A Bank of Iraq trade cooperation with the National Commission for Investment in the capital Baghdad, Matmralmassarv general in Iraq in order to develop serious solutions to get to the banking sector performs his duties in particular, and activating the role of the private sector in investment projects for the advancement of the Iraqi economy to move the wheel the economy forward.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Deputy for the State of Law: National Meeting held no later than February
A broadly in a statement (of the Agency news) on Tuesday: The Preparatory Committee the problem of (6) members of the political blocs in addition to the President of the National Alliance, Ibrahim al-Jaafari will put times and place of the conference and the number of Hadharah and agenda, after the collected papers from the political blocs, He pointed out that the Forum was held during the next few days does not exceed the current month of February, because most of its requirements have been completed.
And MP from the national political blocs meeting yesterday in the presence of the three presidencies (the Republic, Ministers, House of Representatives) positive start for the start of a National Meeting.
The leader of the block free of the Sadrist movement MP / National Alliance / Hasnawi Jawad, has accused some political blocs that it is working to thwart the National Congress in order to obtain political gains or to stay to maintain the gains.
He said Hasnawi (the news): Since the introduction of the idea of a national conference were some of the blocks is seeking to thwarted and not achieved because its achievements if achieved will be calculated to the government or block specific, and they made put the points to be discussed during the conference to get the gains, or to stay on what I got from the gains he said, adding that it must be of the political blocs and a genuine desire to get out of the current bottlenecks which is witnessing the problems existing not only between Iraq and a coalition of state law, but between the government and the provinces and the center.
He called for national: political blocs to recognize the seriousness of the problems with convulsions taking place in the Arab and global crisis between Iran and the United States that may be plaguing Iraq, and we must close ranks and make the government and the House of Representatives strong. / Finished / 7. For. M
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Parliamentary Finance: Federal budget ready for vote next week....
Baghdad, February 5 (Rn) - The Finance Committee of the Iraqi Council of Representatives, Sunday, the federal budget for 2012 will be ready to vote next week, while confirming that not put to the vote this week goes back to the study of all sections of the transfers of funds based on proposals of the committees and political blocs.
And the opening of the House of Representatives debate at a meeting yesterday on the paragraphs of the federal budget for 2012, with political blocs announced they will not vote on the project unless it includes demands.
And demands that the Sadrist movement include a paragraph in the budget enables the distribution of the budget on the part of citizens, directly, while demanding Kurdish Alliance include increasing the allocation of Article 140 of the Constitution, and the financing of the border guard forces (Peshmerga) of the federal budget.
A member of the Committee Secretary Hadi, told the Kurdish news agency (Rn), "The draft federal budget for 2012 will be ready for a vote next week after the completion of the introduction of proposals and demands of the political blocs."
Amin said that "some transfers in the budget need to be studied and approved by the House of Representatives," stressing that "the Commission has taken all demands and proposals of the political blocs, including the Kurdistan Alliance, which corresponds with the Constitution have been taking them."
The Iraqi government has approved in its emergency meeting on the fifth of December last year 2012 budget by $ 100 billion (about 117 trillion Iraqi dinars) and a deficit of up to $ 13.5 billion (about 17 trillion dinars).
And campus violence, corruption, Iraq from investments during the years of conflict that followed the fall of the former regime in the spring of 2003, while moving slowly rebuilding process.
The Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation of Iraq to delay adoption of the budget due to political differences directly affects the provision of services to citizens which is paid to the call for speedy adoption of the budget.
Iraqi cities and need money desperately to build its infrastructure destroyed by years of war, sanctions and violence, and protesting citizens on an ongoing basis on the lack of basic services that have not been able to successive Iraqi governments have made available, despite a lapse of almost nine years to overthrow the former regime.
Finance Committee: non-arrival of the final accounts of the government might disrupt the budget approval
The independent Iraqi news agency / Baghdad / p. M .. A member of the Finance Committee parliamentary deputy Najib Najib said the final accounts to the government in 2011 did not reach the Parliament so far, and this could disrupt the general approval of the budget for the year 2012.
