to form a government according to the elections and constitutional. "

In the meantime, Iraqis hope of the political class of work for the good of this country and team spirit. Collective Almtkacv and overcome political disputes and payment Batja political stability and security, economic and social development.

So Says the media Muhammad al-Shammari said that "Eid al-Adha comes upon the Iraqis in this year they are in a better position some sort of holidays that preceded it, and in the presence of more than one reason, perhaps at the forefront of the atmosphere moderate witnessed by the country, where the atmosphere we now have a very natural, what makes the Iraqis spend their holiday in this atmosphere, beautiful, where they were in the feast days either living under severe temperature and power outages, or the weather is cold, add to that the feast days were tense political influence in the nature of joy in the days of Eid Al-Saeed, and this holiday it comes after for political reconciliation in the country which led to a major selection for the parliament and the republic and assigned the person nominated to form a new Iraqi government.

Said Afrah al-Moussawi (school) "I hope that Eid al-Adha is a real beginning for the stability of all the situation in Iraq, and have a happy holiday to everyone, because the Iraqi people very tired of successive crises and the various hit in recent years. It is through my work as a teacher will do my best face to build a generation that believes in peace, dialogue and peaceful coexistence between the people of this country.

The citizen Hassan Abbas (Freelancers) He said: "I hope that the occasion of Eid real opportunity for the Iraqi politicians and all different backgrounds because, turned over a new leaf and wash their hearts from hatred and settling of accounts and an end to the principle of the victor and the vanquished.

Called Lamia Rezouki (Employee) Iraqi politicians to make their people enjoy Bofrah feast by not provoking a new crisis in the country, because the Iraqis were glad a lot of accomplishment that took place last Thursday, which resulted in the end the political crisis and to initiate the formation of the new Iraqi government and end the political vacuum that occurred in country in the months that followed the recent Iraqi elections.

The home Jabbar al-Dulaimi (retired) has been called "Iraqi politicians, especially from those working in the current government to make every possible effort in order to be free from the days of Eid security breaches, because any security breach will happen to spoil the joy of Eid, the feast came because this year in the beautiful atmosphere both in terms of nature, or through the breakthrough of the political crisis in the country.

And wished them elderly woman on the Iraqi politicians to pay attention to the unemployed and the elderly, she said. "The Iraqis are suffering from unemployment and I now live on donations and aid from the wealthy people live, and this hurt my dignity, so I hope to find older the attention of the Iraqi governments not to be left alone to their fate under the difficult circumstances experienced by the country.

In the view of observers That the Iraqis will continue to celebrate life and long-Alaftralambark And told that a message on the face of life. With the hope that Lives of their children Other than the circumstances experienced by their predecessors do not want to understand That reflect their suffering And circumstances. Critical to the lives of their children.

For his part, wished Abu Du'a, a human rights activist "The security conditions allow him to go out to public places and entertainment for his children, noting that" the Iraqis did not live a fun and festive occasions since long time.

Says Abu Du'a, "I hope the security services to be more careful in the awakening and the task of protecting people's lives, especially near parks and recreation areas, pointing out that" the inaction of duty would be counterproductive, God forbid.

In the context of appropriate, and the feast established Permanent Mission of Iraq to the Arab League in Cairo and the gardens of Representation Spectacle is vigilant on the occasion of a meeting of the Iraqi parliament and the end of the crisis of the Iraqi government and appropriate Eid al-Adha.

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