Thursday, February 2, 2012

CBI requires banks to disclose their customers who wish to obtain foreign currency

02-02-2012

Committed Central Bank of Iraq, Thursday, all Iraqi banks participating in the auction to disclose its customers to obtain foreign currency, attributing the cause of the lack of sales of the currency during the past two days to the lack of definition of the buyer himself.

The deputy governor of the Bank Mazhar Mohammad Saleh in an interview for “Alsumaria News”, “part of the duties of the central bank regulatory and supervisory and in accordance with the principles of the Basel Convention International that Iraq is a member is to know the customer who buys currency from the bank through banks to prevent any breaches that may affect the security of the state. ”

Saleh added that “the Bank has committed all banks participating in the auction to disclose its customers through their access to the currency,” adding that “the Bank on condition that the customer shall have a current account at the bank and free certified check and Ervgah with treatment when you buy the currency.”

Saleh continued that “the lack of sales of the currency during the past two days to the lack of definition for the same buyer,” pointing out that “there are a lot of purchases in violation of the rules of the legal and banking as the names and interfaces are not known.”

Saleh pointed out that “some Iraqi banks do not encourage the process of opening a current account,” asserting that “the Bank has large reserves of currency to cover possible market for twenty times.”

The central bank held the Iraqi daily sessions for buying and selling foreign currencies with Iraqi banks that fund the traders from the private sector, excluding public holidays on which depends the World Bank for these auctions, and the sales either in cash, or in the form of money orders sold out for a commission of certain.

The accused member of the Iraqi Taha Lahibi, January 28 last, Iran enter the Iraqi currency counterfeit for the purchase of hard currency from the market, helping customers in Iraq, in what was considered the Iraqi Central Bank, in the January 29 last, that the rate of currency Iraqi counterfeit normal compared to the rest of the States, As pointed out that those currencies are entering the market from three sources.

The Deputy Governor of Central Bank of Iraq appearance of Mohammed in the ninth month of January, in an interview for “Alsumaria News”, that the high exchange rate of the dollar against the Iraqi dinar in the Iraqi market, as well as higher sales of the Iraqi Central Bank of foreign currency due to the financing of trade neighboring countries by the Iraqi traders.

The Central Bank of Iraq under the law issued on the sixth of March of 2004, an independent body, which is responsible for maintaining price stability and the implementation of monetary policy, including exchange rate policies and management of foreign reserves and the issuance of currency management, as well as to regulate the banking sector to promote the system financial competitive and independent.

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Central Bank: the local market Msatralih and became a strong dinar is not affected by the volatility

01-Feb-2012

Central Bank: the local market Msatralih and became a strong dinar is not affected by the volatility of regional currencies..


Baghdad (news) ..
A Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of the appearance of Mohammed Saleh, a new policy with the central bank to avoid the risk of the impact of currencies of neighboring countries on the Iraqi dinar exchange rate, because it has a large cash reserve of hard currency.
Saleh said (of the Agency news) on Wednesday: The Central Bank has the largest financial reserve of hard currency in the history of Iraq, reaching more than (60) billion dollars to cope with difficult circumstances that may pass in the country.
He pointed to: that the Central Bank of Iraq in control of the local market by injecting liquidity or withdrawn and has a policy in the medium term and short to avoid the risk of impact Tdhoramlat neighboring countries to the Iraqi currency, continued, that the reserve is enough for a full year to meet the needs of the country of the currency difficult.
He added that the Iraqi dinar today has become a strong and covered with foreign currency and by more than all (100%), so it is not easily affected by exchange rate fluctuations against the currencies of neighboring countries.
The Deputy Governor of Central Bank: the sale and purchase of the dollar in the local markets are now through the window and not through the auction, in order to maintain stability at the Iraqi dinar exchange for hard currency, is done through an inventory of cash from the Iraqi dinar in the market and then is pumped into the dollar on either Aoicon form of cash in the form of "remittances" specialized private traders for importation of goods.
The Altoman Iran has dropped significantly against the U.S. dollar reaching (320) Toman Iran against one U.S. dollar, while the front of the Iraqi dinar has fallen at a rate (50%), where he was Altoman Iranian equals (1000) Iraqi dinars, while now the equivalent of (500) Iraqi Dinars. / Finished / 8. d. o /

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Parliament held its meeting under the chairmanship of the 17 Najafi, and the presence of 223 deputies

02-02-2012

Alsumaria News / Baghdad
The Council of Representatives, Thursday, its the 17 of the second legislative term of the second legislative year, headed by Speaker Osama Najafi, and the presence of 223 deputies, with a parliamentary source said that the meeting will vote on the five bills the most important legal residence of foreigners and to prevent the spread of weapons.

