Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Parliamentary committee believes that the decision to form a «Investment Commission of Electricity» serves the economy and provides energy .. The proposed law be excluded from the customs tariff

01/08/2012

Described the decision of the Commission on oil and energy parliamentary decision of parliament to form a special body to invest in electricity serves as an important economy and believe in energy.

The member of the Committee that the Law Commission proposal consists of 3 paragraphs and includes an exception to the customs tariff law, noting that the Authority would be a "government" and determine the tariff rate of sale.

He criticized the government coalition parliament's decision, describing it as not realistic and not feasible at this stage, revealing the lack of consultation with the government to take.

The spokesman electricity decision as late by about 5 years, he saw economic analyst that the enactment of the Investment Commission of electricity crippling for the time being, belief that the solution to the electricity crisis lies in contracting with companies to generate a giant by the private sector that the government buys power from them.

In an interview with "the world" on Tuesday, praised Qasim Muhammad MP from Kurdistan Alliance, "the decision of parliament to form a body to invest in electricity," and as "an important decision to serve the Iraqi economy and provides the electricity needed by the citizen, after the government failed to provide since 2003" .

Mohammed, a decision of the Commission on oil and energy in the House of Representatives said that "the failure of the Ministry's policy in dealing with this file and the existence of cases of financial and administrative corruption within them were behind the proposal to form a private investment with electricity."

He believed that "it is possible to take advantage of local and foreign investors to promote this sector." He pointed out that "neighboring countries and the Kurdistan Region have benefited from the experience of investment, where the region exceeded the production of 2,000 megawatts hours of processing up to 23 hours of the citizen."

Kurdish lawmaker concluded that "investment in the electricity would be a catalyst in improving the sector, and remove obstacles that stand in the way of development of electricity."

In turn, said Odai Awad, a member of the Committee on Oil and Energy Parliament that "the body will be public and which will organize imports, and the prices of tariff sale of electricity, and how to deal with Alchukbh national, and linking these to the investing companies, according to the law will be understanding about it with the Government and will contribute to the Committee on Oil and Energy Council House of Representatives to be legally integrated. "

Awad MP from Sadr's movement said in an interview with "the world" yesterday, that "the law of the Investment Commission of Electricity proposed consists of 3 paragraphs. First establish the private investment within the energy sector operating under the investment law of its own beyond all obstacles. Second would be the work of the Commission in coordination with the Ministry of electricity and the relevant authorities to invest, and will include an exception to the law of customs tariff law. and thirdly to give the provinces the powers necessary to facilitate the granting of licenses. "

However, the MP Hussein al-Asadi, a coalition of law found that "it is not feasible to issue a decision of the House of Representatives a note of the laws in force, the Ministry of Privatization of electricity now, and transferred to the investment must be preceded by a set of procedures and legal realism." And went on "at the level of the law must change the package of laws relating to investment law, company law, as well as systems that are integrated in the Ministry and thousands of employees."

Asked al-Asadi, "How can the decision to issue a note of these issues?". And added, "this application it is unrealistic and not feasible at this stage."

He was surprised al-Asadi in a meeting with "the world" yesterday, from the "discussion of the law in the parliament without consulting the government," adding that "the Council of Ministers and the Prime Minister surprised by the move, on the grounds that he must take note governmental actions in such cases."

And the position of the Ministry of Electricity, he said, Musab al-teacher spokesman, said "the subject of investment adopted by the Ministry of Electricity in 2010 and worked it for a full year, and offered 4 locations for investment, including 3 Energy per 500 MW, and the location of a fourth in Basra capacity of 1200 MW."

He went on explaining that the teacher and the Ministry of Electricity ", held workshops, and invited local and international companies, was to reach a final formula, but stopped because the investment ministry said that the King of units invested the ministry."

The teacher said in remarks to "the world" yesterday that "investment in the electricity could not have been 5 years ago and not now, because the investment arrangements need 6 to 8 months, and then set up the stations needs to be 18 months to 24 months." "Now the current ministry projects will stabilize the system in full after a year and a half, at the end of 2013 will enter into the electricity system 20 000 MW and will cover the full need."

