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TNT CONFERENCE CALL MONDAY 10/23/17 DC NY CALL RECAP:
Good afternoon TNT Superfantastic Family. Today is Marvelous Monday. Who would have thought we would still be on this side of the Public Release of the RV on Oct 23 2017, and it is almost Halloween. We are in it to win it however long it takes. We are going to go over a few things. You know the text came out and told you there is no big details or anything like that. We are looking for some things to happen coming from Friday and the information we shared with you the anticipation of a celebration or an announcement of banks telling us today saying come on you all do this and none of that happened. I'll take that back, well the celebration they did do the celebration and it was brought to my attention that later that day Abadi did make some speech or announcement before he left town, but you know and I know it wasn't what we were anticipating here or we would not be in the situation we are in right this very minute wondering what is going to happen next. We would have some indication of that, but that is ok too. We did not go into the weekend with a bunch of promises, and I sure didn't give you any. So we don't start off our Monday with lip poked out and down in the dumps. I am about as excited as I can be and you should all be likewise. Lets look at the information that we can talk on to see how that lets us get ready for this week now that last week is behind us. From some reports here, Alak was on TV Sunday and basically trying to get other countries to join in with the linking of the banks for an International Connection.Ah Ha! The US banks are already on board and trying to get the other countries linked up if you will. Oh course it seems like I remember reporting something like that to you guys already that everything was linked up, but this may be the public phase of it now playing catch up. Geez I don't know. Did I say too much? Also there were reports coming to us troops on standby just waiting for the go signal to go knock out the last two provinces. We had reported to you that it was 97% clear and that there would be full Iraq liberation in the coming days something that very easily could have been handled. Could it be that there is I don't want to say a manipulation, but I can't think of a better work right now. A handling of the situation I'll say that. Could it be the handling of a situation for it to come out at a desired time, as opposed to how we want thinks to come out or complete. So there could be some strategy. Send them in no rate. Wait a few days and then send them in. We don't want to wrap this up too soon. I could see that as a working tool and I could gauge that as a tool and try not to be too successful to quickly in order for me to line up with everything else I want to come out into the open. I think you guys can read between the lines and if you can't don't worry about it. Citizens are being asked to come in on Saturday into the banks, so they can confirm their data for the new system. Progress guys, these are steps that we don't know to expect so we can't tell you expect this over the weekend that it needs to be done or has any bearing and naturally I am sure it would for them over there. They want to make sure everyone is properly documented and recorded in the new system upon which they will pay and engage in commerce. Also we have a report that Abadi was on TV early this morning saying that article 140 is a priority, and there are a lot of political things being tossed out there. The confusing part is does it have an effect on the public release or not. In some cases it can especially that is being anchored to or attached to it. Now they are saying the preparations are complete for advancing with this new system, but noone has made a move yet. Just this morning info coming to us that Secretary Tillerson just touched down over there for an unscheduled visit. Wonder what that could be about? Time will tell. Other than that where are we with the bank guys? Nothing is going on with the banks right now that I can dtermine. There is no alerts. Noone is on standby as far as the call centers. There was some internet activity suggesting that people were being moved around yesterday to specific locations anticipating some activity late last night, but we didn't get that from any of our sources. The banking people we were talking to this morning if the call center people are strategically positioned, I don't see why they would have exchange people positioned when you don't even have folks there to answer the phone to make appointments. Maybe that was just some misinformation or inproper planning. Could it be that exchange folks are just sitting there waiting to exchange some people and nobody is at the call centers. i don't know. It is just out there. We use these bits of info to make things make sense to us because everything is out there. If you are looking for it you can find it from Skype room to skype room, blog to blog, website to website, person to person. Q and A: Q: Are you going for the Contract Rate and if not why? Ray: I never changed my mind about the contract rate. Of course I am. If it is there I am going after it providing the conditions are right on the NDA. Lets wait and see what happens so you know what to plan on. Q: I thought the RV wouldn't start till the US had their new tax plan voted on and changed. What do you think about this? Ray: Rubbish is what I think about that. Q: Do you think Abadi made the speech this weekend? Ray: No. Callers: Caller: Catnip: Even though you said no new news, there was new news in here. You are one that conveys messages by songs and one of the songs I don't recall having heard before meaning the very last song that was all bouncy. What was the name of that and what message were you trying to convey? Ray: The song was In the Stone by Earth Wind and Fire. No intentional particular message there. Catnip: You talked about the celebration was held and Abadi did speak. Are the platform and bleachers still up by any chance? Ray: I have not received any info indicating that and I will inquire. Catnip: Your folks confirmed that Tillerson is in Baghdad on a suprise visit and on one of the TV stations. Is that true? Ray: I have it confirmed that it is on the news. Catnip: I have not seen close of major thoroughfares into the ministry of finance and trying to connect the dots. Ray: No I have not heard yet and may hear something this evening, and if worthy I will send out an update. I just heard and someone just reported that Tillerson is in Baghdad: Caller: There is something noone has brought up. This is on the Treasury.gov website Our Treeasury Secretary is heading to the Middle East on Wednesday and ending next Monday. It doesn't say he will be in Iraq. Ray: Great TY for sharing. Caller: About the Zim