IMF: expectations of higher Iraq's economic growth to 9%

03/23/2013


Welcomed the IMF accelerated the pace of growth in Iraq thanks to oil exports, but expressed concern about the points «accumulated structural weaknesses in the country ten years after the US-led invasion.
IMF promised in a statement issued at the end mission in Iraq «in spite of the security and political environment difficult, Iraq succeeded in maintaining the stability in terms of economic sectors in the last two years.
And after he scored «about 8 percent in 2012, will see the Iraqi economic growth accelerated more this year to Astl to 9 percent, driven by b« escalating capacity oil production, according to the fund.
And accelerated exploitation of oil, the country's largest wealth, since the US-led invasion, despite the violence and corruption.
He considered the International Monetary Fund, however, that Iraq still suffers from a «serious structural weaknesses, particularly of unemployment 'high' and bad business environment and the weakness of the non-oil sector.
And wrote the International Monetary Fund that «Iraq should face significant challenges in the medium term to find the conditions for strong growth and lasting necessary to improve the conditions of life of its inhabitants.

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Sadr ministers hold an emergency meeting in Najaf to discuss the withdrawal of government

03/23/2013  


ong-Presse / Najaf

Ministers held the Sadrist movement, on Saturday, held an emergency meeting in the private office of the cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in Najaf to discuss the withdrawal of the government, after nearly four days to suspend their attendance of meetings of the Council of Ministers.

A reporter (long-Presse), that all ministers of the Sadrist movement arrived this morning, to the province of Najaf, and held upon arrival emergency meeting in your office to cleric Moqtada al-Sadr attended by Director of the Office Sheikh Mahmoud Djiashi, "stressing that the meeting will discuss the withdrawal of ministers from the government or not.

The correspondent added that the Minister will hold a press conference after the meeting to announce their final position.

It comes ministers meeting Sadrists in Najaf, after nearly four days on their announcement on 19 March 2013), boycotted the meetings of the Iraqi Council of Ministers to protest the policies of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, and stressed that it will manage the affairs of their ministries from within, but the head of the government response, on 20 March 2013, exponential and one day after, via Media Msstarh and gave the Sadrist movement, even on Sunday, to return his ministers to the Council or give them leave algebraic, because the ministries that they manage will be affected in the province.

And announced the Liberal bloc in the House of Representatives after an extended meeting held, the first on Thursday, (21 March 2013), the Congress of the existing Iraqi approval House Speaker Osama Nujaifi on request from the large number of deputies other blocks to call the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces Nouri al-Maliki to Parliament against the backdrop of the bombings in the capital Baghdad, finally, confirmed that the hearing will be determined later.

With Re Sadrists on the San Prime Liberal bloc Bahaa al-Araji during a press conference held after the meeting held, on Thursday, (21 March 2013), the deadline set by the Prime Minister for his crew to return to the Council of Ministers, to confirm that ministers are ready to return to the Council of Ministers "if necessary" condition "away from the wrangling," while between that there is not anything in the rules of procedure of the Council of Ministers determines how the withdrawal and suspension of ministers or their leave algebraic, stressing that any decision on the matter would "act personally."

The cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, issued a statement on 20 March 2013, in which he thanked his ministers after their decision comments membership in the Council of Ministers described the decision as "supervisor" as the face of a warning to all his followers and Friday sermons not to criticize the boycott meetings of the Council.

And issued a Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr issued a statement on 19.3.2013, attacked the decision to postpone the elections in the provinces of Nineveh and Anbar promise "exclusion of the Year", and "injustice to the Shia," and described "the marginalization of the Sunnis of Iraq disaster unforgivable", and stressed that promised to postpone elections In general, "the consecration of the idol and dictatorship", also stressed that staying in the current government "is harmful", threatening to "discuss carefully with our brothers suspension and withdrawal from the government and even the Parliament lean."

And experienced positions cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on the issue of withdrawal of Ministers varies between fierce criticism and the approval, as it's a response to a claim of the Iraqi, 03/05/2013, the "solidarity with them and prevent" ministers power to attend meetings of the Council of Ministers criticism and stressed that the Sadrists partner with a coalition of state law and consult with him in all things, expressing his refusal to call for the withdrawal of Iraqi Ministers at the present time they returned to the topic "would negatively affect the service of the people."

Before this Sadr has summoned his ministers in the government to Najaf and met with them to discuss the option of withdrawing from the government formation, and developments in the political process in Iraq, and days after Sadr refused to accept his ministers in Business Administration and ministries of the Iraqi List, by proxy.

Al-Sadr announced in 01.31.2013 ministers trend will يتسلموا any position proxy rather than ministers of the Iraqi List retreating, a position won praise from Iraq, but the Minister of Planning of the stream Ali Shukri received the responsibility of the Ministry of Finance Agency, which was run by the leader of the Iraqi List Rafie al-Issawi.

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