Allawi reaches parliament and hold a meeting of Iraqi MPs

Tuesday, 11 September

Prime Iraqi List, Iyad Allawi, to the House of Representatives.

A parliamentary source said told all of Iraq [where] on Tuesday that "Allawi arrived in the House of Representatives and held a meeting with Vice mass to discuss a range of issues and laws in the corridors of Parliament."

This is due to the House resumes its regular day of the vote and the first and second readings of a number of draft laws, including voting on the proposal to amend the law on the Electoral Commission for elections. Ended.

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Member of the Finance Committee: must resolve the ownership of either House of the Central Bank or the prime minister .. The new currency will not print

 09/11/2012

Baghdad (news) .. Called a member of the Finance Committee MP / National Alliance / Ibrahim al-Mutlaq, members of the House of Representatives not to forget the bill disengagement House Mesopotamia for printing the Central Bank of Iraq and attached to the Secretariat General of the Council of Ministers after the completion of the first reading and second reading comment.
Mutlaq said (of the Agency news) on Tuesday: The suspension second reading of the bill disengagement House Mesopotamia for printing the Central Bank and attachable Secretariat of the Council of Ministers after the work house effect is negative, pointing to the importance of resolving the ownership of house either the Central Bank or the Secretariat of the Council of Ministers.

He added: that the Finance Committee have submitted proposals to refer the House to the Ministry of Education to ensure printing of the school curriculum and paper supplies, but the ministry refused, and after the insistence of the Finance Committee and approved did not approve the bill in the House of Representatives.

He attributed Mutlaq reasons appended to house the Secretariat General of the Council of Ministers and dismantling of its association with the Central Bank to the Bank's call not to cover the salaries of staff at the home and Reality of the Secretariat of the Council of Ministers.

Confirmed: The House of Representatives forgotten project and gave only new laws and projects to study and read and then vote on them, leaving most of the projects that have been read a first reading without determining its fate.

He explained: that the new currency will not print House Mesopotamia for printing and will be printed in Switzerland by international companies. / End / 21. D. Q /

 

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Ministry of Planning: rising inflation index for the month of August rate (2.8%) and the annual rate (7%) and base rate (0.2%)

  09/11/2012

Baghdad (news) .. revealed by the Ministry of Planning for rising inflation index for the month of August (2.8%) compared with the previous month of July.
The ministry attributed the rise to higher food prices and non-alcoholic beverages, especially prices of vegetables and fruits, which rose up to about (8%), referring to the annual inflation compared with August of 2011 he witnessed the other higher rate (7%).

According to a press statement issued by the Information Office of the Ministry of Planning: that inflation index foundation which is intended percentage change in the index of consumer prices calculated after excluding petroleum products (oil, gas) within the Department of Housing and sets fruits and vegetables sub within the Department of Food and non-alcoholic beverages.

And saw a slight increase during the month of August amounted to (0.2%), while the annual rose rate (5%) compared with August 2011, explaining that the Central Bureau of Statistics of the Ministry of Planning completed the inflation report for the month of August 2012, which prepared on the basis of field data collection "on the prices of goods and services components of the consumer basket of selected sample of outlets in all governorates of Iraq.
The report showed, in indicators indices of consumer prices at the level of Iraq, rising at a rate of 2.8% for Alshahralsabak at a rate of 7.0% compared with August 2011.
In the section of food and non-alcoholic beverages: - The prices of this section increased during the month of August 2012 by 7.9% compared to the previous month, due to higher prices in the Kurdistan region by 6.6% in the central region by 8.6% in the South by 8.2%. The main reason for high prices of this section at the level of Iraq, mainly due to higher prices of vegetables and fruits. The prices of this section increased at a rate of 9.8% compared to prices in August 2011.

The report said: that the Department of Alcoholic beverages and tobacco prices were recorded in Iraq has increased during the current month rate of 0.8% compared to the previous month, due to higher prices in the central region by 1.5%, while prices stabilized in each of the regions of Kurdistan and the south. The prices of this section increased by 3.7% compared to prices in the month of August 2011.

The Department of Clothing and footwear prices were recorded in Iraq has increased during the current month rate of 2.0% compared to the previous month, due to higher prices in each of the Kurdistan region by 1.2% and in the central region by 1.4% in the South by 2.9%. The prices of this section increased by 6.6% compared to prices in the month of August 2011.