which notes will be exchangeable? Ray: I don't know. We were told with the 100 and 50 Trillion note and haven't had anymore info other than what I have been sharing. Ray's Wrap Up: Folks we are at the end of this road. Based on where we should be could this thing take another couple of weeks, months, or could it happen this evening? Sure it could. It is very likely that it could possibly happen this week or next week. Because of that I find myself modifying policies and procedures on how I give you information of how much time we have left. I am going to start bringing info. Some info I will give you too when I receive it since it could be timely. I rather give it to you thinking we don't have enough time. Some info came to me that I hoped to get in nailed down and confirmed, but I have not. Seeking more confirmation and rather have you prepared. I am still trying to get ZIM info and could be one or these strategies It could be .0002 with no zeroes removed or 11 cents with 6 zeros removed. The exchange location might have a feeling of 20 billion dollars for your transaction. I no this will generate questions, and I don't have answers yet. I am looking to seek solid information. There may be 2 exchange locations and I wanted to give you this info. As we get more solid info on it, I will let you know on the trillions, millions, and billions and how it will unfold. We are hearing of private exchange activity, and I am investigating it. When I learn something, I will not hesitate to make you aware of it directly or indirectly. The most important part of it is that you benefit. I may pick a direct or indirect path but you must be willing to listen to the things I say to you. Plus try to listen to things I don't say to you! I Believe ! How about you? Rayren98
Forex Rates:
| Symbol | Bid | Ask | High | Low | Open | Change | Time |
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| USD/IQD | | | 1,141.0000 | 1,140.5000 | 1,140.5000 | | 07:13 |
| USD/VND | | | 22,369.0000 | 22,364.0000 | 22,364.0000 | | 07:13 |
| USD/CNY | | | 6.6410 | 6.6191 | 6.6392 | | 07:16 |
| USD/KWD | | | 0.3018 | 0.3017 | 0.3017 | | 02:25 |
| GBP/USD | | | 1.3227 | 1.3168 | 1.3202 | | 07:16 |
| USD/IRR | | | 12,048.0000 | 12,048.0000 | 12,048.0000 | | 17:51 |
| USD/IDR | | | 13,536.0000 | 13,514.0000 | 13,530.0000 | | 07:15 |
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TEHRAN, Oct 23 (KUNA)
Parliament presents the report of the Committee of Experts and amend the law of its elections
Editorial date: 2017/10/23 11:39 • 68 times read
(Baghdad: Al Furat News) The House of Representatives, on Monday, its regular presentation of the report of the work of the Committee of Experts to select members of the Independent High Electoral Commission.
The Parliament also updates by the agenda of the session, "the vote on the draft amendment to the Third Law of Governorates not organized in the region No. (21) for the year 2008, and also vote in principle on the proposal to amend the law of elections of the Council of Representatives No. (45) for the year 2013, The principle on the proposed amendment to the Personal Status Law No. (188) for the year 1959 ".
It also includes "voting on the draft law on the ratification of the mutual encouragement and protection of investments between the Government of the Republic of Iraq and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and voting on the draft law amending the law of the Association of Accountants and Auditors and voting on the draft amendment of the second law of the Central Bank of Iraq issued by Order No. 56 of 2004 on the authority Coalition Provisional Authority ".
The parliament will vote "on the proposed law of the Information and Communications Authority, the report of the Legal Committee on the referendum of the Kurdistan region, and the report of the Committee of Displaced, Displaced and Expatriates on the return of displaced persons to their areas."
It also includes "voting on the draft law on the ratification of the mutual encouragement and protection of investments between the Government of the Republic of Iraq and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and voting on the draft law amending the law of the Association of Accountants and Auditors and voting on the draft amendment of the second law of the Central Bank of Iraq issued by Order No. 56 of 2004 on the authority Coalition Provisional Authority ".
The parliament will vote "on the proposed law of the Information and Communications Authority, the report of the Legal Committee on the referendum of the Kurdistan region, and the report of the Committee of Displaced, Displaced and Expatriates on the return of displaced persons to their areas."
Parliamentary finance: the salaries of the Kurds insured
The Finance Committee of the parliamentary, on Monday, to secure the salaries of employees of northern Iraq, indicating that it formed a committee of Kurdish deputies to discuss the salaries of the region.
Tamimi said in a statement to «Journal News» that "the central government will secure the salaries of the province within the budget of 2018, especially after the control of the oil fields in the province of Kirkuk."
Tamimi added that "the committee needs to list the names of Kurdish employees in order to secure their salaries in full in accordance with the salary scale approved by the central government."
Regarding the crisis in the center and the region, al-Tamimi said that it is going to release, denying at the same time the existence of economic sanctions imposed by the central government on the Kurdistan Regional Government.
The Sadr movement: Peshmerga Barzani betrayed the Iraqi army
The Peshmerga forces have targeted the Iraqi forces in a" treacherous "way in Elton Kubri, although the latter has entered to protect the Kurdish civilians, he said, noting that it will not pass and there will be heavy accountability.
Zamili said in a televised interview that "the news that was promoted, including the martyrdom of 150 soldiers, and the burning of 12 tanks in Elton Kubri as a result of the Peshmerga attack, indicating that it was" news broadcast by the media of Massoud Barzani. "
He added Zamili, a deputy of the Sadrist movement, "did not burn only one tank, and the martyrdom of some of the soldiers," noting that "the weapon that burned the tank is an Iraqi weapon, cut off funds from the federal budget."
"The issue can not go without accountability, especially as it concerns the lives of Iraqi people who are not invaders or occupiers until the Peshmerga target them, especially since they entered Kirkuk peacefully, their goal is to protect the Kurds, not revenge, or control them. Proliferation is one violation that never violates human rights. "
"The security forces were keen on the lives of people and protecting their property, so how can they be targeted in this treacherous way?"
