zain iraq plans to enter the iraqi stock exchange early next year

 03/10/2012

BAGHDAD / JD / .. Zain Iraq announced its intention to enter the Iraqi Stock Exchange by early 2013.
According to Reuters, has told Hisham's largest executive vice president and chief operating officer of Zain Iraq journalists on the sidelines of a conference in Dubai that the company's Zain needs to turn into a joint stock company in preparation for launch.
The largest "We hope (in an initial public offering) during the fourth quarter of this year, but the transition to the company (contribution) delay."
Must Zain Iraq and rivals Asiacell of the Qatar Telecom (Qtel) and Korek subsidiary of France Telecom to sell a quarter of its shares to investors through an initial public offering, according to a regulatory requirement within its license to provide mobile phone services in Iraq. But the three companies did not comply with a deadline in August 2011 for subtraction and the imposition of fines Iraq because of it.
Iraq was not a market for mobile phone services in the Saddam era and flourished sector since his overthrow in 2003. The sector has become the fastest growing sectors of the Iraqi economy after oil.
And the requirement of the shares of mobile phone companies in the Iraqi Stock Exchange is part of efforts to diversify the economy and reduce dependence on state-owned enterprises.
But preparation for the inserts saw chaos and it was not clear that the shares to be sold are available for foreign investors and Dual-listed if available to companies.
The Iraqi Stock Exchange a total capital of $ 3.4 billion and is witnessing shares worth three million dollars a day is a relatively small market compared to the size of the phone companies.
In 2011 Nomura estimated the value of Zain Iraq at $ 4.9 billion and Asiacell at $ 4.4 billion.
Iraq and impose a fine on the Zain $ 12 thousand and 864 dollars for each day since the first of September 2011 for failing to comply deadline for an initial public offering. And more are expected to be considered in an appeal by the company on the fine end of the year.
"The total (fine) in the worst case scenario if we have included shares in the first quarter (of 2013) will be four million dollars."
Asked whether Zain Iraq shares will be included in the market and the only one in Iraq, he said "Yes, often," he said, adding that Zain is also considering listing in Jordan and London.
"It was more possibilities (for the implementation of the inclusion of dual or secondary) nine months ago."
He added that the acquisition of Zain Kuwait in the Iraqi company will fall to 51 percent from 76 percent in the case of the initial public offering was fully.
It is expected to be Asiacell the first three companies publicly traded in the market. In August, the company received regulatory approval in Iraq and Iraqi advertisements in newspapers published on incorporation. / End / / 22

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Electricity demand finincial firing their funds frozen in DFI

10/02/2012

BAGHDAD / JD / .. demanded that the Ministry of Electricity counterpart financial sprayed their funds frozen in U.S. banks and the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI).
He said ministry spokesman Musab teacher told / JD / ministry demanded that the Ministry of Finance launched its funds frozen in the Development Fund for Iraq, which holds large amounts intermediate of the Ministry's budget.
He continued teacher said the money mentioned include funds projects stalled and projects that were not completed as well as project funds of the companies Almtherbh and lagging work in Iraq, which was truncated from the Ministry's budget in previous years did not returned it, and the UN Security Council, had announced in 2011 officially ended tasks "Supervisory Board International and advice ", which was responsible for supervising the" Development Fund for Iraq, to ​​move those tasks to the Iraqi government.
The United Nations said in a statement: "The Member States of the UN Security Council welcomed the efforts of the Iraqi government to finalize the arrangements for the transfer of responsibility for overseeing the Development Fund for Iraq as of July 2011."
The statement quoted the members of the Security Council that the Iraqi Committee of Financial Experts, which would take over supervision of the proceeds of the Development Fund for Iraq, instead of body control and international advice, shall exercise authority in accordance with its terms of reference approved by the Iraqi government earlier this year.
He stressed the Security Council, according to the statement, the need for the Iraqi government "to ensure that the proceeds from the sale of oil will be used for the benefit of the Iraqi people, as well as ensure that the arrangements the transition process consistent with the Constitution and with international practices better, out of respect for the principles of transparency, accountability and integrity."
The Security Council has issued a decision to establish a Development Fund for Iraq in May 2003, a month after the U.S. invasion, so the deposit proceeds from the sale of oil in this fund, instead of the "oil for food", which was allowed to the former regime using some of the proceeds for humanitarian purposes . / end / 20 /

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JD gets breaches of the central bank on the sale of dollar

