Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Member of the Commission on oil: Iraq's access to full membership of the Transparency International is a positive indicator for the success of the oil policy


10-04-2013

Baghdad (news) .. Promised a member of the Oil and Energy Committee MP / National Alliance / Susan Saad, Iraq's access to full membership in the organization Transparency International in بالنقلة oil quality in the democratic atmosphere of the oil policy pursued by the Ministry of Oil.

Saad said (of the Agency news): that Iraq grant full membership in the organization Transparency International for the mining industry is a good indicator for the success of the oil policy and moral impetus towards the development and growth of the oil sector.

She added: that Iraq is one of the largest oil-producing countries and involved in this organization on the grounds that Leaderboard oil production in the world such as Saudi Arabia, Iran and even the United Arab Emirates refused to join the initiative of Transparency International.

It continued: This indicates the success of the Iraqi oil policy under the new government, especially after the fall of the regime, that there is transparency and arithmetic operations and control despite the challenges facing Iraq and the oil sector.

Was confirmed by the Iraqi Oil Ministry, last Wednesday during a ceremony organized by the Iraqi Oil Ministry in Baghdad occasion for Iraq to full membership in the initiative of transparency in the extractive industries, that Iraq is the only country in the Middle East and OPEC, which gets a full membership in the initiative of transparency in the extractive industries.

While revealed its quest completion of the monument 5000 meter at various stages of the oil industry before the end of the year 2013 the current, showed initiative that there is a 'strict conformity' data between the government and the miners on the amounts paid and received in 2010 the last of $ 52 billion. / End / 8 .. /

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New negotiations between Baghdad and Erbil



10/04/2013

New negotiations between Baghdad and Erbil


Kurdistan Alliance revealed granted delegation on a visit to Baghdad soon absolute authority to conduct negotiations on the outstanding issues between the center and the region.

The alliance stressed that the return of his ministers and deputies to their sites is subject to the government's response to their demands, warned the Council of Heads of Christian denominations "serious consequences" in the event of continuing differences between the political blocs with arent the regional situation.

A spokesman for the Alliance pro-Tayeb's (Center Brief for the Iraqi Media Network), said on Tuesday: "The delegation which was formed on Monday includes five figures are Deputy Prime Minister Ruz Nuri Shaways, and the President of the Kurdistan Alliance bloc Fuad Masum, the head of the mass change Sardar Abdullah, and the head of the Islamic Union Najib Abdullah, head of the group Baber Ali ".

It is said that the presidency of the Kurdistan region first announced yesterday (Monday), the Kurdish delegation will visit Baghdad soon to deliver a message to the National Alliance include the demands of the Kurdistan Region, after Kurdish political forces reached to its final version.

He Taieb that "the task of the delegation is not to deliver a message of the Kurdistan region, but has been granted full authority to conduct negotiations in Baghdad for all the outstanding issues," adding that "the day the delegation's visit to Baghdad did not identify as being based on the second party to prepare for this meeting, but the visit will be soon. "

The deputy prime minister of the Kurdistan Alliance and other Kurdish forces, the intersection of the meetings of the House of Representatives and the Minister, on the background of the vote on the current year's budget without compatibility with the Kurdish parties.

In this regard, MP for the coalition of Kurdish blocs Azad Abu Bakr Zainal, that the return of ministers and deputy mass to their sites depends on government response to their demands, adding that the formation of committees to resolve differences 'waste of time'. Explained Zainal that "the demands of the Kurdistan Alliance demands constitutional and special items Erbil agreement, because it was agreed upon by all political blocs. "

He referred to "the lack of positive indicators to respond to the demands of the Kurdistan Alliance, despite visit by a delegation from the National Alliance to Kurdistan and agreed to form a committee," noting that "the formation of committees just procrastination and time-consuming because the demands known is no need for the formation of committees."

In the meantime, the Council of Heads of Christian denominations, the leader of the Iraqi List, Iyad Allawi, on the initiative of dialogue and reconciliation in order to rebuild Iraq, Allawi said in a statement on Tuesday, following a meeting with a delegation from the Council under the chairmanship of Patriarch Louis Raphael, "The two sides discussed the situation of Christians The political crisis plaguing the country and the peace initiative that sought by the Council of Christian denominations. "

The statement added that the delegation of heads of Christian denominations presented during the meeting, an initiative for dialogue and reconciliation in order to rebuild Iraq, explaining that it "contains the claim break the deadlock between the political blocs and the government, and solve the outstanding problems and the confirmation to speed up the consider files detainees".

The delegation stressed that the "Magistrate initiative include a round-table includes the most prominent political and religious figures from all sects and components to come out with a paper work to ensure a constructive dialogue and hard work to resolve the outstanding issues."

For his part, stressed Patriarch Raphael, that "the differences between Iraqi political blocs, and arent the regional situation, especially Syria will greatly affect the stability of the entire region, stressing that" everyone must find a solution to all these problems, and reversed the consequences will be dire. "

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CBI confirms full independence in maintaining the Iraqi economy

10/04/2013

CBI confirms full independence in maintaining the Iraqi economy

Denied the Iraqi Central Bank of Iraq and the existence of any intervention in the currency and returned fiscal policy statements that had been fired earlier baseless and purpose of disabling the work of the Central Bank of Iraq and his policy in maintaining monetary policy in Iraq and the protection of the national currency.