"The armed forces, according to the Constitution, can enter all areas of Iraq and whoever targets them, this is a rebellion against law and the state," said the head of the parliamentary security and defense committee.
Zarif responds to Tilerson about the Iraqi popular crowd
TEHRAN, Oct 23 (KUNA)
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif Ali responded to allegations by his US counterpart, Rex Tilerson, about the Iraqi popular mobilization forces.
Zarif wrote on Sunday evening in a tweet on the social networking site 'Twitter': that the Iraqis who have been built to defend their land and their homes in front of a call, to which country should return exactly? This shameful foreign policy was imposed by the oil dollars on America.
US Secretary of State Rex called in Riyadh on Sunday what he called 'Iranian militias' to leave Iraq as the battle is nearing the organization with a supporter.
The invitation came during a press conference with his Saudi counterpart Adel al-Jubair at the end of his visit to Riyadh, describing the popular crowd in Iraq as' Iranian militias', saying, 'Of course there are Iranian militias. Now, as the battle against a sympathetic organization is coming to an end, these militias must return to their homeland. All foreign fighters to return to their homeland ', according to his claim.
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US Secretary of State Rex called in Riyadh on Sunday what he called 'Iranian militias' to leave Iraq as the battle is nearing the organization with a supporter.
The invitation came during a press conference with his Saudi counterpart Adel al-Jubair at the end of his visit to Riyadh, describing the popular crowd in Iraq as' Iranian militias', saying, 'Of course there are Iranian militias. Now, as the battle against a sympathetic organization is coming to an end, these militias must return to their homeland. All foreign fighters to return to their homeland ', according to his claim.
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Aborted attempt to target chlorine gas in Baghdad
Baghdad - Journal News
On Tuesday, an attempt was made to target citizens in one of the capital's areas during the month of Muharram with chlorine gas after the arrest of a detachment of 10 persons working in a terrorist organization.
Judge Abdul Sattar Birekdar, spokesman of the Supreme Judicial Council, said in a statement received by the Journal News that "extraordinary efforts by the Central Investigation Court and the follow-up and direct supervision by its judges and in cooperation with the security services foiled an attempt to target citizens in one of the regions of the capital with deadly chlorine gas by the terrorist organization "He said.
"These efforts contributed to the arrest of the so-called Emir of the Abu Ghraib Abu al-Mina (Abu Amna) and nine members of his detachment, and admitted during interrogation that they belong to a terrorist organization," Birkdar said.
He confirmed that "the confessions revealed a terrorist scheme to target citizens with heat and stifling packs made of chlorine during the month of Muharram al-Haram," pointing out that "the group acknowledged the implementation of several terrorist operations in the capital Baghdad."
On Tuesday, an attempt was made to target citizens in one of the capital's areas during the month of Muharram with chlorine gas after the arrest of a detachment of 10 persons working in a terrorist organization.
Judge Abdul Sattar Birekdar, spokesman of the Supreme Judicial Council, said in a statement received by the Journal News that "extraordinary efforts by the Central Investigation Court and the follow-up and direct supervision by its judges and in cooperation with the security services foiled an attempt to target citizens in one of the regions of the capital with deadly chlorine gas by the terrorist organization "He said.
"These efforts contributed to the arrest of the so-called Emir of the Abu Ghraib Abu al-Mina (Abu Amna) and nine members of his detachment, and admitted during interrogation that they belong to a terrorist organization," Birkdar said.
He confirmed that "the confessions revealed a terrorist scheme to target citizens with heat and stifling packs made of chlorine during the month of Muharram al-Haram," pointing out that "the group acknowledged the implementation of several terrorist operations in the capital Baghdad."
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Lavrov confirms Russia's adherence to the unity of Iraq .. Jaafari invites him and Putin to visit Baghdad
Release Date: 2017/10/23 11:54 • 85 times read
The Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stressed that Russia is committed to the unity of the Iraqi territory and sovereignty, calling for the solution of all issues in the context of a comprehensive dialogue in which all components of the Iraqi ethnic and religious people.
Lavrov said during his meeting with his counterpart Ibrahim al-Jaafari in Moscow on Monday that "we look forward to discussing the desired goal throughout the world, namely the victory over terrorism in both Iraq and Syria."
For his part, Al-Jaafari said that Russia has the right to be proud of the achievements of the Iraqi army because it contributed to it.
Jaafari also sent Lavrov and the Russian president an invitation to visit Baghdad
For his part, Al-Jaafari said that Russia has the right to be proud of the achievements of the Iraqi army because it contributed to it.
Jaafari also sent Lavrov and the Russian president an invitation to visit Baghdad
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Gold prices hit their lowest in over two weeks early on Monday following the victory of Japan's ruling bloc at Sunday's election.
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/
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Zimbabwe: Town Goes Weeks Without Water
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Zimbabwe: Harare City Spends U.S.$600,000 Monthly On Fuel
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Japan PM's ruling bloc scores big election win — constitutional reform now likely
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THE pound is trending higher against the euro this morning, continuing the rally seen at the end of last week following a meeting between EU leaders on the progress of Brexit talks. GBP/EUR is currently at around €1.121, up around 0.32 per cent from its starting levels this morning on hopes that Brexit talks are progressing at a reasonable pace. The outlook for Sterling is a little more upbeat this week following an optimistic EU summit in Brussels on Friday. Read the full story
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The Australian dollar has slipped against its US counterpart which has strengthened on increased optimism for US president Donald Trump’s tax reform plan after the US Senate approved a budget blueprint. At 0635 AEDT on Monday, the Australian dollar was worth 78.17 US cents, down from 78.45 US cents on Friday. US Republican Senator Rand […] Read the full story
Asia markets rise as dollar climbs against the yen after Abe election win
Asian shares rose and the dollar spiked following Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's victory at a snap election on Sunday.