 10/02/2012

Baghdad / Nazik Mohammed / .. revealed the parliamentary Finance Committee of the highlights of the evaluation report Parliamentary for buying and selling of the dollar by the central bank.
A member of the Committee deputy state law Haitham al-Jubouri's / JD /: "The Ad Hoc Committee to assess the central bank completed its work and wrote her a final," adding that "the report confirmed the existence of breaches scandalous to score very high in the bank."
The Jubouri "that the Commission took a sample of (91) purchase invoice was submitted to the authorities (Department of the Inspector General in the Ministry of Finance, Tax Authority, and the Department of Customs) was to find that the bill is only one of these bills real introduced materials, and (90) bill did not intervention materials. "
He also added, "has been taking a sample of the total purchase invoices almost Bmiliran and (289) million and found only (22) thousand dollars worth of purchases the truth, I mean I received 98 (10) thousand, or nearly one thousand."
Jubouri explained that "these violations are administrative, and there are bills disbursed and is signed by the auction committee."
Jubouri accused senior-level figures within the central bank involvement in these violations and purchase invoices.
He suggested that the report will reveal in a single day will not include the names of any political figures or was responsible at the central bank.
Jubouri noted that the Commission is working on writing recommendations will be completed within one Yumen and submitted to the House of Representatives.
He pointed out that the Commission will send a copy of the report to the Integrity Commission and the other to the Central Bank for the purpose of the work of an administrative investigation within the central bank.
And continued a member of the Finance Committee deputy state law Regarding the names that we have heard of involvement with money laundering did not find documents and evidence and archives fact that prove their involvement, noting but just talk only raised around them during the investigation but not conclusive evidence, not to mention any names unless we have the evidence .
The Committee stressed the financial earlier intention to host the Minister of Finance, Planning and Trade, Health and the central bank governor to control the entry of goods randomized to Iraq, revealing the existence of mafias control of the currency auction earns everyone of them about $ 5 million.
Said a member of the Finance Committee and MP for the Liberal bloc Magda Tamimi in a written statement received / JD / copy of its host, Director General Anti-Money Laundering Office in the Central Bank and General Manager of the auction currency Hazem al-Ani and Qais inside ".
It confirmed that the Finance Committee discuss several key themes and the most important subject of the mafia controlling the currency auction everyone who earns them about $ 5 million a day were also discussed measures taken to curb money laundering. "
She noted that banks share the daily currency auction mechanism used in determining these quotas are very weak. "
And demanded "hosted by the Minister of Trade and planning, finance, health and the central bank governor to discuss the coordination mechanism between the entities referred to to control the entry of goods into Iraq as showing that there is an imbalance of a very large import random that have a significant impact on the Iraqi state."
The House of Representatives has revealed about his conception of the documents and recordings of well-known politicians likely involved money laundering and deposited in the banks of some of Iraq's neighboring countries.
The Finance Committee held in the Iraqi parliament held a press conference some time ago, made the involvement of (5-6) political figures with money laundering.
A member of the Finance Committee parliamentary deputy state law Haitham al-Jubouri / JD /: The committee concluded documents and recordings of a number of politicians accused of money laundering and deposited in banks neighboring Albuldna ".
Jubouri said that "politicians involved money laundering operations have deposited large sums of money in the banks of the UAE, Jordan and Lebanon."
He believed not familiar with the central bank governor these breaches and mafia money laundering completed in collaboration with networks within the bank.
Jubouri revealed "for the formation of a committee of parliament soon, based on Article 103 II of the Iraqi Constitution, to uncover the truth of the names involved money laundering, Mtdarka: But there are still some doubts, you should make sure the archives and detailed information.
He suggested a member of the Finance Committee to parking big heads behind these mafias.
The parliamentary economic committee had warned a few months ago to exploit currency auction carried out by the central bank for bad purposes.
Committee Chairman Ahmed al-Alwani's / JD / "economic committee to follow up and monitor the work of the Central Bank and will intervene in the timeline and solve problems."
The student-Alwani "the central bank new procedures regarding the identification of bodies that deal in dollars and reduce speculative market," calling for "a mechanism and conditions make deals with the dollar are views sober and recognized by the state as if they are well-known companies are not names and fake exploit the current situation of things are not in the interest of the country. "
He pointed out that "monetary and fiscal policy in Iraq need to re-implement the regulation especially as a country in transition."
It is noteworthy that Iraqi law required financial institutions in the country, including banks, to implement what determined the central bank and what is the decision of the legal rules, and to inform the financial activities suspicious, including money laundering, and Orteuraleghanon severe punishments for these financial institutions punishment withdraw permission (to cancel the license) financial institutions and penal sanctions and financial penalties, and this is clear from three legislation related to this subject is Law No. 56 of 2004 the Central Bank Law, Law No. 93 of 2004 the law against money laundering, and Law No. 94 of 2004 Banking Act.
The central bank is an independent body, founded in 1947 by a Royal Decree and was formerly called the National Bank of Iraq, currently headed by Sinan Shabibi. / End / 11 N /