The source said in an interview for "Alsumaria News", "Iraqi Council of Representatives held today, its the 17 of the second legislative term of the year the second legislative chaired by Council President Osama Najafi, and the presence of 223 deputies," noting that "the agenda for the meeting includes a vote on the draft law on accession Iraq to the Protocol on the privileges of the International Seabed Authority and immunity, and the law of exemption of capital reserves for the mixed sector companies from income tax. "

The source, who requested anonymity, that "the meeting will also vote on a bill to prevent the spread of weapons, and vote on the draft law to combat smoking, as well as voting on the draft law of the residence of foreigners."

A parliamentary source said, last Tuesday (January 31 last), that the Council of Representatives will vote at its meeting of 17, which will be held on Thursday, the five bills the most important legal residence of foreigners and to prevent the spread of weapons.

The Presidency of the Council of Representatives, Tuesday, (January 31, 2012), the parliament session 16 of the second legislative term of the year the second legislative day is Thursday, after the completion of debate the second reading of the budget bill and end the second reading of the two projects, and to postpone discussion of six bills.

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Hakim is holding the Arab summit in Baghdad, a message confirming the return of Iraq to the "pioneering role"

02-02-2012

Alsumaria News / Baghdad

The president of the Islamic Supreme Council Ammar al-Hakim, on Thursday, holding the Arab summit in the capital Baghdad at the end of March next message confirming Iraq's return to its leading role in the Arab system, and while he stressed that it will be the quality and distinctive, expressed optimism that the Arab presence in the summit of the highest .

Ammar al-Hakim during the Cultural Forum Weekly, "The hosting of Baghdad for the Arab summit in which a letter from Iraq to the Arab environment that he had returned to its leading role in the Arab system," noting that "hosting the summit in another letter that the trading in Arab affairs would be before the political forces new contribution to the Arab and the Arab decision-making. "

Al-Hakim that "the Arab summit in Baghdad will be the quality and distinctive," expressing at the same time welcomed "the visit, Assistant Secretary of the Arab League, Ahmed Ben Helli of Iraq."

Hakim said he was optimistic that the Arab representation in the next summit the highest levels. "

The Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari announced, on Wednesday, (February 1 current) during a joint press conference with Deputy Secretary General of the Arab League, Ahmed Ben Helli, that the upcoming Arab summit will be held in Baghdad in the 29 of March next, as he emphasized that the Iraqi government is serious in providing security for the leaders and co-chairs of the summit, with Ben Helli, confirmed that Iraq is able to ensure the success of the Arab summit, he added that it is entering a phase which will be chaired by Arab action.

And reached the Deputy Secretary-General of the Arab League, Ahmed Ben Helli arrived, last Monday (January 30, 2012), to the capital Baghdad on an official visit last four days to discuss Iraq's preparations to host the next Arab summit.

And picked up some of the media, the middle of last January, from a political source in the office of Iraqi Prime Minister that some Arab countries objected to holding the Arab summit in Baghdad, pointing to the existence of GCC trend for rejection of the summit and asked postponed to a later date until the completion of the file the Syrian crisis.

Denied with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, in (January 29, 2012) the objections of some Arab states to hold the Arab summit in Baghdad, adding that all Arab countries expressed willingness to attend the summit and the highest levels.

The Secretary-General of the Arab League, Nabil el-Arabi, said in (8 December 2011), that the upcoming Arab summit will be held in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki that Iraq is willing and ready to host the summit.

And postponed the Arab League, the fifth of May 2011, the Arab summit which was to be held in March 2011 in Baghdad to March 2012, at the request of Iraq after the consensus Arab member states in view of the reality of the "new and inappropriate" for the summit and out of the box intransigence.

The Arab Summit held in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, the international event the biggest organized by the country since 2003, where it formed the secretariat of Baghdad, a committee to create and ensure the requirements of the Conference of the Arab summit and to provide insights, ideas, and the preparations necessary to improve and develop the interface construction of the city, commensurate with its history and its place in coordination with the ministries and agencies competent, as confirmed and the Interior Ministry that it had prepared a security plan to protect the Arab summit includes several phases.

The Iraq hosted the Arab summit twice, convening the Arab summit ninth in 1978 and to decide which county companies and institutions operating in Egypt that deal directly with Israel and not to approve the Camp David, as well as the convening of the 12th Summit in 1990, which witnessed the severe tensions between Iraq and Kuwait and the UAE United Arab broke out after the second Gulf War.