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USA
US reportedly putting nuclear bombers back on high alert
The 24-hour fast response has not been in place for B-52's since the Cold War.
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Trump urges House to speed up process to pass tax reformCBS News
The president and vice president joined a conference call Sunday with House Republicans Read the full story
Air Force preparing B-52 bombers for 24-hour alert status, official saysFox News
The U.S. Air Force is preparing to place its fleet of nuclear-armed B-52 bombers on 24-hour alert for the first time since 1991 amid escalating tensions with North Korea, the military branch's chief of staff said in a report Sunday. Read the full story
Huge problem": FBI can't gain access to nearly 7K mobile devicesCBS News
Donald Trump Full Interview With Maria Bartiromo 10/22/17 Sunday Morning Futures October 22, 2017 - YouTubeThe U.S. Air Force is preparing to place its fleet of nuclear-armed B-52 bombers on 24-hour alert for the first time since 1991 amid escalating tensions with North Korea, the military branch's chief of staff said in a report Sunday. Read the full story
FBI Director Christopher Wray said Sunday that it hasn't been able to retrieve data for more than half of devices it tried to access in less than a year Read the full story
Trump says he'd like tax reform bill on his desk closer to ThanksgivingLos Angeles Times
President Trump raised expectations Sunday about Republicans’ timetable for completing tax reform, indicating he expects the as-yet unwritten Read the full story
President Trump raised expectations Sunday about Republicans’ timetable for completing tax reform, indicating he expects the as-yet unwritten Read the full story
EMERGING MARKETS
Speculation about IMF bailouts ignores political realities in VenezuelaThe Telegraph
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MIDDLE EAST
Abadi calls ahead of his international tour to global cooperation
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi called on Saturday for global cooperation on the basis of peoples' development and stability, noting that extinguishing destructive conflicts, bloodshed and stopping interventionist policies are the right rule and the only alternative. To launch a new era of cooperation and construction.
"Iraq and its difficult and successful experience in overcoming the threat of terrorism and division and its rise is victorious, strong and united, the state and the people believes and it is motivated by a sense of responsibility that the countries and peoples of the region have many common challenges and goals," Abadi said in a statement.
He pointed out that "we should put forward a comprehensive initiative with developmental and economic dimensions in the first place, which will re-formulate the political relations between our countries and peoples on a sound and lasting basis according to several principles, including that conflicts in the region will not only bring our peoples destruction and backwardness, Natural and loss of opportunities for development and progress. "
"Putting out these destructive conflicts and bloodshed and stopping interventionist policies to fuel conflicts is the right rule and the only alternative to launching a new era of cooperation and building," Abbadi said.
He stressed that "it is wrong for the countries of the region to consider their interests in isolation from the interests of others, and our vision is to work jointly to build our interests and economies in an integrative manner without being isolated from each other as conditions have proved that security is integral, so the economy and development and prosperity can not be achieved in a state without Others, without getting up together will falter all the development and stability projects, "noting that" the group of our efforts must be added to each other to be a sum added to all of us. "
"We seek to establish lasting, deep and well-established relations between our peoples and to focus on the relationship between governments because the relationship between peoples ensures the stability of relations in the face of political transformations," Abbadi said.
He pointed out that "we should give a great glimmer of hope to the youth and do not leave a looting of terrorism and deviant thought and intruder who exploits their energies in a negative direction and moves them from the trenches to the trench of killing and demolition." He said that "giving hope instead of despair through programs that provide employment opportunities for young people through Rehabilitation and productive projects give tremendous strength and momentum towards reforming societies. "
"The agreement on a comprehensive development program and the optimal use of energies is the right alternative under fair policies based on citizenship and equality of rights and duties without discrimination. In addition to development projects at national levels, it is necessary to work and coordinate the advancement of the region as a whole, And well-being in the region if the gap between rich and poor peoples remains large. "
Abadi pointed out that "the preoccupation of the countries of the region to conflicts among themselves and not to invest resources to the optimal form marginalized its role locally and globally."
"We believe that we must work seriously for the countries of our region to have a voice and influence in decision-making at all levels of the world and the local community in order to make the world more secure and fair."
Egypt to ink Russian industrial zone deals soon – Official
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AFRICA
Zimbabwe: Town Goes Weeks Without Water
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Masvingo A local pressure group is planning peaceful demonstrations in the sprouting town of Mpandawana which has gone without tap water for three weeks, it has emerged. Gutu United Residents and Ratepayers Association (GURRA) which is organising the protests, said residents have resorted buying water from unsafe sources at a cost of $2 for a 5liter container. "We are mobilising residents for a series of demonstrations against the persistent unavailability of the precious liquid in the town, the Read the full story
AllAfrica
The Harare City Council, which owes its workers $11 million in salary arrears, is spending more than half a million on fuel because of the opaque procurement system with most of it being channelled to personal use by employees. Fuel has been named as one of the major monthly cost drivers apart from salaries and allowances followed by chemicals at $2.5 million and electricity $1.2 million. This was revealed by Finance and Development Committee chairperson Luckson Mukunguma when he submitted the Read the full story
ASIA
Japan PM's ruling bloc scores big election win — constitutional reform now likely
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition scored a big win in Sunday's election.