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Adviser: Central Bank committed banks to monitor customer before conversion to curb money laundering

 03/10/2012

Baghdad (news) .. He noted the appearance of the central bank adviser Mohammed Saleh, to establish strict controls on the transfer of funds abroad to curb money laundering process, explaining that the controls will adopt the principle of "know your customer" as new.
Saleh said (of the Agency news) on Wednesday: that Iraq has witnessed a great freedom in the transfer of funds abroad led to the emergence of mafias working for neighboring countries for hard currency, prompting the central bank to issue strict controls challenge of this process is going according to the principle of "know- your customer "which obliges private banks and government knowledge of the customer.

He added: that all banks will audit the treatment of the customer to check on the transfer of funds abroad.

And: that the central bank put an end to the amounts transferred to the outside estimated ten thousand dollars allowed after identifying the customer's identity, stressing that the central bank take responsibility for any breach gets and her children from investigating suspicious transactions and forwarded to the central bank for auditing and legal action about it.

He explained: that the goal of the central bank to control the smuggling of hard currency to finance terrorism by exploiting the freedom of financial transfer to the outside. / End / 21. D. Q /

 

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Expert: promote local industries depends on activating legal tariff and protect the national product

 03/10/2012

Baghdad (news) .. Attributed the economic expert Ahmed al-Husseini, the reasons for the delay of local industry not to activate the economic laws supporting it, noting that the rehabilitation of small and medium industries depends on activating tariff and legal protection of the local product.
Husseini said (of the Agency news) on Wednesday: The reasons for the decline Iraqi industry, especially small and medium due to the absence of legislation supporting the industrial sector, Kqanona tariffs and protecting local products, which led to the dumping shoddy by neighboring countries.

He added: attention must be paid to the domestic industry and provide the necessary support for the purpose of rehabilitation, because the world is on the verge of economic crises large and Iraq must take reserves through the activation of the industrial sector starting from small and medium enterprises and access to industrial plants large to strengthen the national economy. / End / 8. d. Q /

 

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MP Faizullah: central bank policy "wrong" made of hard currency for grabs for money gangs

03/10/2012

 

 Baghdad (news) .. Criticized Vice-Chairman of the Finance Committee MP / coalition of Kurdish blocs / Amd Faizullah, the central bank's policy on selling the dollar through open multiple ports and granting many licenses for banking offices, facilitated the process of currency smuggling and money laundering.
Said Faizullah (of the Agency news) on Wednesday: that monetary policy currently followed by the Central Bank marred a lot of mistakes, especially when allowed to open multiple ports to sell the dollar and other currencies, whether in banks or banking offices in addition to auction Central, which led to the difficulty of controlling on the sale and purchase of the dollar.


He added: that the central bank to change its current policy demands to serve the local currency, because to continue would hurt the national economy by facilitating the smuggling of hard currency and money laundering by the "Gangs of money". / End / 8. D. Q /

 

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Vice Kordstani: President Talabani meetings will provide a good ground to solve political problems

 30/09/2012

Baghdad (news) .. The member of the Kurdistan Alliance MP / Kurdistan Alliance bloc / Adel Abdullah, said that President Jalal Talabani will hold individual meetings with the leaders of political blocs and after bilateral meetings, to create a good ground to solve political problems.
Abdullah said in a statement (of the Agency news): after the return of President of the Republic of flight treatment saw the political arena rather than move between blocks by visiting leaders of the blocks President Talabani, to check on his health, as discussed some outstanding issues between the blocs, explaining: that the President of the Republic and leaders will meet leaders of political blocs individually and then hold bilateral meetings to prepare an atmosphere for the meeting includes all the political lists.

The MP added Kurdistan: that the efforts of the President of the Republic is not sufficient to solve the problems and political crisis, and the need to give up blocks from the roofs of their demands, and to agree on a national project the country out of the current crisis.

He was President Jalal Talabani, arrived on Saturday, to the capital Baghdad from the city of Sulaymaniyah, after his contract a series of meetings with the parties Iraqi political forces and Kurdish for the purpose of research ways to address the current crisis and bring the views between the forces and political parties. / End / 7. N . p /

 

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