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Attorney Hammadi: must support investment to absorb unemployment and improve per capita income

Wed, 02/02/2012

Baghdad (news) ..
Member of the Committee called on the services and reconstruction parliamentary deputy / coalition in Iraq / Iman Moussa Hamadi and the Ministry of Industry and minerals to support the investment sector and the rehabilitation of factories and plants to solve the unemployment problem and work to improve the income of the individual.
Hammadi said (of the Agency Allanaba News) Thursday: The Ministry of Labor are required to underpin the economic sector, investment and work on the construction and rehabilitation of production plants and to support small projects.
For his part, said the economist Majid picture: The unemployment rate in Iraq of up to (32%) of the total workforce, which exceed (2) million Iraqis due to the weak agricultural and industrial sector in the country.
It is noteworthy that Iraq could take advantage of the presence and Iqbal international companies wishing to invest in the operation of many of the capabilities of the young will gain a good technical expertise as well as the main target is the elimination of unemployment. / End / 22. D. O /

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Central Bank to take a new policy to avoid the dinar exchange rate affected by the neighboring countries

Central Bank to take a new policy to avoid the dinar exchange rate affected by the neighboring countries

Central bank also unveiled a new policy to avoid the risk of the impact of currencies of neighboring countries on the Iraqi dinar exchange rate, because it has a large cash reserve of hard currency.
The Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of the appearance of Mohammed Saleh said that the Central Bank has the largest financial reserve of hard currency in the history of Iraq and $ 60 billion, to face the difficult circumstances that may pass in the country. He noted that the Central Bank of Iraq in control of the local market by injecting liquidity or withdrawn and has a policy on the near and medium term to avoid the risk of impact Tdhoramlat neighboring countries to the Iraqi currency.

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Talabani confirms his quest for a national conference that would put a road map for the future of the country



Search by President Jalal Talabani with the Secretary-General of the Arab League, Ahmed Ben Helli, the political situation in the country.

He Talabani said in a statement to the presidency of the Republic of gratitude for the tireless efforts made ​​by the Arab League to the success of the Arab Summit to be held in Baghdad at the end of March.

The President of the Republic that the efforts are ongoing between the parties for resolving the Iraqi problem and to reach understandings that will unite Iraq, noting that he will continue his efforts to hold a national conference that would put a road map for the future of the country.

For his part, Ben Helli said to Iraq's readiness to host the Arab summit and ensure its success, he explained that the Arab League wants to be a rewarding summit, the summit and come out decisively to end the disputes and problems.

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Talabani discusses with Allawi, the current political situation and ways of resolving the outstanding issues and a comprehensive solution

2012-02-02

BAGHDAD (Iba) ... Search by President Jalal Talabani, the leader of the Iraqi List, Iyad Allawi, the current political situation in the country and ways of resolving the outstanding issues and a comprehensive solution.

A statement by the Office of the President of the republic that Talabani received yesterday the leader of the Iraqi List, At the outset of the meeting, was pleased by Allawi, Talabani's return home, and congratulated him for his safety after a surgical intervention, and some medical tests.

During the meeting, they discussed the current political situation in the country and ways of resolving the outstanding issues and a comprehensive solution.

The two sides stressed the need to overcome the problems in a spirit of fraternal based on the principle of national partnership and the constitution. (End)

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Mahma Khalil will adopt the budget this month

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The independent Iraqi news agency / k c ... Rep. Mahma Khalil said the budget will pass the new financial sooner or later, despite the mistakes and abuses me by the Constitution and contexts known respect. He said in a statement (the correspondent of the independent Iraqi news agency) that the stabilizer will go public in accordance with the political consensus of the month.

And objected to Khalil, the Kurdistan region's share amounting to seventeen percent of the total budget, which he called in the end anchor of which ten percent because of the deduction of sovereign expenditure and development of the regions and petro dollars and allocations of the Regional Guard and Article one hundred and forty and considered Khalil involving the paragraph new budget forced the province to export a day and seven hundred and fifty thousand barrels a crippling about it and describe as something that punished the region.

