Saad: Meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the second national meeting will be held in the eighth pm Talabani house

Monday, February 6, 2012 15:20

MP announced on the mass of the Virtue Susan Saad said that "the second meeting of the Preparatory Committee which provide for the convening of the national meeting will be held this evening at the home of President Jalal Talabani.

She said in a press statement received by all of Iraq [where] a copy of it on Monday that "the meeting will be held at eight o'clock at night and in the presence of representatives of the coalition and Iraqi rule of law and the Kurdistan Alliance."

Saad added that "Today's meeting will address the topics to be considered by the national meeting, place and date of the meeting."

The presidential statement issued last night announced the agreement to call a meeting of the Preparatory Committee which includes representatives from the three main parliamentary blocs, which is the National Alliance and Coalition and Iraqi Kurdistan in the headquarters of the President of the Republic in Baghdad in the light of the meetings held by Talabani.

The Committee which was formed in order to boot to meet the national expanded had its first meeting held in the presence of President Jalal Talabani and Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and Parliament Speaker Osama al in the fifteenth of last month to resolve the current political crisis.

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Rise in central bank sales to $ 221 million

06/02/2012

Baghdad, February 6 (Rn) - The Central Bank of Iraq that the sales of the dollar rose on Monday to $ 221 million versus $ 209 million in yesterday's trading session.

The deputy governor of the Central Bank of the appearance of favor, told the Kurdish news agency (Rn) that "the central bank sales of dollar today reached to 221 million dollars."

He added that "the problem of selling the difficult process owners need to adapt banking libraries with new mechanisms established by the Bank to prevent the smuggling of currency."

And arrived in central bank sales in the January 11 last to $ 300 million for the first time in years.

And the development of a new mechanism requires the bank to withdraw hard currency on the basis of the importance of development projects in the country, after it has spread in recent times the phenomenon of smuggling hard currency to Iran, facing international sanctions.

Iraq refused to take part in the international community to impose economic sanctions on Iran.

Saleh said that "the increasing demand for the sale of hard currency these days comes because of the circumstances that prevailed in the neighboring countries of the major political problems."

The main tasks of the Iraqi Central Bank to maintain price stability and the implementation of monetary policy, including exchange rate policies and the management of foreign currency reserves and the organization of the banking sector.

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Financial expert: the dollar will rise slightly in front of the dinar and the central bank controls the phenomenon of withdrawal of foreign currency

06/2012 13:13

Baghdad (news) .. Likely financial expert, Abdul Hussein Ismail high exchange rate of the dinar against the U.S. dollar slightly in the coming period due to reduced selling the dollar at an auction the central bank and the increased demand for purchase by dealers of neighboring countries.
Said Abdul-Hussein (of the Agency news) said on Monday: The Central Bank is controlled entirely on the phenomenon of withdrawal of the dollar through monetary policy the current support of the dinar and based on a solid base of the cash reserves of hard currency, especially since all banks operate under the control of the Central.
He added that the dinar if left without control to connect to the exchange rate (1500) dinars per U.S. dollar.
Revealed: the existence of a new plan with the central bank to stop the continuing attrition of hard currency in the coming period.
The Iraqi dinar exchange rate against the U.S. dollar remains stable between (1200) to BD (1210) to the dollar, despite the increased demand for purchase of Iraqi banks. / Finished / 8. D. Q /

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Chihod: Prime Minister's visit to Kuwait expected to shut down a lot of files

06/02/2012

The independent Iraqi news agency / a. M .. MP for the rule of law Mohammed Saadoun Chihod Prime Minister's visit to Kuwait, the expected and necessary task for the time being.

Chihod and said to the reporter (and independent Iraqi news agency) that the Prime Minister's visit will be about resolving the issue of port Mubarak and try to strengthen relations between the two countries.

And noted. This visit comes after the strong desire of Kuwait that Iraq meets its call for considering this invitation with a real seriousness of the parties to close a lot of files and including the seventh item of compensation and the demands of the Kuwaiti government to take the initiative to bring down the compensation, similar to many of those that have dropped in this matter and debt .

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Central Bank: the black market to dominate the Iraqi economy

06/02/2012

The independent Iraqi news agency / Baghdad / a. M ... The Central Bank of Iraq to the black market is the dominant economic transactions taking place in the country, in reference to find the application of the bank's decision to disclose trading in hard currency.

The deputy governor of the Central Bank of appearance of Dr. Mohammed Saleh told a news briefing transferred reporter (and the Iraqi news agency, independent) to the black market is dominant on the Iraqi economy by virtue of economic transactions large taking place in the market, noting that when we asked the banks to bring instruments to find out who buys the dollar did not come to us from sales of $ 300 million only three million dollars.

However, for some transactions on the black market is contrary to the laws, but traders insist on hiding from formal institutions because of low culture, economic and tax evasion, he said, adding that it is unfortunate to note that everyone prefers to work in the dark and away from light, and in Iraq there are dealers buying and selling millions of dollars but avoid opening a bank account to identify themselves.