Chinese investors are buying up major assets in Australia, which has helped contribute to record-high housing prices. Read the full story
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said he would talk with Asian allies about North Korea and the crisis caused by Pyongyang's "reckless" provocations, as he kicked off a week-long trip to the region on Monday to meet defense chiefs in the Philippines. Read the full story
China drives natural gas demand boomUSA TODAY
In the coming 20-30 years, China is expected to be the leading determinant in global natural gas demand, outpacing the U.S. as the biggest natural gas consumer. Read the full story
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U.S. President Donald Trump will press Chinese President Xi Jinping during a visit to Beijing next month to do more to rein in North Korea and to cease what Washington sees as unfair trade practices, a senior White House official said on Monday. Read the full story
China’s US$150 billion tax cut: Beijing claims headway in cutting business burdenSouth China Morning Post
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EUROPE
Toxic fumes keep EU summit venue shut for another weekReuters
The building that houses EU summits, where toxic fumes forced EU leaders to switch venues last week, will be closed for a further week as investigators seek to resolve the problem. Read the full story
EU nationals 'WILL be allowed into Britain after Brexit'Daily Mail
The new regime is being pushed by Home Secretary Amber Rudd, who wants to keep migration rules as simple as possible after the UK leaves the EU. Read the full story
BRINK OF BREXIT: May says UK ‘within touching distance’ of deal with BrusselsExpress
THERESA May has promised the UK is "within touching distance" of a Brexit deal with Brussels. Theresa May said some issues remained with the EU but a deal was now "within touching distance". She said her first priority was the rights of EU citizens in the UK and the rights of UK citizens living in the EU. The PM said of EU citizens living in Britain: “We want them to stay.” Read the full story
EU states fail to agree reform of labor rules sought by France's MacronReuters
The 28 European Union states failed to agree in a first round of talks on Monday on a reform of the bloc's labor rules that poorer countries say are essential to uphold fair competition. Read the full story
UK-EU trade deal WILL happen as too much at stake, Ford boss claimsExpress
THERESA May has promised the UK is "within touching distance" of a Brexit deal with Brussels. Theresa May said some issues remained with the EU but a deal was now "within touching distance". She said her first priority was the rights of EU citizens in the UK and the rights of UK citizens living in the EU. The PM said of EU citizens living in Britain: “We want them to stay.” Read the full story
The 28 European Union states failed to agree in a first round of talks on Monday on a reform of the bloc's labor rules that poorer countries say are essential to uphold fair competition. Read the full story
A TRADE deal between Britain and Europe will happen as there is too much at stake for a ‘no deal’, Ford’s new chief executive said. Jim Hackett, who took over the US automotive giant in May, said he believed a state of “equilibrium” would be reached over Brexit talks. The sector, which generates £77.5billion a year and exports 80 per cent of its products, has warned without a tariff-free agreement the industry could “go off a cliff”. Read the full story
Sadiq Khan raises spectre of second EU referendum if Parliament rejects Brexit dealEvening Standard
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The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has raised the spectre of a second EU referendum if Parliament rejects any deal secured by Theresa May. Read the full story
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CBI Update:
The CBI for Tuesday 10/24/17 did update on the indicative rates Sell Rate 1184
The currency auction is 137,164,993
There is no news and announcements for Tuesday 10/24/17T
The CBI directs banks to apply the user protection network
The Central Bank of Iraq directed all Iraqi banks to adopt the standards of the user protection network approved by SWIFT International before the end of 2017.
The Central Bank said the claim came as part of the commitment of the Iraqi banking sector to apply international standards in the field of remittances.
The standards of the 16-user protection network can be summed up by the need to restrict access to the Internet, separate sensitive systems from the overall IT environment, and mitigate cyber attacks and vulnerabilities.
Other security measures include security intuition to protect against access to Internet sites, storage and prevention of safe password detection, management of bank identification numbers, separation of privileges, detection of suspicious activities within the system, registration of operations and plans to respond to various situations (errors and incidents) and information sharing.
ISX Update:
Value Traded
7,378,950,938
Shares Traded
8,345,516,733
ISX ended in Red
Kauaihn Chatter:
10-23-2017 Intel Guru Frank26 Article: "US Secretary of State arrives in Baghdad to meet infallible and devout" Quote: "US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in Baghdad and will meet in Baghdad with Iraqi President Fuad Masum and Prime Minister Haider Abadi..." SOMETHINGS UP!!!...OF COURSE...IMO...