The report noted that the Department of Housing has seen prices of this section increased during the current month by 0.5% compared to the previous month, due to higher prices in the Kurdistan region by 0.4% in the central region by 0.9% and in the South by 0.3%. The prices of this section increased rate of 10.0% compared to prices in the month of August 2011 because of high rents for residential buildings fell 13.2%.

The report: that subgroup fuel (gasoline, oil and gas), have seen their prices increased during the month of August 2012 at 5.7% compared to the previous month due to higher prices of liquid gas and due to higher prices in the Kurdistan region by 2.8% in the central region by 8.7% in the South rate of 5.5%. The prices of this group has increased an average of 5.2%, compared to prices in the month of August 2011.

The Department of household furnishings and equipment: - recorded price in Iraq has increased during the month by 0.3% compared to the previous month, due to higher prices in all of the regions of Kurdistan and the middle rate of 0.2% in the South by 0.4%. The prices of this section increased by 2.1% compared to prices in the month of August 2011.
The Department of Health has increased during the current month rate of 0.4% compared to the previous month, due to higher prices in the central region by 0.3% in the South by 0.5% while prices fell in the Kurdistan region by 0.1%. The prices of this section increased at a rate of 5.7% compared to prices in the month of August 2011.

With regard CTO recorded prices decreased during the month by 0.5% compared to the previous month, due to lower prices in the Christan at 0.1% in the central region by 0.5% in the South by 0.3%. The prices of this section decreased by 3.0% compared to prices in the month of August 2011.
The report said: The communications department recorded price decline of 0.7% during the month compared to the previous month, due to lower prices in the central region by 0.5% in the South by 1.4%, while prices stabilized in the Kurdistan region. This section prices decreased by 3.9% compared to prices in the month of August 2011.

The Department of Recreation and Culture recorded prices stable during the current month compared to the previous month, due to the stability of prices in the central region, while prices rose in the Kurdistan region by 0.1% and decreased in the South by 0.1%. The prices of this section decreased rate of 0.8% compared to prices in the month of August 2011.
On indicators indices of consumer prices at the district level, recorded prices in the Kurdistan region in the month of August 2012 compared to the previous month increased by 2.1% resulting primarily from the increase in prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages at 6.6%, prices of clothing and footwear by 1.2%, housing prices rate of 0.4%, prices of equipment and household equipment and maintenance by 0.2%, prices of recreation and culture by 0.1%, education prices by 0.1%, prices of miscellaneous goods and services by 2.4%.

In the central region recorded prices in the month of August 2012 compared to the previous month increased of 3.3% resulted primarily from higher food prices and non-alcoholic beverages at 8.6%, prices of alcoholic beverages and tobacco by 1.5%, prices of clothing and footwear at 1.4%, housing prices at 0.9% , prices of equipment and household equipment and maintenance by 0.2%, prices of health by 0.3%, prices of restaurants by 0.7%, prices of miscellaneous goods and services at a 0.9% rate.

As in the south recorded prices in the month of August 2012 compared to the previous month increased by 2.8% resulting primarily from higher food prices and non-alcoholic beverages at 8.2%, prices of clothing and footwear 2.9%, housing prices by 0.3%, prices of equipment and household equipment and maintenance rate 0.4%, prices of health by 0.5%, education prices by 1.5%, prices of restaurants by 1.1%. / End / j. N /

 

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Parliamentary Finance: Central Bank lingered process of deletion of zeros to stop the objections of economists on the project

 09/09/2012

Baghdad (news) .. Male member of the Finance Committee MP / National Alliance / Abdul Hussein al-Yasiri, the central bank lingered cause the deletion of zeros from the Iraqi currency, the large number of economists objections to this project.
Yasiri said (of the Agency news) on Sunday: The deadline for the deletion of zeros from the Iraqi currency was agreed at the beginning (2013), but the central bank dropped and for the process to time is unknown because of the objections of some economists of a possible collapse in the national currency.

He added: stop media campaign regarding the removal of zeros to make the central bank to take the position of silence about the process, calling for the federal government and the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank to take a final position of the process of deletion of zeros and determine given time to replace the currency to reduce fraud that has spread dramatically.

And confirmed: that the deletion of zeros from the currency will reduce the money supply and prevent Iraq from a country with a density and mass of large cash transactions to a mass market more credit and smaller. / End / 21. D. Q /

 

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Finance Committee affirming the receipt of the draft budget for next year and that the deletion of zeros will lead to an economic problem

09/09/2012

Finance Committee affirming the receipt of the draft budget for next year and that the deletion of zeros will lead to an economic problem.