In the meantime, expressed on behalf of Jamil, an economist Antoine concern "to enter Iraq in a new cycle, after which the quota system." He asked, "where it comes from staff of the Commission?", Followed by "We will be here in front of the corruption and quotas and other issues, the state apparatus now consists of more than 4 million member Vaúdon half, and we are heading to the creation of a new surplus."

Antoine said the "world" yesterday, "The solution lies in contracting with companies to generate a giant, and the private sector within these companies, and sell to the government, as happened in the province of Kurdistan."

He stressed "the need to study the proposed creation of an investment to electricity extensively, and the feasibility study from it."

Antoine pointed out that "the formation of this body needs to legislation, because the Investment Law No. 13 of 2006 covers all investments, there are various oil investment law on it since 7 years." He concluded that "the enactment of the Electricity Authority special issue impossible at the present time."

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Economist proposes the establishment of specialized bank to finance small and medium enterprises for the advancement of the

  01/08/2012

Baghdad (news) .. I suggest an economist Ibrahim al-Mashhadani, the establishment of a government bank specializing in project financing of small and medium for the advancement of the private sector to eliminate the rampant unemployment.
He said al-Mashhadani (of the Agency news) on Wednesday: The country needs to create a bank by the government the task of financing small and medium enterprises through the distribution of soft loans, few benefits and pay in the long run to promote the sector, industrial sector and the elimination of unemployment, which has become a burden on the state.

He added, required to be running the bank and government funding and linked to specific economic Balstratejah by the Government's sustainable development plan to activate the economic sectors and announced by the Ministry of Planning will be implemented later.
And an economist stressed the need to work and think about how to promote local industries and to activate the private sector to strengthen the national economy. / Finished / 8. N. R /
 

Vice-Jaafari: The political crisis began to break down .. and the need for early convening of National Conference

 01/08/2012

Baghdad (news) .. The MP said the / National Alliance / student-Jaafari, said the political crisis began to disintegrate gradually, stressing the need to speed up convening of the National Congress.
The MP added Jaafari (of the Agency news): There are indications that the facts confirm that the political crisis began to disintegrate through the appetite of the political blocs on dialogue after it was some "sticking to its decision," the option to withdraw confidence from the government or early elections, but today find the intention of living on the table for dialogue to resolve the crisis.

The al-Jaafari: The political scene is still witnessing differing opinions and ideas by political forces, but everyone agreed on the importance of conducting the necessary reforms through the National Conference, noting that the conference will put the road map and the bishop of time for reform on the basis of no winners or losers, according to principles of the Constitution.

He suggested: that the Constitution and laws are the guarantors of the reforms in addition to the agreement between the political blocs, hoping to resolve the political crisis as soon as. / End / 33. N. R /
 

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Member of the economy excludes the impact of crises on the Syrian and Iranian exchange rate of the dollar against the dinar

7/31/2012


Baghdad (news) .. Member of the Committee ruled out the economy and investment MP / coalition in Iraq / Qusay Juma, the increased demand to buy the dollar at the continuing political crisis in Syria and Iran, because of trade will be reduced between Iraq and these countries.
Juma said (of the Agency news) said on Tuesday: The crisis in Syria and the economic sanctions imposed on Iran will not affect the Iraqi currency in terms of increasing its value or reduced, because the situation is stable in these two countries made the trade exchange between them and Iraq a few.

He added that Iran and Syria are receiving hard currency from Iraq through the business processes of any import and export of goods or through the exchange of currencies, and the illegal operations are limited because the central bank imposes its control over the sale of the dollar in the local market.

He pointed out: that the political and security situation is stable in Iran pushed Iraq to ease its exchanges trade with them, what makes the demand for the dollar will decline in the coming period and provides an opportunity for the central bank to implement its policy to reduce the value of the dollar against the Iraqi dinar.