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Opening economic forum on Iraq in Washington, DC


To promote trade and economic relations between Iraq and the United States organized a commercial attaché in the Iraqi capital
U.S. and Washington, an important economic forum on Iraq on January 31, 2012 in the presence of more than 80 government and representatives of companies and several U.S. institutions. rn The HE new Iraqi ambassador in Washington, Dr. Jaber Habib Jaber speech welcoming the efforts being made to develop relations between the two countries and after threw Commercial Attaché Mr. Nofal Abualhun Hassan Speech of His Excellency the Minister of Trade in which it urged U.S. companies to enter the Iraqi market. rn gave Ms. Holly Vineyard proxy assistance to the U.S. Secretary of Commerce speech in which she lauded the efforts made to increase the prospects of trade cooperation between the two countries and was followed by Mr. Jean Droushr Assistant Deputy U.S. Secretary of State affairs; to Iraq, which pointed out in his support of the United States to the Iraqi government and the belief in the importance of relations between the two countries. rn and then view the commercial attache Mr. Nofal Abualhun good range of activities in the commercial attaché and was followed by various States put their plans for the new year. Involved a group of business leaders to the U.S. at the center on "the role of U.S. companies to improve trade and economic relations" and they are Mr. Lionel Johnson, Vice President of American Chamber of Commerce, Mr. David Hamod, President of the Chamber of Commerce, National US-Arab, Mr. Hussein Alqrgoula President of the American Business Council in Iraq. rn then discussed perceptions about the visions and goals for Iraq and beyond 2012 in a panel discussion moderated by Mr. Jean Sullivan and Deputy U.S. Secretary of Commerce and former Chairman of the Business Dialogue Iraqi and U.S. joined the meeting by Ms. Soham Rak responsible office in Iraq and the U.S. Department of Commerce and Mr. Landor Snow official Office of the Iraq's economic The U.S. State Department and Mr. (Christopher Crowley), Vice-President of the flying boat, Wade and Mr. Nofal Abualhun Hassan Iraqi Commercial Attaché in Washington, followed by answering questions from those present. conclude Forum distribute souvenirs to some institutions and departments that have distinct programs for Iraq during the past year.

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Zebari is considered an infringement on Iraqi sovereignty is unacceptable

2012-02-02


BAGHDAD (Iba) ... Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari that any infringement on the sovereignty of the country is unacceptable, in reference to the use of U.S. aircraft drone in Iraq, as he emphasized that there is coordination with the U.S. side on the trainers.

Zebari told a joint news conference with the Deputy Secretary-General of the Arab League, Ahmed Ben Helli said yesterday that any violation of the sovereignty or without the knowledge or know the government is unacceptable, noting that there Bramja with the U.S. side of the trainers, rehabilitation, training, and this work must be coordinated with the government.

Zebari said that Iraq, after the departure of U.S. forces and promote the full sovereignty and out of the vast amount of the provisions of Chapter VII, sticking to its independence, sovereignty and its obligations also with the American side. (End)

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MP Friday: the country is witnessing a drain on hard currency for Iran and Syria

Wed, 02/02/2012

Baghdad (news) ..
Ruled out by the Economic Commission for MP / coalition in Iraq / Qusay Friday and a bleaching of the Iraqi funds during the current period, although there are operations to drain hard currency for the benefit of the neighboring countries.
Juma said (of the Agency news) on Thursday: There are no cases of money laundering Iraq during the current period due to strict control by the central bank the money to leave and enter the country.
He added that the country is exposed today to the drain of hard currency by traders who work for the benefit of Iran and Syria because of the deterioration of their currency as a result of disturbances Alossayash experienced by those two countries.
He explained: that some of the traders and businessmen to withdraw their dollars from Iraqi banks and local markets and turning them into for the benefit of Iran and Syria, which led to the depletion of foreign currency.
The economic researcher Hussein star has warned of depletion of foreign exchange due to the high demand by traders and businessmen and company owners who are working for Iran and Syria to buy the currency of the auction the central bank in larger volumes than the former, leading to a force from Iraq.
The star in an earlier statement (the news): The Iranian currency if it continues deteriorate in front of foreign currency for a period of (6) months will affect the movement of trade between Iraq and Iran will also affect the movement of tourists, Iranians coming to the holy sites, as they affect the Iraqi economy. / ended / 8. d. o /

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House of Representatives votes today on five draft laws

Wed, 02/02/2012

Baghdad (news) .. A source at the House of Representatives for the inclusion (5) bills on the agenda at today's meeting for a vote.
The source (of the Agency news) said on Thursday that the agenda for the meeting includes a vote on Thursday to vote on the draft law of the Republic of Iraq's accession to the Protocol on the privileges of the International Seabed Authority and immunity.
He added that the table will also vote on a bill exempting capital reserves of the mixed sector companies from income tax, and vote on the draft law to combat smoking.
He said: There will also vote on a bill of weapons, and vote on a bill to establish the foreigners. / Finished / l. M /

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