The Deputy Governor of the Central Bank that a lot of traders entering the windows of the central bank through banks the names of others or using aliases or through a fictitious company, although some of them practiced business operations are correct, but there is a fear of openness with the official institutions, in addition to those who violate the laws and practice illegal activities.

The central bank took the decision to compel banks to disclose their customers who buy foreign currency, after what was known of the smuggling of large hard currency to Syria and Iran after the economic sanctions that have increased global demand for the dollar in these countries.

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Sinead: consensus of the National Alliance on Yasiri to take over the Interior .. Dulaimi and may remain in the defense

02/06/2012

The Sinead (of the Agency news) said on Monday: that the National Alliance of three names a candidate for the Ministry of Interior, there is upheld and the consensus to take Yasiri the ministry, did not hide Sinead, the presence of opposition within the coalition to Yasiri, but "very few".
And: that Yasiri acceptable to all Iraqi political forces, which is independent personal and professional, and has good vision and the management of the ministry to deal with its members.
The MP for the National Alliance: The alliance will announce its candidate through (48) hours to come to solve the security ministries, particularly after the receipt of information that the Minister of Defense agency Saadoun al-Dulaimi, may agree the Iraqi List, on his ministry as minister authentic. / End / 1. N. P. /

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House of Representatives today's session devoted to discussion of the draft general budget bill

06 February, 2012

Scheduled to discuss the House of Representatives on Monday, the Finance Committee report on the draft general budget bill.

A statement by the House of Representatives of the parliamentary session that day will be devoted to discuss the budget for the paragraphs of the Judicial Council and the report of the Finance Committee, in addition to the vote on the appointment of members of the Federal Court discriminatory.

The House of Representatives has ended in the 18th meeting, held under the chairmanship of Osama al-Chairman of the Board of Representatives and the presence of 181 deputies, the first reading of five bills.

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Maliki's coalition welcomes the decision of (Iraqi) government to end the boycott

06/02/2012

Baghdad, February 6 (Rn) - welcomed the State of Law Coalition led by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, on Monday, the Iraqi List, the decision to end its boycott of the government, while stressing that the political crisis between the two parties moving toward detente.

He revealed the leader of the Iraqi List, Hamid al-Mutlaq, told the Kurdish news agency (Rn), announced today that "the leaders decided to end the boycott list of Ministers of the Iraqi government and the return to resume their work in the Council of Ministers.

The Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has expressed in a press statement welcoming the decision to end its boycott of the Iraqi List, the House of Representatives last week, while calling for the speedy return of ministers to the government.

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A member of a coalition of state law Chihod Muhammad's (Rn), "The decision to return the list of Ministers of the Iraqi government's positive decision, and today we are in dire need of concerted efforts of all for the success of the political process in Majaliha the legislative and executive."

The Chihod "We hope to exceed all the differences in the coming period, and tend to unite visions and certainly unify the visions have a positive impact, and that the intervention of neighboring countries, particularly Turkey and other countries is the result of interactions between the political blocs which has weakened the position of Iraq to neighboring countries."

He continued that "we hope that the current government of a genuine partnership, and that all must take responsibility not only to participate in the privileges, and all the ministers to work for the benefit of Iraq is not to be loyalties to political bloc." He said.

Boycotted the Iraqi List, the Council of Ministers and House of Representatives last December, following a tense political atmosphere in Iraq between the partners after one day of departure of the last American troops from the country late last year, but after pressure from internal and external decided to end a boycott of both houses of parliament and ministers.

And increased severity of the crisis after the judge has issued an arrest warrant for Iraqi Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi, a leader in Iraq after being accused of supporting death squads, al-Maliki as requested by the Council of Representatives may withdraw confidence from his deputy and leader of the Iraqi Saleh al-Mutlaq.

Being senior communications leaders to contain the crisis, it is hoped to hold a conference attended by various parties called for by President Jalal Talabani.

Central Bank: The rise of the dollar just a bubble will be gone soon

Monday 02/06/2012

Baghdad (news) .. Description of the Central Bank of the dollar as the case of high air bubble that will be gone blank and can be controlled, pointing at the same time have the highest reserve balance up to (60) Mllardolar.
Deputy Central Bank of the appearance of the benefit (of the Agency news) on Sunday: The case of the high dollar has recently received due to the weak local production and the withdrawal of foreign exchange by importing foreign goods and materials.
He explained: that the central bank began developing specific conditions for those wishing to buy the currency, including a certified check to prove his identity as the sale to (3) million after what was (200) million.
It is noted: the central bank has control over the liquidity by having a well thought out mechanisms such as the withdrawal from the market should the dinar against the dollar out, and this is the case of the balance sheet of the Central Bank which is one.
Abizaid and favor: that the withdrawal of the dollar markets do not offset by the withdrawal of the national currency is born a kind of imbalance in the exchange rate of the dollar and gave the impression of height in front of the dinar. Finished / 22. D. Q /

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