10-23-2017 Intel Guru RayRen98 Iraqi citizens were asked to come in to the banks to confirm their data, but we don’t really know if that has any bearing… but I would think it does, as it has to do with being paid. Abadi was also on television talking about the 140, which is a political priority. We don’t really know what will have an effect on the public release. Now they are saying the processes are complete to advance the system, but no one has made an announcement yet. Secretary of State Tillerson has just touched down in Iraq for an unscheduled visit… wonder what that is for. Based on where we should be with the information – it could happen this evening, this week, this month, or even a couple of months. It seems very likely to happen this week, if not this evening. [post 2 of 2]
10-23-2017 Intel Guru RayRen98 They did do the celebration in Iraq on Saturday, and PM Abadi did make a speech before he left town, but it was not the speech we anticipated. We are still wondering what comes next. Let’s look at information for this week. CBI Governor al-Allak was on Iraqi television on Sunday asking other countries to link their banks with the CBI. I think I reported some-thing like that in the past, and maybe they are now playing catch-up. Also, it is reported that troops are on standby, ready to knock out those last two provinces. They did say that they are looking for full liberation in the coming days. There could be some strategy involved if they don’t want to wrap this up too soon. I can see that if they are using this as a tool to line these events up with other changes I anticipate. [post 1 of 2....stay tuned]
10-23-2017 Newshound/Intel Guru Mnt Goat ...we will probably not even see the rate on the global exchanges at this time. This DOES NOT mean an in-country only RV has happened. What it does mean is the rate is not yet showing up on the exchanges. Some side trading will be occurring. We will not yet be able to exchange our currency and the rates will not yet be live. Now having said all this let me tell you why they are rolling it out this way. Once this initial 2-3 week period is over, they will roll the rate out to the global exchanges world-wide and away it goes...and the market now drives the rate. Now they can’t stop the process. The important part now is to remember since they did a reinstatement they can also now do a re-valuation. This re-valuation is based only on what they feel the market can absorb which is determined by what happens during this initial couple weeks. So they can now set the rate to $3.41 or $3.71 or $4.00+ or whatever. [post 3 of 3]
10-23-2017 Intel Guru RayRen98 Iraqi citizens were asked to come in to the banks to confirm their data, but we don’t really know if that has any bearing… but I would think it does, as it has to do with being paid. Abadi was also on television talking about the 140, which is a political priority. We don’t really know what will have an effect on the public release. Now they are saying the processes are complete to advance the system, but no one has made an announcement yet. Secretary of State Tillerson has just touched down in Iraq for an unscheduled visit… wonder what that is for. Based on where we should be with the information – it could happen this evening, this week, this month, or even a couple of months. It seems very likely to happen this week, if not this evening. [post 2 of 2]
10-23-2017 Intel Guru RayRen98 They did do the celebration in Iraq on Saturday, and PM Abadi did make a speech before he left town, but it was not the speech we anticipated. We are still wondering what comes next. Let’s look at information for this week. CBI Governor al-Allak was on Iraqi television on Sunday asking other countries to link their banks with the CBI. I think I reported some-thing like that in the past, and maybe they are now playing catch-up. Also, it is reported that troops are on standby, ready to knock out those last two provinces. They did say that they are looking for full liberation in the coming days. There could be some strategy involved if they don’t want to wrap this up too soon. I can see that if they are using this as a tool to line these events up with other changes I anticipate. [post 1 of 2....stay tuned]
10-23-2017 Newshound/Intel Guru Mnt Goat ...we will probably not even see the rate on the global exchanges at this time. This DOES NOT mean an in-country only RV has happened. What it does mean is the rate is not yet showing up on the exchanges. Some side trading will be occurring. We will not yet be able to exchange our currency and the rates will not yet be live. Now having said all this let me tell you why they are rolling it out this way. Once this initial 2-3 week period is over, they will roll the rate out to the global exchanges world-wide and away it goes...and the market now drives the rate. Now they can’t stop the process. The important part now is to remember since they did a reinstatement they can also now do a re-valuation. This re-valuation is based only on what they feel the market can absorb which is determined by what happens during this initial couple weeks. So they can now set the rate to $3.41 or $3.71 or $4.00+ or whatever. [post 3 of 3]
10-23-2017 Newshound/Intel Guru Mnt Goat What will be this initial rate? I have given you many reports on this throughout the years...and solid evidence of why I believe the rate will come out at just under or around 1:1 with the US dollar. ...I believe with almost certainty now this will be very close to the initial rate. ...years ago, I reviewed the entire process...how this is set to be rolled out. I want to review this again since we are getting very close to the event. The CBI with the IMF permission will roll out the initial rate. Then they must wait and adjust for inflation. Basically, these first few weeks they are going to strictly monitor the economic and financial impacts. They are looking for certain trends during this time period. They could literally stop the process at any time during this period. [post 2 of 3....stay tuned]
10-23-2017 Newshound/Intel Guru Mnt Goat I have to tell everyone that twice a month the treasury department runs some software that regenerates rates across the board for all global currencies. They do this to monitor the rates and to ensure there is equity and proper valuations. The IMF is mostly responsible for monitoring the results and their analyst get the reports. So how reliable are these rates on the bank screens? For our sake and this RV the rates have steadied over the last couple years since the inception of the new valuation system in 2013. Yes – the Iraqi dinar rate has been seen as high as $4.25 over this period but that only tells us a projected rate base on certain factors, then in motion. So what we can expect will be driven by the market place once the initial launch of a re-instatement rate is applied. [post 1 of 3....stay tuned]
10-23-2017 Newshound Guru Don961 Article: "Parliamentary Finance intends to activate the amendment of the scale of salaries of employees and equal in all ministries" Quote: "the salary after the adjustment will be calculated wages of housing allowances and wages of electricity and water and inflation in the markets and the exchange rate of dinar and purchasing power to ensure a salary is sufficient to ensure all the requirements of middle life." Calculating the new wage scale...taking into consideration...the exchange rate of the dinar...and its purchasing power...calculating...what could that elusive rate be?
10-23-2017 Newshound Guru MilitiaMan Article quote: "Awaji Press learned from her sources that Prime Minister Dr. Haider Abadi is leaving Amman to Baghdad now" Nothing like putting the final touches on to an Iraq Marshal Plan..
10-23-2017 Intel Guru Dr. Clarke OCTOBER. P.S. OCTOBER.