[Baghdad - where]

Parliamentary Finance Committee confirmed not received a draft budget that next year from the government.

The deputy chairman of the Committee Ahmed Faizullah told all of Iraq [where] today that "allocations Supreme Judicial Council as well as other ministries are identified through meeting them and agree on those customizations," adding that "the budget is based on the actual needs of the annual institutions" .

And on the deletion of zeros from the local currency Faizullah said that "the deletion of zeros will not create an economic problem or financial or monetary and some magnifies the issue out of proportion it's just the process of switching the currency which pertain to all Iraqis, and it may take time to get used to people about it."

He added that "printing the new currency cost amounts billions Is the government willing to bear the costs? They must be calculated financial cooperation with the central bank needs from the currency because the Iraqi economy is based on the Cache and this is sound because any financial system developed for Aataaml بالكاش is that instruments and credit cards to اتشكل ratio 1 percent of transactions in Iraq. "

Faizullah stressed the need not to "make way for either currency manipulators who take advantage of the currency switch."

He pointed out that "there is mutual accusations on this subject but it must be for the country and the means and possibilities to investigate abusive who manipulate things and we do not control our financial or commercial Aouchaabah and even in the Kurdistan region and this encourages lawlessness market." Ended 2

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Iraqi MP: a forthcoming meeting between Barzani and Maliki and Allawi

09/09/2012 11:03

 

 

 

 

 

Arbil September 9 / Spmnbar (Rn) - A member of the Iraqi parliament from the Kurdistan Alliance, Sunday, for the presence of preparations for a joint meeting between the President of the Kurdistan region Massoud Barzani and Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and leader of a coalition of Iraq, Iyad Allawi, in the home of President Jalal Talabani after the return of the last of therapeutic trip to the country.
 

According to Saman Fawzi told the Kurdish news agency (Rn), that "there are efforts ongoing aims to find solutions to the current political crisis in Iraq, and one of those endeavors are ongoing preparations for a joint meeting between Barzani and Maliki and Allawi at the home of President Jalal Talabani after the return of the last of his therapeutic to the country. "

Fawzi called "Iraqi political parties to calm the situation and stop a war of words and counter-statements while holding the upcoming meeting between the three leaders."

And on paper the National Alliance for Reform, said Iraqi MP that "the paper contained a clause stipulating the implementation of the Erbil which resulted in the formation of the current Iraqi government," adding "the continuation of the leaders of parliamentary blocs to discuss the content of the paper that have not seen it a 'members of those blocks after" .

He added by saying that "what is trading statements and information on the content of reform paper but are originally weights no more."

The National Alliance has announced earlier in the paper for reform in order to resolve the current political crisis in the country, after the efforts of front-confidence motion (the Kurdistan Alliance and the coalition and Iraqi Sadrists), withdraw confidence from the Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki or questioned in the House of Representatives.

The situation Iraqi political crisis erupted after the U.S. withdrawal end of the year 2011, on the back of several developments the country has witnessed most notably an arrest warrant against the Vice President of the Republic leadership in the coalition in Iraq Tariq al-Hashimi on charges of "terrorism", and Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki request to parliament to withdraw confidence for the deputy leader of the Iraqi Saleh al-Mutlaq, before falling recently, as things worsened successively after joining the Kurdistan Alliance and the Sadrist movement to Iraq, to ​​demand the withdrawal of confidence from the Maliki.

 

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Jindiyani: Talabani will hold a series of meetings with the leaders of the province after his return

09/09/2012

Sulaymaniyah / Orr News
Said the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, led by Iraqi President Jalal Talabani that the latter will return to the country within days, revealing conducting a series of meetings with officials in the region if he returns.
A spokesman for Union Jundiyani that "President Jalal Talabani will return to Iraq this week or early next week," stressing that "will be upon his return consultation with the region's president and some political leaders in the Kurdistan region after will go to Baghdad to consult with political leaders."
And added Jindiyani "the current political crisis are deep and tangled process requires precision and hard work and cooperation of everyone with Talabani out of the crisis"
The Commission reform emanating from the National Alliance confirmed that its president Ibrahim al-Jaafari will present a paper reform in writing to President Jalal Talabani returned to his country to set the last date for the convening of the national meeting.
Jaafari ended officially last month to hold bilateral meetings held with leaders of all the political blocs to discuss the paper's reform and described those meetings a success.
It is expected to call President Jalal Talabani returned to his country of travel therapy to hold a national meeting after announcing that the atmosphere has become appropriate to hold the meeting.

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