Najib and showed in a statement to the reporter (and independent Iraqi news agency) that Finance Committee supports the opinion of the President of parliament not to ratify the budget until the arrival of the final accounts because these accounts must be up to Parliament to be approved either in the absence of access is not up yet, I think this thing should stand it and not accept it because the budget of interest to the lives of citizens. "
She added that since 2004 until the year 2010 did not reach the final accounts except the final accounts for 2010, which amounted to but they were not final accounts for the lack of scrutiny of the Office of Financial Supervision in violation of the Constitution and the law. "
The Parliament may adjourn until the 14 of February after it failed to discuss the terms of the general budget, which was scheduled on Monday because of a lack of quorum.
The head of the parliamentary bloc MP for the competencies of a coalition of state law Ihsan al-Awadi, it can not be included in all proposals going forward, calling for delivery of the final accounts.
And the Attorney-Awadi in an earlier statement that "the mass offered some suggestions and observations that serve the citizens housing project, including financing the poor," saying that "some of the observations made by his bloc will be included in the budget."
He said the Attorney-Awadi, said discussions about the budget are still ongoing and that there visions to make some transfers in the doors of the budget. "
The MP-Awadi, the need to make the final accounts of the government budget, saying its mass support for this important requirement. "
He was a member of the Finance Committee for the Iraqi List MP Ibrahim al-Mutlaq had expected approval of the federal budget for 2012 over the next month, adding that he was finished a lot of discussion points related to the little that was left, just some observations on the paragraphs relating to the financial assignments.
Atrushi: Maliki's visit to Kuwait enough to remove Iraq from Chapter VII
February 7, 2012
Said the Kurdistan Alliance MP Farhad Atrushi that the upcoming visit by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki should discuss the issue of withdrawal of Iraq from Chapter VIIHe said Atrushi told all of Iraq [where] that "there are three issues critical to be included in the agenda of al-Maliki in the upcoming visit to the State of Kuwait, the [out of Iraq from Chapter VII and the issue of border demarcation and the issue of debt and compensation]."
He added that "We must work very hard and are focused on the issue of demarcation of maritime boundaries and the freedom of navigation and the decision of 883 and how to apply and implement with the Kuwaiti side."
And that "the prime minister discuss the issue of withdrawal of Iraq from Chapter VII and drop the debt and the elimination of compensation with the Kuwaiti side with respect to Security Council resolution on Kuwait and end this issue," adding that "Iraq was able to get out of [57] paragraph of the total [61] paragraph was owed by the former decisions of the Security Council and the rest of them are related to the State of Kuwait. "
The "decision [883] issued by the United Nations Special shipping movement in the Khawr Abd Allah prevent the movement of Iraqi vessels in spite of Iraq to pay fees imposed in accordance with the resolution."
The committee of experts under the chairmanship of the advisers in the Office of the Prime Minister has visited Kuwait, during the month of August, and discussed with Kuwaiti officials Multi Port Mubarak and its impacts expected on the Iraqi ports.
It is noteworthy that the draft Port Mubarak, who began to be implemented in Kuwait last April, has sparked great resentment among many Iraqi politicians and economists, considering it an encroachment on the rights of Iraq shipping.
Considered experts on the navigation of this project in violation of international conventions, as it cut a large amount of water from the port of Umm Qasr, which leads to a reduction attributed sharply, as would confiscate what is known as land navigation line open to all countries. Ended 2
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Director of the Association of private banks: conflicts of government decisions is an obstacle to the development of the work of banks
He said Hassoun (of the Agency news) on Tuesday: The most important obstacles that stand in front of the work of Iraqi banks is the inconsistency of decisions and instructions issued by the Central Bank and Ministry of Finance, through the issuance of a decision by the Ministry of Finance not to deal with private banks because they are not disciplined while that the Central Bank underlines the need to deal with it.
He said Hassoun: if there were some private banks in violation of the laws and regulations, this does not mean that all private banks, amounting to more than (40) banks that they are not disciplined and contrary to the law of her, and urged not to generalize from the Ministry of Finance to all the private banks not to deal with it.
He added: There are some administrative boards of the domestic banks abused for the work of Iraqi banks through non-compliance with laws bank established by the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank, and there are other banks bound by the regulations and banking regulations imposed on it, so you must specify the banks off in order not to deal with it in the service the country and the Iraqi economy.
