Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Parliamentary Finance: Delete and replace the zeros of the Iraqi currency early 2013

05/15/2012

Sumerian News / Baghdad

Revealed the parliamentary finance committee on Tuesday that the deletion of zeros and replacing Iraqi currency Seetman early January 2013, as pointed out it will start printing the new currency in various categories in September.

A member of the Finance Committee Haitham Jubouri in an interview for "Alsumaria News" that "the month of January of next year 2013 will see the deletion of three zeros and the replacement of the currency," adding that "as of next September 2012, will be the direct printing of new currency in different categories."
The Jubouri that "the process of replacing the old currency will continue to a full year to be the withdrawal of the old in full within the first six months of the year 2014," noting that "delete three zeros and replace it from would be afterbirth on the stability of the Iraqi currency and reduce the demand for hard currency."

He Jubouri that "the Iraqi Central Bank dispelled all concerns relating to money laundering and forgery during the process of replacing the old currency El Jadida," explaining that "a device has a special anti-money laundering."

The Jubouri that "the reform of the currency management from the heart of the Central Bank and the deletion of zeros is a function of the strategy," stressing that "the Finance Committee of the Parliament supports the policy of the Iraqi Central Bank in this direction."

And the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers, on April 12, 2012, a decision to wait in the application of the process of removing zeros from the national currency, which had to stop all procedures relating to the operation mentioned until further notice.

According to some economists that Iraq is ready for the time being to delete the zeros of the Iraqi dinar, pointing out that this step you need to stabilize the security and political, as well as economic stability.

The Central Bank of Iraq announced, in January 2012, its intention to put a big three categories of the Iraqi dinar, including 200, 100 and 50 dinars after deleting three zeros from the currency, while pointing out that the process of replacing the currency will take two years.

And the foundations of the Iraqi Central Bank as a bank independent under the law issued on the sixth of March of 2004, as an independent body and 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.

Disclosure of a political agreement not to withdraw confidence from the al-Maliki for the implementation of the Arbil

15/05/2012

Babinaoz (Reuters) - A senior source revealed on Tuesday, the existence of an initial agreement between the political blocs not to withdraw confidence from the Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, go back to the last and made ​​promises of a new implementation of political agreements including the agreement of Arbil.

The source is familiar with the negotiations between the political blocs according to "Twilight News", "the political blocs agreed in principle not to withdraw confidence from the Maliki and it depends on the next legislative elections." He pointed out that "This agreement was for al-Maliki's commitment to the implementation of political agreements including the agreement of Arbil." The political body of the National Alliance, was held Monday evening, a regular meeting in the office of President Ibrahim al-Jaafari and the presence of representatives of all the blocks that fall in the coalition.

A statement of the Political Commission of the National Alliance has been meeting during the trading in the existing political situation and review of bilateral meetings witnessed by the recent political scene, has also been an exchange of views on what came in a meeting Erbil out a unified position about it. The source added that "al-Maliki promised the implementation of political agreements in accordance with the principles in the Constitution and not to marginalize the political parties." He continued that "the political blocs and found that the withdrawal of confidence from the al-Maliki at the current stage is a threat to the political process because the agreement on the alternative might take a long time and may not be a final agreement." He said, "you see all the political blocs in the process of no-confidence move that could bring the situation to what it was before the formation of the government." The Sadrists said, earlier, that the 15-day deadline set by the cleric Moqtada al-Sadr for Maliki's government aimed yes or no to the implementation of the agreement Erbil, denying that its withdrawal of confidence from the government.

Vice Kordstani: Maliki's efforts to hold a cabinet meeting in the Kurdistan Region provocative step for the cord

  Tuesday 15/05/2012

Arbil (news) .. were considered in the leadership of the Kurdistan Alliance MP / Kurdish coalition blocs / Schiller Aziz, the idea of ​​Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki held a meeting in one of the governorates of the Kurdistan Region, provocative step of the Kurdish people.
Said Aziz told the reporter Agency (news) said on Tuesday: according to legal procedures, to be held meetings of the Federal Council of Ministers in the capital Baghdad alone, and the holding of any meeting outside the abuse of the law, pointing out: The idea of ​​Nuri al-Maliki held a meeting in one of the governorates of the Kurdistan Region, provocative step of the Kurdish people, as do when a meeting of the Council in the province of Kirkuk.

She pointed to the Kurdish MP: that the continued escalation of the situation and the launch of convulsive statements by a coalition of state law, the direction of the Kurdistan Region, will lead to the escalation of disputes between the KRG and the federal government.

The Federal Council of Ministers, was held in the week before last, the regular meeting in Kirkuk, in a series of meetings between the provincial mobile to look closely at their needs.

And Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, in the beginning of the meeting that the identity of Kirkuk, an Iraqi and you should not overshadow the identity of the other, pointing out that the Kirkuk issue is not resolved by force and dictations, and pointed out that the city of Kirkuk is Iraq microcosm and an example of brotherhood and peaceful coexistence among all Iraqis. / Finished / 24. n. r /
 

National Alliance discusses the message of Arbil and review the bilateral political meetings

 Tuesday 15/5/2012

Baghdad (news) .. Talk of the National Alliance in its regular meeting details of a meeting of Irbil, as well as review what happened in the bilateral meetings between the political parties recently.
A statement from the Office of the President of the National Alliance, received the Agency (news) copy of it: During the meeting, trading in the existing political situation and review the bilateral meetings that the political arena witnessed recently.

The statement has also been an exchange of views on what came in a meeting Erbil out a unified position about it. / Finished / l. M