Stressing the continued hard work and careful in determining the amount of damage caused by the public money resulting from the continuing indifference for eight years in the case of foreign currency auction

Calling on all parties to adopt accuracy and Almsaddaqikh in our news Bank, declaring that he will pursue any legal attempt to discredit the independence of the Central Bank of Iraq.

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Monday, April 8, 2013

Iraq participates in meetings of the World Tourism Organization in Bahrain

08/04/2013
 
 
Iraq participates in meetings of the World Tourism Organization in Bahrain
 

Announced Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities post Iraq high-level delegation in the meetings of the World Tourism Organization (WTO) to be hosted by the end of this month in Bahrain.

The Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Dr. Brigade Smeisim's (Center Brief for the Iraqi Media Network) that the delegation will be headed by Advisor Ministry older Bahaa Mayah and a number of competent officials in the tourism sector, noting that Iraq will chair meetings of the Organization to be held in Manama for a period of (28 30) of the month .

He said Iraq will worksheet tourism in the Middle East and will be seminars the honored Arab tourism, as well as put a working paper concerning tourism in Iraq and call for help in the reconstruction of infrastructure for the tourism sector in the country, especially that Iraq possesses all the ingredients that help to promote the sector and bringing it to the ranks developed countries to the attributes of the tourist sites and religious, recreational and therapeutic archaeological.

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Member: Financial parliamentary plans to host the central bank governor to discuss the failures in the exchange rate of the dinar

08-04-2013

Baghdad (news) .. A member of the Finance Committee MP / National Alliance / Amin Hadi Abbas, for his committee's intention to host a cadre of Directors of the Central Bank of the interim discussion about fiscal and monetary matters in the country and how to develop them.

Abbas said (of the Agency news): The next few days will be hosting the Governor of the Central Bank of the agency and some of his aides in the House of Representatives, specifically in the Finance Committee for discussion about Akhavaqat exchange rate of the dinar against the dollar, and how to develop the financial and banking sector in the country.

He added: There are many complaints about the sale and purchase of foreign currency at the central bank auction and that caused the low exchange rate of the Iraqi dinar against the dollar during the last period, stressing all things will be discussed to determine the most important challenges in and out by drastic successful.

The Iraqi market has seen in weeks a significant disruption in the price of the U.S. dollar against the Iraqi dinar as the selling price of one dollar to 1280 dinars. / End / 8.'s. M /

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Economist: increased central bank sales of the dollar does not contribute to the stability of the dinar exchange rate

08-04-2013

Baghdad (news) .. Economic expert ruled out peace Quraishi, the stability of the exchange rate of the Iraqi dinar against the U.S. dollar at increasing the supply of foreign currency in the market, stressing that it will affect the size of the existing monetary reserves at the Central Bank.
Quraishi said (of the Agency news): The current monetary policy pursued by the central bank is not built on the basis of sound scientific and accurate, which led to a decline in the dinar exchange rate during the last period.

He added: that the central bank works to increase the width of the dollar in the market under the pretext of supporting the dinar exchange rate without the knowledge of the actual need for it, is what makes there is an imbalance in the principle of volumetric balance the supply and demand of foreign currency, and hence the instability of the Iraqi currency.

He warned the economic expert: increased dollar sales in the market because it will affect the size of the monetary reserves, which comes through oil exports, calling for the need to take the principle of balance in supply and demand for dollars in the market, to maintain a stable exchange rate of the dinar against the dollar. / End / 8. l. m /

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Deputy: Iraq is not eligible for انظمام to the World Trade Organization because of enacting laws and absence of a national product

08-04-2013

Baghdad (news) .. Said the decision of the Commission of Economy and Investment MP / coalition of Kurdish blocs / Mahma Khalil, that Iraq is qualified انظمام to the World Trade Organization because of the non-activation of important economic laws and the absence of local product.

Khalil said (of the Agency news): there is international support for Iraq انظمام to this global organization, but to what avail Affiliate and the country lacks a local product and dependent on imports in the base class.

He added: WTO will open horizons of cooperation with all the developed countries and enhance trade exchanges, when of Iraq currently انظمام in the absence of legislation legal task Kaltarifah customs and protecting local products and the lack of national product would hurt Iraq and will not benefit him.

He continued: because those countries Setsegl Iraq to discharge its cargo in return does not have Iraqi exports to be practical commercial exchange, calling on the federal government to activate the package of economic laws broken and encourage domestic product to seize the opportunity of joining the World Trade and the advancement of the national economy.

The World Trade Organization was in 1995, and is one of the smallest organizations global age where the WTO is the successor to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), which was established in the wake of World War II, and its overriding goal is to help the flow and the flow of trade Bslaslh and freedom.

And include membership in the World Trade Organization more than (140) members representing more than (90%) of the WTO. / End / 8.. /

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