The Ministry of Finance issued a decision to prevent its departments dealing with private banks, making the surprise of some economic circles on this unfair decision, in their words. / Finished / 8. D. Q /
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Iraq’s economy needs greater regionalism
February 07, 2012
Iraq’s parliament reconvened last week after the Iraqiyya bloc ended its two-month boycott protesting the alleged persecution of Sunni officials and the arrest warrant issued on terrorism charges for Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi. As the political crisis seems to abate and parliamentary activity resumes, all eyes will turn toward the annual budget discussions and what they reveal about Iraq’s federalism and the ongoing economic tensions in the country.
Almost a decade after the fall of Saddam Hussein’s regime, Iraq’s economy is still in flux. To date, political accords have not been reinforced by necessary economic measures; nor, most importantly, have decentralization policies to redress the negative impacts of the former Baath regime’s economic programs in the provinces and energize these tormented regions’ dormant economies. The measures proposed hitherto have either been incomplete or otherwise neglected in the subsequent stages of their implementation.
For over four decades, Iraq’s governments have pursued economic policies based on a strategy of strict central management that impoverished the rest of the country to Baghdad’s advantage. As the National Development Plan of 2010-2014 indicates, an analysis of Iraq’s economy at the aggregate, sectoral and spatial levels during this 40-year period reveals large disparities between the capital and the rest of the country in schooling, health care, unemployment, literacy, and other development indicators.
Through the nationalization of banks and the wholesale trade in the 1960s, the Baathist regime systematically transferred trade margins and investment funds from the regional provinces to the capital. Since most of Iraq’s non-agricultural products are imported – and because these traded goods usually carry a minimum of 15 percent trade margin – the central government was able to keep the trade margins in the capital and thereby deprived the regions of an important source of saving and investment. This erosion process further worsened when entrepreneurs and skilled workers fled from the regional centers to Baghdad in search of higher wages and better opportunities.
Political blocs agree on 4 basic principles of dialogue
Talabani calls for a road map after a positive meeting
BAGHDAD - Al Sabah
Yielded a meeting of the political blocs held last night in an agreement on 4 basic principles for future discussions. And the positive atmosphere prevailed on most of the discussions that took place at the second meeting of the Preparatory Committee for preparing the national conference of the year.
The participants agreed at the meeting on 4 basic principles: «is committed to all the participants in the political process to stand together against terrorists and against the illegal armed groups that seek to threaten Iraq and harming the Iraqi people, the Constitution is the basis for settlement of disputes and to all those responsible to act according to him, not must have all components of Iraqi society is fully represented in the political process, and that the Iraqi judiciary is an independent authority and on an equal footing with other authorities and must remain free from political interference ».
According to a presidential statement received »Sabah» a copy of it, he attended the meeting which was held at the headquarters of President Jalal Talabani in Baghdad, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and Parliament Speaker Osama Najafi and representatives of the political blocs (the National Alliance and the coalition in Iraq and a coalition of Kurdish blocs).
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Commercial Attaché in Washington governing the effectiveness of today's Iraqi economic
BAGHDAD (Iba) .. Organized by the Iraqi Commercial Attaché in Washington, Tuesday morning 31
Effective (the day the Iraqi economic), which has been held in the Iraqi Cultural Center in Washington and in collaboration with staff of the Centre.
The event was attended by the Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq in Washington, Jaber Habib Jaber, who praised the cooperation between the two countries in all aspects, focusing on the economic side because of its great importance in the development of foreign relations, political and closely linked to strengthening the bonds of relations between the two countries through investment, construction and activation of the conventions and commercial treaties in order to promotion into a reality and a better standard of living befitting the reputation of Iraq economic relations between developed countries.
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Lawmaker: Iraq to provide 500 thousand jobs per year
Najaf, February 7 (Rn) - A member of the House of Representatives for the National Alliance, on Tuesday, about the need for Iraq to 500 thousand jobs per year, according to IMF estimates, indicating that the unemployment problem is compounded year after another monstrous proportions.
