Central Bank: Iraq's core inflation slowed to 6.1 percent on an annual basis

15 February, 2012

An official at the Central Bank of Iraq that Iraq's core inflation slowed to 6.1 percent in January from seven percent in December.
The Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of the appearance of Mohammed Saleh said that the slowdown due to lower electricity bills and housing costs. But the rate of inflation is much higher than 5.3 percent, a level reached in January of last year, on the other Saleh revealed the existence of the properties of safety and high-tech sophisticated in the new Iraqi currency after you delete the zeros of the three of them, and said that the Central Bank reached the advanced stages of logistical preparations for the mission project to delete three zeros from the currency after obtaining approval from the federal government to implement the project.

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Political blocs agreed to unite the working papers before the national meeting

16/02/2012



Source «morning»: a meeting next Sunday will see the positions in resolving the Baghdad morning - Omar Abdel-LatifI learned the "morning" of the sources I attended the third meeting of the Preparatory Committee yesterday that the political blocs agreed to unite the working papers that are exchanged before the meeting yesterday, the National.
This comes at a time revealed the source of high-level "morning", about the possibility of resolving the positions of some of the blocks, including the Iraqi List, at a meeting next Sunday.
The source said in a telephone interview: "The meeting yesterday was positive, but he did not discuss things in detail," but he stressed that "the situation is moving towards relaxation and going to see a week (next week) is positive"
Following a meeting of the Preparatory Committee, said House Speaker Osama al: "The meeting discussed at length and in detail the working papers submitted by the political blocs." Said Najafi said in a statement yesterday that "the talks marked by frankness and objectivity", declaring that next Sunday will hold a meeting New on the road to complete the preparations for the conference. Deputy Speaker Arif Tayfur announced yesterday that the Parliament is making a special effort for the success of a national meeting is expected. office quoted Tayfur him as saying during a meeting with the delegation of the U.S. embassy headed by Douglas any Silliman Minister Delegate for Political Affairs: "The return of Congress list to the Iraqi parliament sessions, in addition to the return to the list of Ministers of the Council of Ministers to engage in their daily work helped a lot to calm the atmosphere and surround the political crisis. "
He Tayfur to "Parliament is busy these days to the federal budget in 2012 and the study of new bills, and currently is making a special effort for the success of a national meeting called by President Jalal Talabani.for more click blow link.

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National Alliance calls for rapid approval of the general budget in order to move the wheel of investment

16 February, 2012

Reviewed the National Alliance during its regular meeting A number of issues and political issues, particularly the important meetings of the Preparatory Committee for the national meeting to be held In this regard, the National Alliance stressed the need to continue its work in a positive spirit originally approved the Constitution and the base to find solutions to all problems.

And the price of the National Alliance, according to a statement received a copy of it Fayhaa initiative of the Council of Ministers held its meeting in the province of Basra and constructive decisions issued by the expansion in powers of the provinces and solve their problems and the launch of the lagging projects.

Also confirmed the National Alliance, according to the statement on the need to mainstream this initiative to other provinces, calling for the need to accelerate the adoption of the state budget to ensure responsiveness to the needs of citizens and move the wheel of investment and services.

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House of Representatives resumes session today to vote on the exemption of Secretary of Baghdad from his post and continue to discuss the general budg

Thursday, 16.02.2012

Baghdad (news) .. A source in the House of Representatives for the inclusion of 11 draft law on the agenda at today's meeting for a vote, including the withdrawal of confidence from the secretary of Baghdad, Sabir al-Issawi.
The source (of the Agency news) said on Thursday that the agenda for the meeting on Thursday included a vote on the health of office of Mr. (Ali Abdullah Hamoud Alsjeri) Member of Parliament, and vote on a proposed law to cancel the decision Revolutionary Command Council (degenerate) No. (190) for the year , 1994.
He added that the agenda will also vote on the ratification of the Convention on the economic and trade cooperation and technical cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Iraq and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and vote on the bill Adil's first law of salaries of state employees and the public sector No. (22) for the year 2008, and vote on the bill the board of the Iraqi National Monitoring to prevent the spread of weapons of mass destruction.
He said: There will also vote on the bill to the First Amendment of the Military Penal Code No. (19) for the year 2007, and vote on the bill of weapons, and vote on the bill stamp duty.
The source added: The table will also vote on the draft law on stay of foreigners, and vote on the request for exemption of Baghdad Secretary Saber al-Issawi, and continued discussion of the bill the federal budget for fiscal year 2012. / Finished / l. M /

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Economist: high exchange rate of the dollar against the dinar is a natural phenomenon does not raise concerns

Wednesday 02/15/2012

Baghdad (news) .. According to the economist, Ismail Abdul Hussein that the high exchange rate of the dinar against the U.S. dollar during the current period is a natural phenomenon due to the great demand for hard currency.
Said Abdul-Hussein (of the Agency news) on Wednesday: The central bank in control of the mass of the cash raised in the local markets and fears of increasing the U.S. dollar against the dinar because the main control by the central bank.
He pointed out: that the central bank policy now tended to increase the exchange rate of U.S. dollar against the dinar by reducing the dollar selling at auction the central bank to the presence of significant demand for the dollar and withdrawn from local markets, considering the action taken as good and necessary for the time being to keep the hard currency of force.
He added, if left without control of the dinar and follow-up in the local markets for the price of one U.S. dollar against the dinar (1500) JD, explaining that the Central Bank is working to support the dinar against foreign currency through monetary policy.
The exchange rate of U.S. dollar rose significantly against the dinar during the current period where the U.S. dollar reached one B (1230) JD, after the latter was conservative on the price against the dollar by (1200) dinars to the dollar. / Finished / 8. D. Q /

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Araji: Today's meeting was positive. The next Sunday the fourth meeting of the Preparatory Committee to meet the national

Wednesday 02/15/2012

Baghdad (news) .. He said the head of the Liberal parliamentary Bahaa al-Araji said the next meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the national meeting will be held on Sunday.
Araji said (of the Agency news) on Wednesday following the end of the third preparatory meeting for the national meeting: that today's meeting was positive and we exchanged the working papers of the political blocs, and we agreed that the Constitution is the red line that can not be bypassed. / Finished / 4. N. R /

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Najafi: Preparatory Committee discussed extensively and detailed working papers submitted by the political blocs

Wednesday 02/15/2012

Baghdad (news) .. The Preparatory Committee for the National Conference of the third meeting, on Wednesday, at the Hall of the Foreign Relations Committee in the House of Representatives in the presence of all parties.
The head of the House of Representatives Osama Najafi Abdul Aziz in a press statement that the meeting discussed extensively and detailed working papers submitted by the political blocs.
Najafi said: that the talks marked by frankness and objectivity, declaring that next Sunday will hold a meeting again on the road to complete the preparations for the Conference. / Finished / l. M

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