Member of Finance Committee: the continuing need to combat the smuggling of currency

 Thursday, 28.06.2012

Baghdad (news) .. According to a member of the Finance Committee MP / coalition in Iraq / Ibrahim al-Mutlaq, the importance of the enactment of the Anti-Money Laundering Iraq to save the local currency of the degradation, indicating that the phenomena of money laundering and the smuggling of foreign currency are still ongoing in the country must eliminate them.
Mutlaq said (of the Agency news): The law of the Iraqi anti-money laundering is one of the important laws that keep the local currency of the degradation, indicating has its first reading in the House of Representatives and the second reading and will be voted on in future sessions.

He added that the money laundering and currency smuggling is still ongoing in the country for the lack of real control of the banking offices, drafts and hold in different ways by both internal and external points of its goal to destabilize the Iraqi economy and the deterioration of the local currency.

He explained: that the phenomenon of smuggling foreign currency are found in all the countries of the world, but rates varied, but in Iraq began to spread and take a number of ways either by discharge of the goods by the traders, or through the offices of money orders, calling for the need to put an end to these illegal operations, which are exploited by some countries neighbors who suffer from an international economic blockade to save its economy at the expense of the Iraqi economy. / Finished / 8. for. m /

 

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Economic Parliamentary system can not work without modifying tariff

 Thursday, 06/28/2012

Baghdad (news) .. The head of the Economic Commission for MP / the Iraqi List / Ahmad al-Alwani, that the law on customs tariffs need to be modified, and can not work it only after making some amendments to it.
He said al-Alwani (for the Agency news) on Thursday: The tariff law should be modified and maturation to take into account the economic situation in the country and can not work it without amendment, indicating the following: that the Commission will amend the law to put the new charges in line with the economic situation in Iraq.

He added that the Iraqi market has a lot of traders who are storing items large and sold at high price at a time when people need it the pretext to postpone the law, indicating the following: that the tariff issue is vital and important can not be imposed by the Iraqi state without collection and without loan fees on goods entering Ghali Iraq.

He denied Alwani: worry about the rumors that the Iraqi citizens to increase prices of goods while the postponement of tariff law and the validity of these rumors, but the law needs to be modified and will not be any increase in prices. / End / 21. A. P /

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Central Bank announces free government and private banks from fraud organizer of the local currency

22/06/2012

BAGHDAD / Center Brief for the Iraqi Media Network - The Central Bank of Iraq is free from government and private banks from the circulation of counterfeit currency saying it was classified as major economic crimes.

The deputy governor of the Central Bank of Iraq the appearance of Mohammed Saleh (Brief Center for the Iraqi Media Network) that "the government and private banks are completely free circulation of counterfeit currency and there are simple cases and the individual is found in some banks."

Saleh explained that "the Central Bank of Iraq put strict controls to limit the circulation of counterfeit currency because it is one of the major economic crimes."

The central bank seeks to develop a system of payments the country's economic and announced earlier in the high cash reserves of $ 50 billion to 60 billion dollars.

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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Ministry of Commerce announces the start of operations and transport part of the ration card in the first of next July

24-06-2012

The Ministry of Trade to begin operations and transport part of the ration cards after the end of the delivery of the new citizens coupon card for the years 2012-2013.

According to a statement issued by the ministry has received all of Iraq [where] he "decided to start out part and transport in the ration card as of the first of July next by reviewing citizens to the branches of Supply, located in all parts of the country for the purpose of promoting the transaction part and transport."

He stressed that citizens "need to inform the logistical center for cases of repetition in the ration card and for no more than a month from the date of redundancy, otherwise the ministry will take legal action against the violator."

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Parliament will discuss on Monday the first reading and the second of nine bills

Sunday, 24, June

Sumerian News / Baghdad
Parliamentary source, Sunday, the Iraqi Council of Representatives session of the second legislative term of the first legislative year which will be held on the third Monday will see the first and second readings of the nine bills.

The source said in an interview for "Alsumaria News", "The agenda of the meeting of the Council of Representatives the second legislative term of the first year's legislative II, which will be held on Monday, includes the first reading of the bill the third amendment to the law of the Central Agency for Standardization and quality control and first reading of the bill and the Ministry of Transport average and the first reading of the draft regulation rental and ownership of agricultural land where the right to dispose of agricultural and veterinary graduates. "

The source, who asked not to be named "The table also includes the second reading of the draft law on ratification of the Convention on encouragement and reciprocal protection of investments and the Protocol between the Government of the Republic of Iraq and the Government of Federal Republic of Germany and the second reading of the draft law on ratification of the Arab Convention for combating money laundering and terrorist financing", arguing that "The session will also see the second reading of the draft law of the Republic of Iraq's accession to the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of other countries."

The source continued that "the table also includes the second reading of the bill that the reconstruction of infrastructure and service sectors, as well as the second reading of the bill and the official language of the second reading of a bill of civil defense."