The MP said Mohammed al-Hindawi told the Kurdish news agency (Rn) that "the unemployment problem is exacerbated, and the preparation of the unemployed increased annually monstrous proportions, noting that" the IMF representative in Iraq, emphasizes the need for the country to 500 thousand jobs per year, which are unable to state institutions provided for. "
He said al-Hindawi said that "solving the unemployment problem is to activate the role of investment by lifting obstacles that hinder the way to the development of legislation that support the private sector and facilitate the implementation mechanisms being able to absorb the labor force unless the state can absorb it."
He stressed that "the current balance in 2012, even though it amount to 100 billion dollars, but they cover only a small area of the country's need, especially in the investment side."
He concluded his speech by saying Hindawi said that "the budget did not address a range of problems in the sectors of education, clean water to drink and problems of squatters and other problems overlooked by the government in the budget in 2012."
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Deputy for Iraq: we got the great promise of the political blocs to the implementation of the terms of agreement Arbil after the national meeting
Deputy for the list of renewal, led by Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi to be prosecuted that list got a promise of a large political blocs of being a one-stop in order to implement the terms of the Erbil through the national meeting to be held in Baghdad at the end of this month. "
The MP said Ashour Hamid told all of Iraq [where] the day he was sure that the national meeting will discuss the terms of Arbil in all its details, especially after I noticed the Iraqi List, there is great flexibility so in cooperation and collaboration in the near future to implement the provisions of this Convention. "
He said Ashour to the return of Iraq to the House of Representatives and ministers but came at the invitation of the desire of many political blocs that felt that the legislation of laws and procedures that serve the citizen in the ministries have become disabled as well as we are on the doors of the national meeting as well as in order to coordinate with the political blocs and to meet the call decision was taken to the return of Iraq and the abolition of the province. "
Deputy for Iraq: Maliki expressed a strong desire to resolve outstanding issues
The Greens said in a statement to all of Iraq [where] that "the political parties expressed their willingness to get out of the preparatory meeting last night, with positive results could end the dispute on the agenda which is scheduled to launch in the national meeting."
He added that there are practical steps for the conference has discussed the matter with the president of the republic at our meeting two days ago and also has the last several meetings with the other party [National Alliance] in preparation for the preparatory meeting have expressed their desire to resolve outstanding problems, especially people-Maliki, "he said.
The MP pointed out that "the purpose of the meeting yesterday, is to set the agenda and agree on a final version of the overall topics to be discussed by the national meeting anticipated development timelines specified with" hoping "to clear the air and end the Mount disagreement between the blocks and off form solutions to satisfy all components of the Iraqi people ".
It was announced following a preparatory meeting held yesterday to leaders of political blocs reached to 4 principles are the basis for discussions of the national meeting, including the confirmation of the Constitution to resolve disputes and participation of all components of Iraqi society and confirm the independence of the judiciary and the support of all against terrorists / End 2
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High Nassif Iraqi politicians demanding a ban of trading topics related to Iraq's internal affairs in the regional countries
Asked Rep. high Nassif Based on the upcoming national meeting held to discuss a proposal to prevent Iraqi politicians of trading topics related to Iraq's internal affairs in the regional countries.
She said in a press statement on Tuesday: "We hope to discuss the organizers of the national meeting is expected to take place in the coming period, a proposal includes preventing any Iraqi politician of trading topics related to internal Iraqi affairs in the regional countries, and we hope to put the conference controls and restrictions on any politician to attend conferences or meetings related to regional Iraqi internal affairs, but authorized by the government and the fundamentalist approvals to represent his country abroad. "
She added: "The Iraqi government and people refuse to be paid some politicians to travel abroad and return to us the decisions of foreign and seek to implement it like a foreign tutelage on Iraq."
It continued: "The end to this situation politically and morally unacceptable must be held accountable by any politician involved with and held accountable according to the laws relating to state security". / End
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Jaafari: We are keen to move the political process, and overcome anything that would impede progress
Jaafari said in a statement received by the Agency (news) a copy of it on Tuesday: that the meeting held on Monday evening at the home of President Jalal Talabani and was attended by sixteen character of political leadership dominated by a positive atmosphere, revealing that it manifested itself by emphasizing the need to continue to pursue the success of all that holds They are the national project.
He said al-Jaafari: The session focused on a national forum, and it was agreed that the Committee will proceed with the preparatory work .. Calling to be a reference to the Constitution, and that is the final word that must be adhered to by everyone, also stressed the separation of powers and non-interference in the work of all of them ..