10-23-2017 Newshound/Intel Guru Mnt Goat I have to tell everyone that twice a month the treasury department runs some software that regenerates rates across the board for all global currencies. They do this to monitor the rates and to ensure there is equity and proper valuations. The IMF is mostly responsible for monitoring the results and their analyst get the reports. So how reliable are these rates on the bank screens? For our sake and this RV the rates have steadied over the last couple years since the inception of the new valuation system in 2013. Yes – the Iraqi dinar rate has been seen as high as $4.25 over this period but that only tells us a projected rate base on certain factors, then in motion. So what we can expect will be driven by the market place once the initial launch of a re-instatement rate is applied. [post 1 of 3....stay tuned]
10-23-2017 Newshound Guru Don961 Article: "Parliamentary Finance intends to activate the amendment of the scale of salaries of employees and equal in all ministries" Quote: "the salary after the adjustment will be calculated wages of housing allowances and wages of electricity and water and inflation in the markets and the exchange rate of dinar and purchasing power to ensure a salary is sufficient to ensure all the requirements of middle life." Calculating the new wage scale...taking into consideration...the exchange rate of the dinar...and its purchasing power...calculating...what could that elusive rate be?
10-23-2017 Newshound Guru MilitiaMan Article quote: "Awaji Press learned from her sources that Prime Minister Dr. Haider Abadi is leaving Amman to Baghdad now" Nothing like putting the final touches on to an Iraq Marshal Plan..
10-23-2017 Intel Guru Dr. Clarke OCTOBER. P.S. OCTOBER.
Elmer:
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Artmeister:
10/23/2017 02:23:00 PM Intel, RV Alert
Operation Disclosurehttps://operationdisclosure.
RV/INTELLIGENCE ALERT - October 23, 2017
CERTAIN THINGS ARE CURRENTLY HAPPENING RELATING TO THE GCR/RV.
EVERYONE HAS BEEN PUT ON HIGH ALERT.
HOW DOES THIS AFFECT THE TIMING?
COULD IT BE TONIGHT?
MAYBE.
Operation Disclosurehttps://operationdisclosure.
RV/INTELLIGENCE ALERT - October 23, 2017
CERTAIN THINGS ARE CURRENTLY HAPPENING RELATING TO THE GCR/RV.
EVERYONE HAS BEEN PUT ON HIGH ALERT.
HOW DOES THIS AFFECT THE TIMING?
COULD IT BE TONIGHT?
MAYBE.
Catnip:
ARTICLE 1 (from PM Abadi's website; posted on both Arabic and English sides)
Prime Minister Dr. Haider al-Abadi receives US Secretary of State and his accompanying delegation
22 - October - 2017
Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi received in his office Monday US Secretary of State Rex Tilerson and his accompanying delegation.
During the meeting, they discussed enhancing bilateral cooperation in various fields, the war against terrorism and the measures of the Iraqi government to impose the federal authority in the province of Kirkuk, in addition to the political and security situation.
Dr. Haider al-Abadi stressed that the fight against terrorism is still a priority for us and we will continue to liberate the rest of the areas and secure the borders.
He pointed out that what we have done in Kirkuk was the redeployment and imposition of state authority, which is legal and constitutional procedures. We do not want to fight with any component, all of them our sons, and we sent this message to Kirkuk that the Kurdish citizens are dear Iraqis and we deal with them like the rest of the country.
He explained the Iraqi initiative and vision of the five-point region, which is based on development, security, rather than differences and wars, and giving hope to young people.
On the popular crowd, Dr. Haider al-Abadi said that the Popular Popular fighters are Iraqi fighters who fought terrorism and defended their country and made sacrifices that contributed to victory over the da'eef, pointing out that the popular crowd is an official institution within the state institutions and that the Iraqi constitution does not allow the existence of armed groups outside the state, Stressing that we should encourage the fighters of the crowd because they will be the hope of the country and the region.
Mr. Tillerson, for his part, blessed the victories achieved by the preacher, describing what the Iraqi forces had done as a great work.
Tillerson said that Washington with the unity of Iraq and the importance of adherence to the Constitution, stressing his country's keenness to dialogue according to the Constitution and stay away from any Saddam.
Tillerson said strengthening security and stability was crucial in Iraq and hoped for more cooperation in all fields, including economic activities.
Prime Minister 's Media Office
23 October 2017
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ARTICLE 2-A
Masoum and Allawi emphasize dialogue according to the constitution
2017/10/23 23:55
[Ayna-Baghdad]
President of the Republic Fuad Masum in Baghdad on Monday evening, with his deputy, Iyad Allawi, the political and security situation.
"During the meeting, all political blocs were invited to dialogue, and continued efforts to promote understanding between all and work to overcome the obstacles facing the political process," a presidential statement said.
"It was also stressed the importance of strengthening confidence between the parties to the political process on the basis of understanding and constructive dialogue and uphold the principles of the Constitution."
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ARTICLE 2-B
Nechirvan Barzani: We hope to resume dialogue with Baghdad as soon as possible
Arbil, Iraq - October 24: The President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Nechirvan Barzani, that the outstanding problems will be resolved with the federal government through dialogue. Barzani said in a press conference in Erbil, "We look forward to resolving the outstanding problems with the Iraqi government through dialogue, but the continuation of military operations may affect the status of the regions and the mechanism of dialogue, which we hope to resume soon, we want a serious dialogue with Baghdad." "We have contacts with the United Nations to provide the necessary assistance to the displaced," he said. until now". "We now need to unite and work together, and so we will take important steps and move beyond this stage," he said. On the distribution of salaries of employees in the Kurdistan region, he said, "will not stop the distribution of salaries of employees, but we faced some problems and we will solve it certainly will be distributed salaries again." Finished
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ARTICLE 3
Turkish sources: Abadi visit Ankara on Wednesday to discuss the referendum of Kurdistan
ANKARA - Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi will visit Turkey on Wednesday to discuss possible joint steps against the Iraqi Kurdistan government after a referendum on independence last month, sources said.