The Presidency of the Council of Representatives rose, yesterday Saturday 23 June,, the first session of the first legislative term of the Year-third Legislature, headed by Speaker Osama Najafi to the day after tomorrow, Monday, in parliamentary source that the meeting has to vote on three draft laws and the appointment of a member of the accountability and justice.

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Iraqi sources for "News of Ur": Biden scenario of 3 steps to solve the crisis of confidence

 BAGHDAD / political editor
Sources informed political agreement of the National Alliance with a U.S. delegation from the Office of Vice President Joseph Biden, in charge of the Iraq issue, implementation of the plan "B" to form a majority government policy, in the case of the failure of host-Maliki told the House of Representatives, and the insistence of the outskirts of Arbil meeting to proceed with interrogation and the withdrawal of confidence p Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki
The sources for the "Oruz that" intensive consultations are going on a valuable green zone between representatives of the National Alliance and senior envoys from the Office of Joseph Biden, U.S. Vice President, to resolve disputes between Avriqa Iraqis, according to the scenario developed by the Committee on the crisis in the U.S. National Security Council , which includes a special division in Iraq.
The sources pointed out that the U.S. position told all parties to the meeting of Irbil, in telephone calls conducted by the Biden personally with the President of the Kurdistan region, Massoud Barzani, the head of the list of Iraq, Iyad Allawi, that the plan will be from 3 steps, the first host Maliki, instead of questioning, and announced pledges are written to apply agreements Arbil 2010, which those under which his government, and the statement of the consultative meeting in Arbil, Najaf, then so they can be a national meeting to announce the names of the ministers of luggage security, especially the defense, after he asked the American side of the Iraqi leader Iyad Allawi's nomination of 3 names new no nominate someone to name the former minister of defense, and the announcement of political reforms package and service, then end up national meeting to support the Maliki government as a "government of national partnership."
She said these sources "comes the third step in the case of non-stop parties to the meeting of Irbil from seeking to question al-Maliki and the withdrawal of confidence from it, fall to form a majority government policy, including the National Alliance, and deputies from the two lists Coalition and Iraqi Kurdistan, as well as lists of small separated from both lists, and have a parliamentary majority in excess of two hundred seats in the Iraqi parliament's 325 seats.
She stressed these sources that the leaders of the National Alliance confirmed through Mhadthanha with the U.S. delegation that these three steps represent the maximum can be reached to settle the political differences now, waiting for the next legislative elections, the solution the other that arises at this stage requires the dissolution of parliament and hold early elections, replied, the U.S. delegation said, "This means a strong return to power of the owners so as to create a more ominous divisions on Iraq's political future," according to sources.
It is scheduled to present 50 deputies of the National Alliance on request to the Presidency of the Council of Representatives for approval to host Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in an extraordinary session held in public, so they can be approved to determine the time by direct vote at any meeting the demand on the agenda this week.

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Iraqi MP: request to withdraw confidence from the Nujaifi an attempt to divert attention from political crisis

24/06/2012 11:04

Erbil, June 24 (Rn) - A member of the Iraqi Council of Representatives from the Kurdistan Alliance said on Sunday that efforts to withdraw confidence from the head of the House of Representatives an attempt to divert attention from political crisis and efforts to withdraw confidence from the Prime Minister, noting that the House of Representatives will direct the request to question al-Maliki to head Ministers within two days.

He Mahma Khalil told the Kurdish news agency (Rn) announced today that "the parties are continuing to follow the constitutional mechanisms for the withdrawal of confidence from Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, with the creation of the questions sent to him," noting that "sending the motion to the prime minister will be in two days."

Either on the requests to withdraw confidence from the House of Representatives Speaker Osama Najafi, he noted, Khalil said that "according to the mechanisms of the Constitution can not withdraw confidence from the parliament speaker because he has immunity, but can be sacked," noting that "trying to draw confidence from Osama Najafi designed to divert attention from the current political crisis, and efforts to withdraw confidence from the al-Maliki. "

Khalil pointed out that "Osama Najafi expressed his willingness to display his resignation to the parliament, he has stressed that the presidency of the Council of Representatives is not a monopoly of it, but the post will be filled according to the constitutional mechanisms, and the majority of the House of Representatives is not with the sack Najafi."

He stressed that "Najafi stands at the same distance from all the political blocs does not support the Iraqi List, which belongs to it just because he represents, stressing that he represents all Iraqi sects in the House and not the Iraqi List, and thus it is committed to impartiality and constitutional mechanisms in the exercise of his duties."

Stalled efforts to withdraw confidence from the Maliki declined after President Jalal Talabani to send a request to withdraw confidence in the House of Representatives announced later Sadrists, who have 40 seats in the House of Representatives for Trath in the request to withdraw confidence from the al-Maliki.

On the other hand, revealed a coalition of state law last week about his quest for all the signatures to Nujaifi dismissal from office, accusing him of not neutral and professional in the management of Council meetings.

 

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