Jaafari noted: that the National Alliance put forward a number of problems that impede the progress of the project in achieving the national aspirations of the Iraqi citizen, expressed by saying: We are keen to move the political process, and overcome all that would hinder their progress. / Finished / l. M /
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Damluji: the return of Iraqi ministers and a goodwill gesture for the success of the National Conference
Damluji said in a statement received by the Agency (news) a copy of it on Tuesday: The move came as a goodwill gesture aimed at the success of the second national conference to be held under the auspices of President Jalal Talabani, and the support of the preparatory meeting of the Conference.
She added that the Iraqi bloc is looking forward to more positive actions and strive to dismantle the crisis and in particular end the detention of innocent people and cancel the request to withdraw confidence from the Deputy Prime Minister Saleh al-Mutlaq and resolve the issue of Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi in both its political and judicial system and end the charged atmosphere on the citizens and members of the Iraqi leaders. / End / l. m /
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Skinner: Kuwait is the interest with the judge of the relations between the two parties in the near future
Ruled out, government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh that affect the results of parliamentary elections in Kuwait recently on the relations between the two countries, adding that common interests are the judge of the relations between the two parties in the near future.
Dabbagh said in an interview that the joint committees between the two countries are currently working to find solutions acceptable to save their interests.
Al-Dabbagh said Iraq wants to resolve all outstanding problems between the parties, because the delay will not be resolved to develop relations between the two countries in various fields, noting that the Iraqi government prepared to find a convergence on the outstanding issues at once.
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Planning stresses the need to install the type of budget
Government contracts issued by the Department General of the Ministry of Planning issued a circular on the subject of the need to install the type of budget.
An official source in the ministry that, according to the powers provided for under the provisions of Article (22 / II) of the Implementing Regulations of government contracts (1) for the year 2008, which provided for the (issuing checks for the regulation of the contractual relationship between government departments, contractors and the implications of the breach of contract obligations contractual) cite the following statement, Please install the type of budget (ongoing, investment, program development of the regions), which was added to the project through which said tab of the project if it was on the investment budget of the stages of contracting all (advertising, re-announcement, assignment, sign the contract) in the text or in the copy addressed to the Contracts general government in the ministry.
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Talabani confirmed during a meeting with representatives of the political blocs on the importance of this meeting in order to reach ways to end
Hosted by President Jalal Talabani, a meeting of leaders of the National Alliance, and Iraqi, coalition and Kurdish blocs in the second preparatory session to deliberate on current political affairs, and to discuss strategic issues facing the Republic of Iraq.
The President of the Republic on the importance of this meeting in order to reach ways to end the problems and overcome obstacles that hinder the political process and the transition to a new phase, a phase of building the state and its institutions in accordance with the Constitution and the law.
And pledged to the Commission, citing its first meeting on Monday, January 15, 2012, to work intensively in order to achieve a national consensus successfully fulfill the aspirations and needs of all Iraqi people.
We have welcomed the decision of the Preparatory Committee of the Arab League on its intention to hold the next Arab summit in Baghdad and has committed to work together in a spirit of national in order to ensure the success of the Arab summit. The Preparatory Committee also welcomed the return of the Iraqi National List MPs to the House of Representatives, and the resumption of the participation of representatives of the Iraqi cabinet meetings starting on Tuesday.
He asked the President of the Preparatory Committee a road map to continue the political process in the framework of the Iraqi constitution, Erbil and agreements for the year 2010, for presentation to the leaders of political blocs.
The participants agreed at the meeting on the following basic principles to guide future discussions and according to the map mentioned:
• abide by all the participants in the political process to stand together against terrorists and against the illegal armed groups that seek to Iraq and the threat to harm the Iraqi people.
• The Constitution is the basis for the settlement of disputes and to all those responsible to act according to it.
• must have all components of Iraqi society is fully represented in the political process.
• Iraqi judiciary is an independent authority and on an equal footing with other authorities and must remain free from political interference.
The President commended the efforts made by the Preparatory Committee, expressed his full confidence that the Commission will complete its work in a spirit of cooperation and strive to overcome obstacles to ensure success.
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