Experiencing both Iran and Syria, political and economic crises, as Iran would impose international economic sanctions by the UN Security Council over its nuclear program, while Syria is suffering from an internal crisis between the people and the Syrian government. / Finished / 8. D. Q /

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Rapporteur of the Commission is likely to provide energy in the draft (2007) to the oil law to the vote as

  7/31/2012

Baghdad (news) .. Likely decision of the Commission on oil and energy MP / Kurdish coalition blocs / Qasim Mohammad Qasim, submit a draft (2007) for oil and gas law to the parliament for discussion and voting on them, because of the agreement representative for submission, saying that his committee will meet with the Legal Committee after the Eid al-Fitr to raise the bill to the presidency of the Council.
The denominator (of the Agency news): The Committee on Energy and Oil split into three sections on the draft law of oil and gas, one of them go with the draft law (2007) and the other with the bill submitted by the government in (2011), and the third heading towards the draft law proposed by the Energy Commission.

He added: It was agreed to hold an expanded meeting between the two Alniabaten legal, oil and energy in the presence of all their members after the Eid al-Fitr for the selection of the best draft and submit to the Presidency of the Council of Representatives for a vote.

He explained: There are different views on the provision of one of the drafts, and probably will be stable consensus on the bill (2007) because of a consensus parliamentary him by the National Alliance and the Kurdistan Alliance and collected their time signatures of the House of Representatives to pass this bill to the House for discussion and then voting on them.

Promised to the proposal submitted by the members of the Energy Commission is the best as to achieve justice in the distribution of wealth for the provinces and the region and high level of transparency, but some lawmakers were going to draft the other. / Finished / 8. D. Q /
 

Secretary of Jeju: a meeting between Maliki and Najafi this week or next

 7/31/2012 


Baghdad (news) .. MP for / Yazidi Movement for Reform / Jeju Amin Farhan, for a meeting between Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and Parliament Speaker Osama Najafi, this week or next, to discuss mechanisms for resolving disputes between the political blocs.
The Jeju in a statement (of the Agency news) on Tuesday: There are positive signs of easing the severe crisis that hit arena of political, during the month of Ramadan, which would be months to resolve political differences, revealing a meeting between Maliki and Najafi this week or next to agree on mechanisms for resolving disputes .

The MP for the Yazidi Movement, to the House of Representatives began the enactment of important laws as law Judicial Council and amend the Electoral Commission and the provincial elections, especially since all of these laws are the points in the decree, the reform paper.

This has the face of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, an invitation to the heads of parliamentary blocs to hold a meeting with them in his office this evening, to discuss the political crisis and the solutions are discussed on the seriousness of the situation in the region, especially the Syrian crisis.

The source, who expressed reservations about his name (the news) that al-Maliki and the point of an official invitation to the heads of parliamentary blocs in the House of Representatives, with their presence to his office this evening, in order to discuss the political developments and the search for solutions to the current political crisis, adding that the meeting would address the seriousness of the situation surrounding the country, including Syrian crisis and its repercussions on Iraq.

The source added: that the meeting will focus on the need to expedite the legislation of important laws that affect the lives of citizens and help to resolve the differences between the political blocs, likely to attend all the heads of parliamentary blocs to meet with the Prime Minister. / Finished / 7. N. R /
 
 

Heads of parliamentary blocs gathered this evening at Maliki's office

 7/31/2012

Baghdad (news) .. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, to the heads of parliamentary blocs to hold a meeting with them in his office this evening, to discuss the political crisis and the solutions are discussed on the seriousness of the situation in the region, especially the Syrian crisis.
The source, who kept his name in the statement (of the Agency news) on Tuesday: that al-Maliki and the point of an official invitation to the heads of parliamentary blocs in the House of Representatives, with their presence to his office this evening, in order to discuss the political developments and the search for solutions to the current political crisis, adding that the meeting will address to the seriousness of the situation surrounding the country, including the Syrian crisis and its repercussions on Iraq.

The source added: that the meeting will focus on the need to expedite the legislation of important laws that affect the lives of citizens and help to resolve the differences between the political blocs, likely to attend all the heads of parliamentary blocs to meet with the Prime Minister.

In contrast, according to MP / National Alliance / Zainab Sahlani, that the meeting of leaders of the blocks will be held after the end of parliamentary sessions in the next week, saying (the news) and she said after the meetings of the Council of Representatives in the middle of next week will see the political process, meetings between the leaders of the blocks political in order to agree on a sheet of reforms and resolve the outstanding problems between the political parties. / Finished / 7. for. m /