The sources said Monday that "Abadi and his Turkish counterpart Ben Ali Yildirim will also discuss issues of security, stability and peace in the region."
Turkey said last week it would close its airspace to the Kurdistan region and work to hand over control of the main border crossing with the province to the Iraqi central government. Finished
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ARTICLE 4
Parliament votes on the members of the Electoral Commission and considers Jalawla painful hand [expanded]
2017/10/23 16:11
[Ayna-Baghdad]
The House voted in its 28th ordinary session held under the chairmanship of Salim al-Jubouri, Speaker of the Council and in the presence of 176 deputies, on Monday, the new members of the Independent Electoral Commission and completed the vote on 4 parliamentary resolutions.
"At the beginning of the session, the Council voted on a parliamentary decision submitted by the Higher Education Committee, which includes canceling the registration of students enrolled in the preliminary study of colleges and institutes, except for cases of fraud. The completion of the supplementary exam this year. "
The Council voted on a parliamentary resolution of 84 deputies to restore the academic year for the current year for students of the preparatory stage for the purposes of improving the rate.
In addition, a parliamentary resolution was passed by 85 deputies, including the Jalawla area, after a gang of terrorists and criminal gangs demolished many houses and villages.
The Council also approved a parliamentary decision to expand the acceptance plan and postpone the higher education to next year in the absence of material and human resources and cadres with the inclusion of the category of martyrs, especially that some universities expanded and others did not expand, especially that the uncles of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research indicated that in case Availability of teaching staff, physical and human resources and advanced study. The maximum level of expansion of the admission plan is 2 for the General Acceptance Channel and 4 for the Private Admission Channel.
The Council voted by secret ballot on the members of the Board of Commissioners of the Independent High Electoral Commission.
The list [B] received a vote of 152 deputies out of 172 deputies participating in the selection of the four lists of candidates and included the winning list of [Riad Ghazi Faris Al-Badran and Ahmed Rahim Bishara Almkhoruri and the adoption of Nima Abdel Mohsen and Razkar Hama Mohi Eddin and Ghassan Farhan Hamid and Karim Mahmoud Shabib Tamimi and Said Mohamed Amin And Abdul Hantoush and Hazem al-Ridini].
Jubouri announced the referral of members of the current electoral commission to retire on the basis of the laws in force. The council voted to add two Christian and Turkmen members, one of them a woman, to the board of plenipotentiaries, without the right to vote.
The Legal Committee followed a report on the deputies participating in the referendum of the Kurdistan region, in which it confirmed that the Committee held several meetings in coordination with the Committee for the affairs of members of the audit and investigation in accordance with evidence that is contrary to the constitutional articles and the mandate of the Federal Supreme Court, noting that the names included each of the deputies [Vian Dakhil and Adel Nuri, Salim Jum'ah, Ashwaq Al-Jaf, Arifat Karam, Shakhwan Abdullah, Najiba Najib, Muthanna Amin, Abdul Aziz Hassan, Warbiz Abdullah Wardlan, Nour El-Din, Sirwan Abdullah, Sarhan Ahmed and Renas Jano.
The committee recommended referring the accused to the judiciary and lifting immunity from them and preventing them from attending meetings of the House of Representatives until a judicial order is issued against them.
It was then decided to adjourn the meeting until next Monday.
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ARTICLE 5
From tomorrow .. close to the speed of Mohammed al - Qasim in Baghdad
2017/10/23 19:30 • 13 times read
[Ayna-Baghdad]
Baghdad Municipality announced the closure of part of the Mohammad Qasim Highway for rapid maintenance.
"As of Tuesday, the Municipality of Baghdad will close the Mohammed al-Qasim road for the rapid passage of the section extending from Qardoba Square in the Bab al-Sharqi area to the Ministry of Finance in preparation for maintenance work," the statement said.
He added that "the Secretariat of Baghdad has prepared in coordination with the Directorate of Traffic alternative ways that citizens can use it starts from the company's public battery road adjacent to the fuel station of Mustansiriya to the road Mohammed Qasim and from the opposite the service street adjacent to the eye hospital in Waziriya and the intersection of the Ministry of Finance.
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ARTICLE 6 (from CBI website)
October 23, 2017
The CBI directs banks to apply the user protection network
The Central Bank of Iraq directed all Iraqi banks to adopt the standards of the user protection network approved by SWIFT International before the end of 2017.
The Central Bank said the claim came as part of the commitment of the Iraqi banking sector to apply international standards in the field of remittances.
The standards of the 16-user protection network can be summed up by the need to restrict access to the Internet, separate sensitive systems from the overall IT environment, and mitigate cyber attacks and vulnerabilities.
Other security measures include security intuition to protect against access to Internet sites, storage and prevention of safe password detection, management of bank identification numbers, separation of privileges, detection of suspicious activities within the system, registration of operations and plans to respond to various situations (errors and incidents) and information sharing.
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ARTICLE 7
Rafidain Bank opens branch in Fallujah after a stop for three years
2017/10/24 11:28
[Ayna-Baghdad]
Rafidain Bank announced the reopening of its branch in Fallujah after a three-year hiatus.
"The opening ceremony was attended by members of the Anbar Provincial Council, a number of officials, the chief of police, dignitaries and tribal sheikhs," the media office of the bank said in a statement.
He pointed out that "the opening of the branch will contribute to support the commercial movement, financial and banking within the judiciary," pointing out that "the process of trading and financial deposit began to trade gradually."
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